Time once again for the (usually) weekly Carnival of Cordite! Let’s jump right in, shall we? * * * First and foremost, we have the ongoing debacle in New Orleans: Josh’s Weblog reviews the situation for us here. More from

A must read for those wanting to understand the problems that make this event unique and unlikely to occur elsewhere.

Think Progress attempts to debunk the bus story. Bill Hobbs hands Think Progress its head. Did you know that Iraqi President Jalal Talabani met with President Bush yesterday and gave an impassioned thank-you to the American people for sacrificing to…

Think Progress attempts to debunk the bus story. Bill Hobbs hands Think Progress its head. Did you know that Iraqi President Jalal Talabani met with President Bush yesterday and gave an impassioned thank-you to the American people for sacrificing to…

Michelle Malkin reports: “Looks like civilians aren’t the only ones being disarmed in the Katrina disaster area.”

Read it. Believe it. Send Santorum a message.

Political correctness ain’t so funny when it’s putting soldiers’ lives at risk.

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I am getting this sinking feeling we are all being scammed. We have heard of 20,000 up to 40,000 deaths, Rapes, Murders, Mayhem, widespread looting and shooting. Now the death toll is expected around 200-400. During the week after the hurricane we we…

What happens when a Guardman is threatened and he isn’t able to “discharge”? That soldier will be injured, and the Guard commanders will be to blame.
Kinda reminds me of Barney Fife from The Andy Griffith Show, who had to keep his bullet in his front…