They’ve already set up Burger King and Pizza Hut franchises in Iraq.

Here and here.

Commentary later.

Proprieters of websites that highlight Hollywood anti-war idiocy are getting death threats from “peace” activists.

And starting to get back in the swing of things…

Can’t pass this one up. Burt Rutan has said repeatedly that once the X-Prize was funded, he would go after it. He developed the Proteus aircraft several years ago for a different purpose, but there have always been rumors that it might serve as the first stage for a suborbital vehicle. The rumors have finally been born out.

They made an announcement today. This will be a big boost in the credibility of others going after this market.

OK, I’m putting this one up because I won’t be able to do it tomorrow, which will be the tenth anniversary of Waco, and the eighth anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. I’m not sure the full truth has yet been told about either.

I’m temporarily burned out, have a lot of other things that need doing, and I’m going out of town for the weekend. See you Monday.

I just heard Patti Ann Brown on Fox News refer to Pfc. Lynch as…Pfc. Lynch. No Jessica.

If you read me regularly, you’ve already read it–it’s a combination of this post, and this one.

If not, you can find it here.

Glenn still thinks that the assault weapons bill is bad news for Bush, because of this WorldNetDaily article. I emailed him about it, but I didn’t post first so he had nothing to link to. Here’s what I emailed him:

That article actually makes my earlier point. Note the wording:

“many gun owners say they’ll dump Bush in 2004 and vote for someone else if he signs new legislation extending the prohibition.”

I never disputed that–I’d be pretty angry if he actually signs legislation, but I still don’t believe that the legislation will ever get to his desk, so the point is probably moot. And while it’s irritating to hear him give it lip service, I don’t think that very many gun owners are going to risk putting in a president who will actually fight to get the ban extended (or in that case, renewed), which is probably exactly what the effect of not voting for Bush would be.

Here’s another key quote from the piece:

“I will not vote for [Bush] if this ban is in place by Election Day,” one WND reader said. “I am a Republican who will vote for a Democrat if I have to, if they fight against this bill. All of my conservative, gun-owning friends are exactly the same as me.”

Again, it doesn’t matter, because the ban won’t be in place by election day. It will have died a well-deserved, albeit belated, death.