The Blog Hole: Pat Buchanan, Kabul Is Screwed and The Pig Sniffles!

Humility And Politeness Will Not Keep Us Safe: King of the Crusty Cranks Pat Buchanan chides President Obama for his international genuflecting. Being nice won't defeat evil evilness, pal. [unionleader.com]

From Kabul, With Existential Ennui: Foreign correspondent and blogger Phil Zabriskie reports from the modern paradise that is Afghanistan's besieged capitol. It seems the city is a surreal clusterhump of paranoia, distrust, and simmering violence. So, there's that. [trueslant.com]

Global Economy Might Catch The Pig Sniffles: The good news, claims this editorial from Market Watch, is that global health care institutions are reacting flawlessly to the maybe overblown, probably apocalyptic swine flu outbreak. The bad news is it might screw the economy even more. [marketwatch.com]

Going Ga-Ga For Gridiron Girls:  What started as a cheeky advertisement is blowing up into something that columnist Jim Moore likes, very much. A little too much? Naw. Cross your fingers, and pray that a lingerie football team comes to your city very soon. [seattlepi.com]

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