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Less people are dying in Iraq. This is good news and hopefully is proof that security is improving in Iraq. This being the case means that it isn’t being reported all that much. In fact, most of the story from which this information is made available is dedicated to a guy who thinks the Iraq War was a bad idea and is a failure. The really interesting piece of information from this story is about the total number of civilian deaths since the start of the war.

Iraq Body Count, an independent organization that tracks media reports as well as official figures, estimates that 77,573 to 84,502 civilians have been killed.

Regularly people from the left will peg that number somewhere north of one million people dead in Iraq due to the war. The story points out that the numbers the coalition provides are less then the actual number (the coalition admits this) but it is obvious to me that the leftist death counters over-report Iraqi deaths. I guess saying there have been “one million deaths” in Iraq is a better talking point then “approximately 80,000 deaths.”

Even though deaths are down and security is up there is still news out to make everyone hate the Iraq War. The new storyline is about how there is rampant theft and bribery going on in Iraq. I don’t want to make light of this but bribes happen all the time in most countries, even advanced ones. Here’s a picture showing who is corrupt, the darker the color the more corrupt the nation.

If you’re more of a chart person then here’s the table of corruption link. Iraq is the third most corrupt nation on Earth. But I have a feeling that once the leftists look at this table and see Venezuela not that far in front of Iraq they’ll be saying the methodology is flawed and Iraq is much worse anyways and anyone who doesn’t say so is a mind-numbed robot who is an ignoramus. Well, that is what they’re going to say, you know it.

To tell you the truth I’m not even sold on the idea that corruption is bad all the time. Take the Sudan, for example. No one can really say they’re being “corrupt” because they jailed that do-gooder teacher. They are, after all, just following the law. Sometimes corruption is necessary to make things happen, especially in areas of the world that don’t have a strong tradition of laws and institutions to enforce those laws.

Speaking about Sudanese teddy bears named Mohammad, we have a story from ABC about how Muslims are condemning those who want the teacher to die. The article points out some “prominent” Islamic scholars from the West and one from the Sudan who says that this is not what Islam is about. I desperately want to believe that they are prominent scholars who actually have some sway in the Islamic community because, to tell you the truth, it just doesn’t seem like they are talking for a lot of Muslims. Thousands marched for the death of a woman who is sacrificing a good portion of her life so that some Muslim children can have a better education. While I’m glad that some scholars are talking out against this I’m not sure it matters because they can’t control the savage masses.

Do you know what matters though? Race in America; especially if you’re a democrat. Truthfully, I can’t say I give a rat’s *&$ about a person’s skin color, but that’s not true for black democrats in Alabama.

“That doubt, that cynicism could have been written to prevent every piece of progress we’ve had in our lifetime,” said Davis, D-Ala.

Before the endorsement vote, Perry County Commissioner Albert Turner praised Obama’s qualifications, but urged the group to support Clinton.

“The question you have to put forth to yourself is that whether or not in this racist country a black man named Obama — when we are shooting at Osama — can win the presidency of the United States?” Turner said.

Turner said Clinton is the Democrat most likely to win in November “because of her husband and because of some other things, mainly because she’s white.”

I believe I’ve found one of the people who believes every conspiracy theory out there. Black “leaders” only maintain their power as long as the black community believes everyone is out to get them. Wait a second, I just had an epiphany! I just realized that I’m a republican and I’m talking about democrats. It must be that democrats are extremely racist and they would never nominate a minority to be their presidential candidate. I’m sorry black leaders, you’re right when you say you have to combat racism everyday. Maybe if you want to get out from under the thumb of your white masters you should switch your party affiliation.

What, did you think that I was just being tongue and cheek? You’re probably thinking that I’m being sarcastic about blacks coming to the republican party and that there’s no way republicans are better with race issues then the democrats are. After all, there’s a bunch more black democrat politicians then there are black republican politicians. But why is that? Is it because we’re racists? No, it’s because there aren’t that many black republicans. In fact, I would hazard a guess that blacks are overrepresented in the republican party based on the percentage of voting black republicans there are.

Why is this? Because most republicans just want to live their lives. If someone comes out saying they’re going to enact legislation that would get the government off our backs we’re going to elect them in a second. If a black person comes out saying everything Reagan said 95% of republicans wouldn’t hesitate to cast their vote for him or her. That’s just the way we are.

A further example that most people who get involved in politics care more about the issues then the candidates driver license information comes from Iowa where the hostage crisis hero, Hillary Clinton, was booed for being pro-illegal immigration. Side note: I thought she was a hero now that she stared down the hostage taker? Could it be that the people don’t care about the MSM anymore? It’s too bad that the Clintons have the MSM around their collective little finger but it doesn’t really matter that much anymore because no one gives a second thought about what the nightly news anchors say.

There’s also a chance the Iowans could have been booing because their genitals were suffering from frostbite and just wanted the phone-in candidate to get done quicker. In this age of out-of-control weather gauges the American Midwest suffered a cold snap. Blizzards have claimed three lives so far and, more importantly it seems to the MSM, it is putting a crimp in presidential campaigning. But the real issue here is what does this mean about global warming? Should we call up Al Gore and tell him something is wrong? On second thought, maybe Gore caused the cool weather himself. It is a proven fact that whenever Gore gives a speech cold weather will surely follow. It’s like he’s Mr Freeze.

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