So, once again those evil Republicans in Massachusetts are raising regressive taxes that impact the poor to lower taxes for business owners....uh....oh...sorry...that's right, the Democrats run the show in the Bay State.

If, like me, you watched the Red Sox home opener the other day, you may have noticed the acrobatic maneuver during the flyover by members of the Vermont Air National Guard. I thought the Green Mountain Boys had come up with something special, but it turns out the pilot who executed the roll to return to formation did so without authorization, so he has been grounded. Oops.

Is that a naked woman in Dick Cheney's sunglasses? Take a look. You decide.

Although it's been more than 20 years since it happened to me, but I still remember the trip to Basic Training. For some recruits trying to get to their training posts these last few days, they'll have even more reason to remember the experience.

Here is one explanation for why all the recent anti-Iraq War movies have bombed at the box office. Mine is a little simpler. Hollywood leftists believe Americans, especially American soldiers and their leaders, are the bad guys (or, if not the bad guys, then people who have been duped by the bad guys, or are self-deluded). Therefore, they portray them as such. The audience, which believes American soldiers (if not their leaders) are the good guys, prefer not to see them portrayed in a negative light. Should Hollywood decide to make an Iraq War movie where the American soldiers are unquestionably the good guys (and the al Qaeda insurgents are unquestionably the bad guys), they might actually attract an audience.

Here is the best column of the day, by Charles Krauthammer. I have long believed that military action against Iran is not in the best interests of the United States under any circumstances other than a direct attack by Iran against the U.S. or our allies. Therefore, it is unlikely that we will be able to prevent the Iranians from acquiring nuclear weapons. Krauthammer also believes that is the case. Thus, Krauthammer concludes that the U.S. government should have as it's official policy toward a nuclear-armed Iran a policy of nuclear deterrence similar to that used successfully against the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and that the nuclear umbrella should be used to cover Israel, as it was used to cover Europe during those days. Krauthammer writes...

How to create deterrence? The way John Kennedy did during the Cuban missile crisis. President Bush's greatest contribution to nuclear peace would be to issue the following declaration, adopting Kennedy's language while changing the names of the miscreants:

"It shall be the policy of this nation to regard any nuclear attack upon Israel by Iran, or originating in Iran, as an attack by Iran on the United States, requiring a full retaliatory response upon Iran."

This should be followed with a simple explanation: "As a beacon of tolerance and as leader of the free world, the United States will not permit a second Holocaust to be perpetrated upon the Jewish people."

Count me as one American in favor of such a policy.