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The Ezekiel Option - Joel C. Rosenberg

If you enjoyed The Last Jihad and The Last Days by Joel Rosenberg, chances are you will enjoy The Ezekiel Option.

The following is a brief synopsis of the book:
With Saddam Hussein and Yasser Arafat out of the way, a dazzling era of security and prosperity seems to have come to the Middle East. With the help of an American president trying to spread freedom and democracy, the Israelis and the Palestinians have signed a historic peace agreement. Violence is down. Their economies are booming.But a new evil looms on the horizon. A dictator is rising in Russia. Iran is feverishly building nuclear weapons. A new Axis of Evil is emerging, led by Moscow and Tehran. And Jon Bennett and Erin McCoy - two senior White House advisers - find themselves facing the most chilling question of their lives: Is the world rushing to the brink of an apocalypse prophesied more than 2,500 years ago?

I did enjoy this book. I liked the characters (by now you are really getting to know them) and the further development of Jon and Erin. Jon Bennett is really coming into his own and taking matters into his own hands. So much so that at one point in the book he goes toe to toe with the POTUS. The fall of Russia and radical Islam is end game in this book and Rosenberg really maps out the path to their destruction very well. The secondary story of Jon rescuing Erin is also a thrill ride (although a bit on the "um...I am not sure that would happen" side).

Pick these books up at your local library or Barnes and Noble

How to frazzle a telemarketer

This would do it. Thanks to Steve B. for sending this along.

Hillary: A world class genius?

Former President Clinton says his wife is a "world-class genius" when it comes to improving the lives of others.

Really. Lets see about that.

Hillary flunked the DC Bar Exam back in the 70's. She then took it again in Arkansas (much higher pass rate in AR) and passed.

Her health care plan, under then husband and President Bill Clinton, failed miserably.

Hillary openly admits she "screwed up" as first lady but will do better as President.

Look at the picture above. She cannot even pose for a camera straight up and down because she is so crooked!

Ultra-liberal New York Times columnist Bob Herbert said that Hillary's husband Bill Clinton "is so thoroughly corrupt it is frightening." It is, of course, almost impossible to separate Bill from Hillary in this regard, because their careers are so intertwined and because so many of the corruptions in Clinton's past specifically involved projects on which Hillary was actively involved.

There is no honest explanation for Hillary's killing in the cattle futures market, when she made about $100,000 very quickly on a $1,000 investment just at the time when brokers appeared to be curiously post-dating and probably re-allocating trades to benefit favored clients.

Remember that Hillary Clinton actually was cited by independent counsel Robert Ray for making false statements at a 1995 deposition. They are part and parcel of a voluminous record of lies that she has been caught making through the years on matters big and small, for reasons apparently ranging from the most nefarious to the most petty.

For bad judgement and a lack of smarts, I am voting NO for genius status at this time.

Gophers Off to an Average Start

The season started off with a rip and a roar for the Gophers beating RPI and Michigan to take the Ice Breaker Invitational at the Excel Energy Center. A comeback win (down 3-0) of 4-3 against RPI made for a great battle against a ranked Michigan hockey team (whom the Gophers also beat 4-3).

Then came CC (at CC). The Gophers skated hard in the first period of game 1, they looked great and went into the locker room tied 1-1. Then the Gophers went home. They looked like they ran 5 miles between periods.

Well, they are a youg team and game 2 did go into overtime before they were beaten 2-1. I did not get a chance to watch as I was murdering other Halo 3 players for 6 hours straight with my Gravity Hammer. Yes, that sounds dirty but it's not. Your mind is in the gutter...