U.S. Passports Outsourced

Drudge has a link to this Washington Times article that reveals production of U.S. passports is done by foreign companies because it’s more cost-effective.

I’m glad to see our government values homeland security over saving a few bucks.

Clinton “Ready to Rumble”

Recently, while waiting in a doctor’s office, I read an interesting article in the March 17th issue of Time magazine. The article, “Clinton’s Collateral Damage”, discussed the implications of the bruising battle between Hillary and Barack for the Democratic nomination.

The first paragraph immediately caught my eye. (The emphasis is mine.)

An Arkansas state legislator once said of Bill Clinton that he would pat you on the back while he urinated down your leg. The corollary for Clinton's wife Hillary could be that she will tell the world how honored she is to share a stage with Barack Obama even as she's gearing up to smash him. When it comes to politics, the Clinton philosophy is simple: It's war, and wars are for winning. Bill put it this way, back in 1981: "When someone is beating you over the head with a hammer, don't sit there and take it. Take out a meat cleaver and cut off their hand."

Wouldn’t it be great if the Clintons had the same philosophy about actual war?

Geert Wilders’ Website Blocked by Network Solutions

According to this article in the Washington Post, Network Solutions is blocking access to Geert Wilders’ website, fitnathemovie.com.

Apparently, "Wilders has said that he planned to post a short film on the site designed to rally support for banning the Koran in Holland. Wilders has said that Islam's holy scripture urges followers to commit violent acts.”

Network Solutions’ spokeswoman, Susan Wade, explained the situation as follows; “a decision was made to deactive (sic) the site given the potential violence that the movie could spark”.

So Network Solutions is blocking access to a site that claims the Koran inspires violence because it’s afraid that opponents of the website might become violent?

It sounds like Network Solutions agrees with Wilders’ opinion.