JLH mentioned Halliburton. Reminds me, Halliburton is hiring. Their facility in Bakersfield that supplies support for the myriad oil wells in the area has a sign out front. 'HIRING.' Of course there are so many places hiring in Bakersfield that it looks like a boom town.
43% Latino, 42% Anglo, 15% mixed, I did see a lot of burkhas, come to think of it.
Ate at an Italian place called Uriccios. Best darn Veal Picata with caper sauce I have ever had. Right in greater down town Bakersfield.

My apologies for the theft but it didn't seem like a stand alone post.

I often agree with JLH but not on this matter. The media and many of the round heeled nations are aiding and encouraging Hezbollah with their stance. If one cannot see the difference between the Israelis and the Arab fanatic organizations, it is a waste of time arguing with them. Their anti-semitism is the driving force for their convictions and nothing logical or even reasonable will sway them.
Same crap went on in the Paris Peace talks over the Viet Nam war. One of our past presidential candidates even went over, in his arrogance, to barter a settlement outside government channels and became an agent of the enemy in the process.

I hope Bush can maintain his hands off policy in the confrontation. The mounting pressure on him to create a US inspired peace talk situation just plays into Hezbollah hands. Gives them time to regroup. Hezbollahs future needs to include much landfill along with Hamas and Al Aqsa. In my peaceful considered opinion.