For the West

"There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right".
(Ronald Reagan)

Ideazione and The Right Nation subscribe the call "For the West, Bearer of Civilization" promoted by Fondazione Magna Carta. This is the official site where it's possible to read the full text and subscribe it. Hereafter, we publish the preamble of the call.

"The West is in crisis. Attacked externally by fundamentalism and Islamic terrorism, it is not able to rise to the challenge. Undermined internally by a moral and spiritual crisis, it can't seem to find the courage to react. Our affluence makes us feel guilty and we are ashamed of our traditions. Terrorism is seen as a reaction to our errors, whereas it is nothing less than an act of aggression against our civilization and against all human kind. Europe is at a standstill. Its foreign policy lacks unity, its birth rate is declining and so is its competitive edge in the world market. Europe hides and denies its own identity, and so fails to gain popular support when called to adopt a constitution. It hops on the anti-American bandwagon and drives a wedge between itself and the United States.Our traditions are questioned. Our heritage, dating back thousands of years, is denied in the name of secularism and progressivism, thus impoverishing the values of life, of the person, of marriage and of the family. It is affirmed that all cultures are equally valid. The integration of immigrants has been left rudderless and without rules.As Benedict XVI said, nowadays "The West doesn't love itself any longer". To overcome this crisis, we need to increase our commitment and show more courage when dealing with issues regarding our civilization". (click here to read the full text in english)

Spies Like Us

At first, Carter uses Coretta Scott King 's funeral to blast Bush's eavesdropping program. Then, the Washington Times remembers that in '77 Carter did exactly the same. Time goes on, but Carter is always the worst president of the century.

Round-Up: Captain's Quarters, All Things Beautiful, QandO, Gateway Pundit, Power Line, California Conservative, PJ NSA Files, Newsbusters, Stop The ACLU, Iowa Voice, The Anchoress, Ace of Spades HQ, Powerline, Don Surber.

Hurricane Ann

Also this year (like in 2005), Ann Coulter unleashed an earthquake with her speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). She referred to Islamists by the epithet "ragheads" and joked about the poisoning of liberal Supreme Court justices. Her words were dismissed both on the Right and the Left side of the blogosphere. But there's no doubt that she has guts. Huge guts.

Round-Up: The American Mind, Miscellaneous Objections, Outside The Beltway, North American Patriot, Right Wing News, Ed Driscoll.com, Riehl World View, The Moderate Voice.

A-L-I-T-O

Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. is the 110th Supreme Court justice, after the Senate confirmed his nomination with 58 favorable votes (every Republican except one) against 42 (every Democrat except four). Yesterday a filibustering attempt by the left wing of the Democratic party was blocked 75-25. Alito, a former federal appellate judge, U.S. attorney, and conservative lawyer, is set to change the balance of power inside the Supreme Court, since he was nominated as the replacement for retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who has been a moderate swing vote on the court.

Round-Up: All Things Beautiful, Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler, Myopic Zeal, Stop The ACLU, Michelle Malkin, Professor Bainbridge, PoliBlog, PunditGuy, The Volokh Conspiracy, Blogs for Bush, La Shawn Barber's Corner, Macsmind, Don Surber, The Moderate Voice, Ace of Spades HQ, Balloon Juice, Conservative Thinking, Captain's Quarters, Big Lizards, TigerHawk, Suitably Flip, The Anchoress, Newsbusters.org.