Leftists wouldn't have expected this

Capitol Hill Republicans are getting a much-needed fundraising boost from a newspaper advertisement in which the liberal group MoveOn.org accused Iraq war commander Gen. David H. Petraeus of lying, strategists say. Republican candidates and party committees are frequently citing the ad in fundraising solicitations and campaign materials to attack Democratic opponents for not condemning the ad, which was published in the New York Times three weeks ago today. While it's too early to tell how much money Republicans have raised using the tactic, party spokesmen say it has been an effective fundraising tool. Washington Times.

In other news that's sure to cause much gnashing of teeth over to my left and a slight upward bump to the price of lemons.


New hints that France may rejoin NATO"s military wing after a 41-year absence underscore a stunning foreign-policy shift under new President Nicolas Sarkozy. Gone are the Iraq war diatribes, the Palestinian sympathies, the close ties with Moscow and the crumbling ones with Washington — all trademarks of French foreign policy under former President Jacques Chirac.
With his penchant for jogging, American movies and summering in New Hampshire, the 51-year-old Mr. Sarkozy has embraced a decidedly pro-U.S. tone, even as his government scores trans-Atlantic points through sharpened rhetoric against Iran and overtures to Iraq. "France has definitely come closer to the United States since the election of Nicolas Sarkozy as president," said French analyst Dominique Moisi. "There"s a new tone; there"s a new style; there"s a return of confidence. And of course, that does translate itself in the relationship between France and NATO." Washington Times.

If only this, together with the news the other week that France is booting out a lot of useless parasites from their country, could push leftists over the edge into committing mass-suicide, it would be win-win for taxpayers all over the world and also good for the planet, which leftists are always banging on about anyway.

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