Happy Almost July 4th

Well last night I attended the first WWE Raw event since the Benoit tragedy... pretty interesting stuff. It seemed like everyone (fans included) was ready to sweep the Benoit story under the rug and get on with business as usual. Which is, I think, the only thing you can do. I must say I still dont feel like things are back to normal, but it will only take time. It will also take good wrestling and good storylines, which are absent at the moment. Still fun to go to a live event though.

I'm heading out to Heath's lake house today to spend the 4th out there. Happy birthday to Heath, by the way. Should be happy good fun time, as long as it doesn't keep raining so much.

I wanted to say something about the attempted London terror attacks that were averted this week. Reports are coming out that many of those who have been planning these attacks were in fact doctors. I hope this helps lay to rest the stupid terrorism argument that "The only reason they feel the need to attack is because they live in poverty. If we fix poverty, we will fix terrorism." This is a strike against freedom and decomcracy, not against the oppresion of the poor. Radical Islam is at it again, and no one wants to lay the blame where it should lie. Gordon Brown, the new Prime Minister of the UK, has called for everyone to not call the terrorists "Muslims" or "Islamic". No one has done more than the UK over the past decade to appease Muslims, and to make them feel comfortable and assimilated into the culture. Take a look at what thats gotten everyone. A recent poll stated that 40 percent of Muslims in Britain would rather live under Sharia than British law. And once again, after these attempted attacks, the so called "moderate Muslims" have been silent when it comes to denouncing these attacks and the "radicals" who were involved. If we as a global, democratic society are to eradicate terrorism, it begins with facing the problem head on. Just some thoughts...

If you want to hear from someone much more literate than me on the subject of radical Islam and the threat we face, pick up America Alone, by Mark Steyn. Highly recommended.

Icky Thump is rocking my world at the moment: