It appears that an American soldier was caught stealing a baby out of a dumpster.  Just when you think you've seen and heard it all, you've got an actual group of American soldiers admitting to the crime of stealing a baby right out of a pile of garbage.  Who decided that they have the right to decide what is and is not garbage?  Obviously, they should be prosecuted.

Democrats have so heavily invested themselves in a policy of defeat that recent news out of Iraq has them feeling sort of like a bank robber who peeked at his pile of money just as the dye-pack exploded.  Progress in Iraq means trouble for Democrats,  and they're keenly aware of that fact.  Accordingly, their leadership is - despite the fact that many of the membership have acknowledged that the "surge" has been achieving success - assembling a set of so-called "talking points" that are designed to belittle any supposed successes.  It appears that they intend to "extend and embrace" their politics of defeatism, in the fervent hope that they can sell the package to the American voters.

"Limited military success", they argue, "doesn't mean that the surge has worked".  Pelosi claims that  "The American people have already judged the president's war in Iraq as the wrong war at the wrong time, and are ready for our troops to come home." 

Colma, in the San Mateo County area, has banned a business that doesn't appear to exist there.  So-called "medical" marijuana dispensaries will not be permitted.  At the meeting, council members did not debate the issue during the public hearing, nor did anyone in the public speak for or against the dispensaries described by police as "dangerous enterprises."

Wait.  What?  "Dangerous enterprises?"  That's just ridiculous.  While we may agree that the term "medical" marijuana is for the most part just a ruse to semi-legitimize copping a buzz, it must be recognized that "dispensaries" are no more dangerous than your basic Fred Meyer pharmacy.  In fact, unlike a pharmacy, "dispensaries" may actually enhance the local business climate - assuming there are largish concentrations of Burger Kings, Taco Bells, and the like in the immediate area.