A BITTER GARLAND.



Reading Roy Garland's latest epistle in the Irish News, I was struck by the sheer fantastical bitterness of much of what he writes.



For example, " The UUP broke the taboos, took the risks and ploughed difficult furrows while the DUP gingerly followed inexorably in their footprints." Really? Don't you mean the gutless UUP prostrated themselves on the altar of political expediency and moral shame whilst the likes of you cheered them on?



And then there's the classic, "We have lived in the shadow of violence from republicans and stupid intransigence from Paisleyites for too long. With very little thanks due to the DUP, we are slowly emerging on the road to recovery." What bilge. Equating IRA murder and mayhem with DUP "Intransigence" shows how deranged this Vichy thinking actually is.



I have commented before on Mr. Garland's public perch, granted him care of the Irish News, kept up there for him so long as he denigrades and attacks unionists who retain even a scintilla of decency and consistency in their opposition to terrorists in Government.

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KERRY RAN UP BY A POLE.



This is good. The darling of the liberal media, and undisputed winner of the first TV debate (dream on, lefties), Jean Francois Kerry has really upset Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski who slammed Dem president hopeful Kerry for not recognizing Poland's contributions and sacrifice to the war in Iraq."It is sad that a senator with 20 years of experience does not recognize Polish contribution. This is immoral," Kwasniewski told FACTS in an interview commenting on the US Presidential Debate.



Don't worry 'bout it John, the North Koreans still love you.

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I'm reading the new biography about Elvis Costello by Graeme Thomson called "Complicated Shadows." The thing about biogs is that they frequently show that your heroes have feet of clay. Even Elvis. Maybe the Stranglers were right when they sang, "No More Heroes"? Anyway it's a fascinating read for me - packed with nostalgia and lots of stories that are new to me. When it comes to Elvis I love the words, the music and the attitude. Lets face it - he is a bit of a curmudgeon and all the better for it. You can tell where I get my bad attitude from!

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NELSON AND THE AVENGERS.



I read that Nelson Mandela was a great fan of the "New Avengers" - if Joanna Lumley is to be believed. It appears that the South African saint (and terrorist) like nothing better than watching the character Lumley played - Purdey - escaping from evil by the skin of her jump-suit. Mind you, if I thought that I had to go home to Winne Mandela, who is to say what bizarre tricks that might also play on my mind?

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THE CHANGING OF HITCHINS.



This is a great interview with former leftie Chris Hitchins.



"To many of Christopher Hitchens' old friends, he died on September 11th 2001. Tariq Ali considered himself a comrade of Christopher Hitchens for over thirty years. Now he speaks about him with bewilderment. "On 11th September 2001, a small group of terrorists crashed the planes they had hijacked into the Twin Towers of New York. Among the casualties, although unreported that week, was a middle-aged Nation columnist called Christopher Hitchens. He was never seen again," Ali writes. "The vile replica currently on offer is a double."

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A NEW UNIONIST BLOG.



I am pleased to see that DUP adviser and Newsletter columnist Christopher Stalford has joined the blogosphere with his new blog site, "Fair Dealin"

Why not give it a spin?

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COULTER ON KERRY....



I like this from Ann Coulter;



"Of course, it gets complicated trying to do a side-by-side comparison of the candidates' positions on terrorism since we don't know which John Kerry is running for president. The one who opposes war with Iraq or the one who supports it? The one who opposes the Patriot Act or the one who voted for it? The one who wants to work with the allies, or the one who ridicules them when they support America."



And she wrote that before he told us about "the global test"!!!

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AN ARMY IN RETREAT.



Playing to the republican gallery, General Sir Mike Jackson, Chief of the General Staff, has said that while he remained cautious, it was `quite possible` that the trigger for the Army`s `normalisation` process could come `this side of Christmas`. This would mean the British troops out of Northern Ireland in less than twelve weeks. What does Sir Mike know that makes him say this? Won't he share it with us?

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