When I woke up this morning, I was shocked to see that my post on the two Ediths was getting a lot of hits while I slept. With about 200 hits by 0900, I figured I might get 500-600 hits for the day.

I had a workshop to attend across town this afternoon, so I had no computer access until around 1800. I was shocked by what I found.

Day -- Tuesday

Date -- July 19th 2005

Page Loads -- 4,761

Unique Visitors -- 3,872

First Time Visitors -- 3,738

Returning Visitors24

I've since discovered that Google had me ranked #2 for searches on Judge Clement for much of the day, and high for Judge Jones. And the Supreme Court Nomination Blog had my trackbacks on both the ladies and several other candidates.

YIKES! What woulda happened if I had been Instalanched?

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I rarely do these things -- and never post them. This one, on the other hand, is just too good to leave unposted.

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Traffic is WAY down today. Is everyone reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? I should be getting a copy in a couple weeks, when given where i am on the hold list for the Harris County Public Library.

I'm hearing good things about it.

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As I mentioned below, I've already heard Leftists on C-Span calling in to blame-America-first for the attacks in London, rahter than putting the responsibility on the Islamist murderers who carried out these cowardly crimes. I decided to look around the blogosphere for a few examples as well.

Now I will admit that I have seen some truly decent posts from folks with whom I often disagree but generally like and was even surprised by the decency of the folks who run DU but it is sad to see the depths to which some folks sink.

Look at the comments on a couple of the posts I linked to above. And the DU comments as well -- though it appears that the moderators are taking down the truly egregious ones. Kos and friends are at it as well. You have anti-Semites blaming the Mossad, wishes for Bush to burn in hell, recriminations against Blair as personally responsible for the terrorist attacks, and all the typical Leftist ways of deflecting blame from the terrorists.

Please note -- I'm not blaming all Democrats or all liberals -- just noting how such things bring the moonbats out of hiding and into the light.

And speaking of moonbats, Brit-bat George Galloway has spoken on their behalf.

We extend our condolences to those who have lost their lives today and our heartfelt sympathy to all those who have been injured by the bombs in London.

No one can condone acts of violence aimed at working people going about their daily lives. They have not been a party to, nor are they responsible for, the decisions of their government. They are entirely innocent and we condemn those who have killed or injured them.

The loss of innocent lives, whether in this country or Iraq, is precisely the result of a world that has become a less safe and peaceful place in recent years.

We have worked without rest to remove the causes of such violence from our world. We argued, as did the Security Services in this country, that the attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq would increase the threat of terrorist attack in Britain. Tragically Londoners have now paid the price of the government ignoring such warnings.

We urge the government to remove people in this country from harms way, as the Spanish government acted to remove its people from harm, by ending the occupation of Iraq and by turning its full attention to the development of a real solution to the wider conflicts in the Middle East.

Only then will the innocents here and abroad be able to enjoy a life free of the threat of needless violence.

Translation -- We would never condone these attacks, but they are all the fault of Tony Blair and George W. Bush. Cut and run!

UPDATE: Also blogging on the same issue are Michelle Malkin, Decision '08, and Debbie Schlussel.

Iowa Voice is keeping a fine round-up of posts on the assault on our British allies.

UPDATE -- 7/9/05 -- Michelle Malkin and Wizbang note a purge of extreme moonbats at Kos -- but it is only temporary.

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