The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Judicial Activism Run Amok by Wolf Howling, and After the Charge by Miserable Donuts.  Here's your link to the full results of the vote and the vote totals:

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are The Chicken or the Egg? by Joshuapundit, and What Kind of War Crimes Trials Does Obama Plan? (Updated) by American Thinker.  Here's your link to the full results of the vote:

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Why Jews Are Right To Suspect Obama's Advisers by Bookworm Room, and Deep Thoughts with Biggie Smalls by Kaboom: A Soldier's War Journal.  Here's where you can find the full results of the vote:

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Republicans Ponder The Abyss by Wolf Howling, and Blog For Human Rights -- May 15th, 2008 by The Whited Sepulchre.  Here is where you can find the full results of the vote and the full tallies of all votes cast:

Well, I tied for second this week, and can't say that I'm too upset. After all, the winning entry from my lupine pal was pretty insightful, and I'm always impressed by the writings of Soccer Dad. It is an honor just to be among them.

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are "Evolution" = "Growth" by Soccer Dad, and Numb by Kaboom: A Soldier's War Journal. Here is your link to the full results of the vote:

By the way -- Rick Moran at Right Wing Nut House is leaving the Council, so if you are interested in membership be sure to contact the Watcher after reading this post.

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Who Cares About Israel, Anyway? by Joshuapundit, and Losing Our Spines to Save Our Necks by The Huffington Post.  Here are the full results of the vote):

Congratulations and well-done to all participants.

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are The Total Witlessness of Obama Apologists by Right Wing Nut House, and An Anatomy of Surrender by City Journal.  You can find the full results of the vote can be found here:

Congratulations to the winners in this week's competition.

I'd especially like to bring to your attention my non-council nominee, Affirmative Action Abortions. It puts an interesting spin on the abortion issue.

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are The Next Moves In An Existential Chess Match by Wolf Howling, and It's the "White" Church that Obama's Talking About (UPDATED) by Baldilocks.  Here are the full results of the vote:

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie"... Accommodating Islam by Joshuapundit, and Creating a European Indigenous People's Movement by The Brussels Journal.  Here is a link to the full results of the vote and the full tallies of all votes cast:

Overall, I'd have to say we had some really good choices here. I would like to call your attention to my nominee for non-council post, Complaint Against Fero A Wake Up Call For Blogger Rights And Protections from Capitol Annex -- a liberal blog here in Texas. It serves as a wakeup call to bloggers about how tenuous our status as citizen-journalists really is.

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Black Liberation Theology by Joshuapundit, and 5 Years, 1 year by Acute Politics.  Here are the full results of the vote:

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Change & The Cessation of British History by Wolf Howling, and Guitar Heroes by Michael Yon.  Here is a link to the full results of the vote):

I didn't vote this week because of the family situation I mentioned below, and got hit by a vote penalty as a result. However, I know that would not have put me anywhere near the winning entry for the week.

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Chicago Rules by Big Lizards, and Dissecting the 60 Minutes Scandal by Power Line.  Here are the full results of the vote:

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are In A PC Nation, How Will The GOP Run? by Cheat Seeking Missiles, and To Die in Jerusalem, Part II by My Shrapnel.  Here are the full results of the vote:

I neither nominated nor voted this past week due to the recent family and health issues that I wrote about yesterday. Here's hoping that things remain settled enough in the days to come that I will be able to do both.

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Make Washington's Birthday a National Holiday Again by Right Wing Nut House, and The Dungeon of Fallujah by Michael J. Totten.  Here are the full results of the vote:

Congratulations to all whose posts were considered, and to the winners this week. Keep up the great work!

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Mandate Me, Baby by Right Wing Nut House, and Are We At War? And What Is the Political Consequence of That For Conservatives In This Election? by BeldarBlog.  Here is a link to the full results of the vote:

Congratulations to the winners, and good job to all those who entered. I was really impressed with the quality of this week's nominees. Can't wait to see what comes our way with the next set of entries.

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are A Short Hitch by Done With Mirrors, and Changing the Organizational Culture (Updated) by Small Wars Journal.  Here is a link to the full results of the vote:

COngratulations to the winners, and thank you to all participants in the vote.

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Energy Independence -- What It Am And What It Ain't by Joshuapundit, and The Conclusion We Dare Not Face by Dr. Sanity.  Here is the link to the full results of the vote):

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Liberal Fascism by Done With Mirrors, and Bylines of Brutality by Iowahawk.  Here are the full results of the vote:

On balance, I thought the competition this week was pretty good. And while I was disappointed by the failure of my piece on the Rosenthal/Medina situation to receive even a single vote, I understand that a local story of that nature sometimes doesn't necessarily get the sort of response from my fellow members of the Council that a national or international story does. But on balance, I cannot argue with the outcome of the vote because of the obvious strength of the winners. Good job, guys!

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Ed. Schools: They're Awful (for the most part) by The Colossus of Rhodey, and Kangaroo Court by Ezra Levant.  Here are the full results of the vote):

I especially want to congratulate my fellow teacher and long-time friend Hube for his excellent commentary on education programs. As i noted in a comment, he is dead on in his observations.

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Britain's Prosecution of The Blogger Lionheart for Criticism of Islam by Wolf Howling, and Andy Olmsted by Obsidian Wings.  Ahere are the full results of the vote:

I normally make this post over the weekend, but this week it has been rather hard. Our winning entry in the Non-Council category is a post by a former Council Member, Andy Olmstead. It is one of those posts that you just don;t want to have to read or write about, given that it contains the reflections of a friend/colleague/hero written in the event of his death. Andy was one of the first soldiers killed in Iraq in 2008, and so we all have been honored to read the words that none of us would ever have wished to see -- and I say with the utmost respect that I wish to have never been so honored and that I could jump over to Andy's personal site and read something new and interesting. Alas, that shall never be again, and all I can do is honor his final words by stating that I awarded my first place vote to his poignant words, and wished I could have also given him the second place vote as well. It would appear that every one of us gave at least one of our two votes to him. May you rest in peace, Major Olmstead, and may those who survive be worthy of the sacrifice you made for our country.

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are The Freddys Seven by Soccer Dad, and Exploding Myths by Treppenwitz.  Here is a link to the full results of the vote:

This is just one of those weeks where my post didn't make an impact with the other members of the council. Maybe that is because i was dealing with an issue that was more local than national, and because I didn't give a lot of background. Well, maybe we'll do better next time.

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Judeo-Christian Doctrine and Moral Freedom by Bookworm Room, and Fear by Silver Bullets.  Here are the full results of the vote:

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are "The Courage to Do Nothing" by Big Lizards, and A Stand-up President by The Ornery American.  Here is a link to the full results of the vote:

Congratulations to all. Interestingly enough, both my nominees came in #4 in the vote. Well, maybe we will do better next time.

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Pearl Harbor... And 9/11 by Joshuapundit, and Men of Valor: Part IV by Michael Yon.  Here are (the full results of the vote:

I got hit with a penalty this week because my votes got lost in cyberspace, so I might have otherwise finished higher in the standings. And had my vote gotten through, the only difference would have been that the Watcher would not have had to cast that tie-breaker vote -- but the results would have been the same.

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Of Islamist Foxes and British Chickens by Wolf Howling, and Teddy Muhammad by Pierre Tristam's Middle East Issues Blog.  Here are the full results of the vote:

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Buchanan's New Book: “Prepare Ye for the End” by Right Wing Nut House, and Have Our Copperheads Found Their McClellan in Retired LTG General Sanchez? by Wolf Howling.  Here are the full results of the vote:

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Charting a New Course In Iraq Messaging by Cheat Seeking Missiles, and The Irrationality of Europe by The Van Der Galiën Gazette.  Here is your link to the full results of the votethe winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Charting a New Course In Iraq Messaging by Cheat Seeking Missiles, and The Irrationality of Europe by The Van Der Galiën Gazette.  All members, please be sure to link to both winning entries (and to the full results of the vote) in a post.  There was actually a tie in the council category this week...  I enjoyed both posts, but Laer's post about Democratic defeatism ultimately won me over.  Right Wing Nut House was the only member unable to vote this week, and the only member affected by the 2/3 vote penalty.  Thanks to everyone for all the great entries this week...  I'm eager to see next week's entries!  Here are the full tallies of all votes cast:

I don't know about you, but I was really impressed by the entries this week. Thank you to all my fellow members of the Watcher's Council, and to the authors of the fine non-Council entries. But then again, when have we ever been disappointed?

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are 'Land For Peace', American Style by Joshuapundit, and A Conversation in Bagram, Afghanistan by Austin Bay Blog.  Here is a link to the full results of the voteand the full tallies of all votes cast:

I've been on the Watchers Council for a long time now, and have to tell you, I've never seen results bunched quite this closely. Frankly, it serves as a tribute to the high quality of the work done by my fellow bloggers in writing about subjects of importance to them. In case i don't say it enough, I want to express the honor I feel being associated with these other fine writers and thinkers.

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Courts v. Terrorism = Wile E. Coyote v. Road Runner by Big Lizards, and A Great Shifting of the Winds by Eternity Road.  Here is a link to the full results of the vote:

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Syria's Assad Caught With His Hands in the Nuclear Cookie Jar by Joshuapundit, and Is This the State of Academics Today? by The QandO Blog.  Here are the full results of the vote:

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are The MSM's Rush Limbaugh Horror Story by Bookworm Room, and Resistance Is Futile by Michael Yon.  Here is a link to the full results of the vote.  :

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Carrolling by Done With Mirrors, and The Problems and Course of Rebuilding in Iraq by Dumb Looks Still Free.  Here are the full results of the vote:

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Murtha: Underhanded and Overlawyered by Big Lizards, and Battleground Che by Publius Pundit.  Here are the full results of the vote:

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Gratefully Not Dead: Iraq Civilian and US Military Deaths Plummet by Big Lizards, and That's Propa-tainment! by Pajamas Media.  Here is a link to the full results of the vote:

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Cosmic Ironies by Bookworm Room, and Rafael Medoff: Columbia "Invites Hitler to Campus" -- As it Did in 1933 by History News Network.  Here are the full results of the vote:

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Is War With Iran Now Just a Matter of Time? by Right Wing Nut House, and Dead Eyes by Acute Politics.  Here are the full results of the vote:

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are 2001 -- Our Own Odyssey Began On 9/11 by ‘OkieÂ’ on the Lam, and When the Left Cares, and When It Doesn't by American Thinker.  Here are the full results of the vote:

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Contemptible by Done With Mirrors, and Anatomy of a Tribal Revolt by Small Wars Journal.  Here are the full results of the vote:

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are NYT: Analogies Are Meaningless (Unless They Favor the Left) by Big Lizards, and Like a Suppository, Only a Bit Stronger by The Dissident Frogman.  Here are the full results of the vote:

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The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Is the United States an Imperialist Power and Does It Matter? by Right Wing Nut House, and How The New Republic Got Suckered by Pajamas Media.  Here are the full results of the vote:

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