Liberals are often characterized by the word "progressives". I've never liked that word, if for no other reason than it is inaccurate. It portrays liberals as on the cutting edge, moving forward to the Promised Land. It implies conservatives are stodgy, narrow-minded sticks-in-the-mud. Bah. A more accurate word for liberals is "aggressives". That more accurately describes how liberals seek to tear down traditional morals and/or political philosophies.

Belmont Club (link on the right side) has an interesting post today about Russia's campaign in Grozny, and how bogged down and bloody that got. His closing remarks are confusing, as the Comments indicate, but comparing Grozny with Fallujah is most instructive. Two urban warfare battles, against determined, deadly enemies. Russia was pummelled, and Grozny is still not pacified. The US took 40 casualties, but against perhaps 1200 enemy dead and 1000 enemy captured. In one week. It's a tribute to our tremendously capable military, and their equipment, technology, training, tactics, and above all, soldiers. We salute them. We are blessed to be protected by them.

I'll be leaving shortly to meet the rest of the clan at John's preschool at 11:10. They'll have chapel time, and then a soup lunch.

I have a deacons mtg tonight.