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Thursday, July 7, 2005

Dark Day in London

I haven't blogged at all in months. I suppose I owe a post on that. But now isn't the time.

Right now, my thoughts and prayers are with the people of London, and Britain as a whole. I can't possibly keep up with what others are saying, of course the best collection is [url=http://instapundit.com/archives/024085.php]here[/url].

I don't really want to make any pointed observations right now. I will say one thing, though, and that is I saw "Red Ken" Livingston's remarks, and it was his "Guiliani Moment" - showing that at times like this, where you are on the idological spectrum has little to do with responding to something like this. "Even" a Leftist can show resolve and strength. Which should give those of us who wonder some hope, and also suggests that we may have been wrong to have our doubts about their capacity for resolve in defense of liberty. Of course we'll see how things go in the future. But he said nothing that I would disagree with, nothing that couldn't have come from Guiliani or Blair.

But that's all I'm going to say along those lines for now. It's a horrible day for London, following what was a grand day in winning the 2012 Olympic Games. I have some internet friends who live in and around London, and so far at least they all seem ok. But many are not. Hopefully the worst is over.

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