Pausing to smile, and then continuing to do so as we fight on

I am heading out this weekend to take Cutter Jr. off to college. I am thinking that, in spite of the enormous expense to get him out of the house, the grocery bill might offset it? Not a chance. I am coming to understand that kids today leave home with more than we did. I mean, I left with a pair of underwear and a Big Chief tablet. Of course, most Texas high school students read Dr. Seuss by torchlight during those days, as well. But I digress ...

Is it just me, or are the Obama Administration tricks du jour to snow the country on health care looking more and more like Garo Yepremian fake field goal? (I am very sad to report -- no vids of Yepremian running or passing.) If you're too young to remember Garo Yepremian and his utter lack of athleticism, well, imagine a slow Danny DeVito fending off a blitz by the Steelers.

Yes, it's true. Pretty much every thing is coming up roses for our side in the current debates in townhalls and Washington. And for the other side ... well, it's coming up defication.

But watch for that fake punt ... Oh, wait, we got that covered ... Check out the following and hang around for the Japanese description of the hit:

In all seriousness, we need to remain vigilant. Obama waits to celebrate his certain victory. In fact, he was until recently celebrating before reaching the finish, somewhat like this:



Don't worry, friends. Smiling doesn't mean we are letting up. No, we pause today to recognize that the fight is on, we are engaged ... and we are taking ground. That's a good thing. Still, our nation remains in peril and the world remains a dangerous place. Twenty-six people were killed voting in Afghanistan yesterday. By comparison, remember how the Iraqi elections went? My view is that the world and our enemies sense the change in leadership at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave..

Recall the recent debate in the comments below about what most Muslims really believe about the West? Look at the welcome the Lockerbie bomber got, in spite of assurances that this would not happen. I guess there was no "moderate" counter-protest or townhall?

Stay strong. The numbers of the evildoers are not important. It's the content of the character of those who oppose them that really matters.

I recently heard Eric Erickson of Redstate talking about how his faith influences how he approaches the serious battles of the day with good cheer. He remarked that we don't know when the victory will come, but we know that it will come. So, we rush again to the fight with a sense of urgency and yet, still smiling.

That, my friends, is exactly how I see it.