Watchers Council Nominations - Agitprop At Home, Weakness Abroad, And Jihad Everywhere

Each week, the members of the Watchers Council nominate one of their own posts and a second from outside the Council for consideration by other council members in a contest for the week's best post. With a new list coming out in a few hours, it's probably about time for me to post last week's nominated posts. That's the kind of tight ship we run here at MR HQ.

Why do these posts always go up at the last minute, even though they're basically cut and paste jobs plus a little commentary? Tough question. Without getting into too many details the answer involves a "happy hour," a "patio" and "how it's always 70 degrees in LA." There's also a bunch of stuff having to do with side projects and daily travel blogging and assorted other rent-targeted activities, rent being an unfortunate monthly necessity that if you could see your way to defraying I would be much obliged.

Anyway, here are last week's nominations from the Watchers Council and beyond. For the record, Joshuapundit's meticulously written post ended up squeaking past my own "liberals seem to have a lot invested in glittery displays of sham erudition" nit-picking, so if you're pressed for time that's the place to start.

Council Submissions
* Mere Rhetoric - Agitprop-Funding NEA Chief: "Barack Obama Is The Most Powerful Writer Since Julius Caesar
* The Glittering Eye - Triage
* Rhymes With Right - Just A Reminder - Hasan Not The First
* Bookworm Room - Watch the Democratic dominoes fall
* The Provocateur - Dr. Chacko Comes to Lahey
* The Colossus of Rhodey - The problem with Islamic terrorism and the Left
* The Razor - Suburban Perspective on Rural America
* Right Truth - A Small Nation
* Joshuapundit - Death By A Thousand Cuts

Honorable Mentions
* Okie On The Lam - Nanny Nancy Pelosi Shoving 1990-Page Health Care Up Our Collective Wazzoo!
* Tel-Chai Nation - Turkey's Erdogan continues with his bigotry

Non-Council Submissions
* Submitted By: The Watcher - Selwyn Duke/American Thinker - Jihad and America, the land that cried sheep
* Submitted By: The Glittering Eye - Tigerhawk - The myth of American heroism
* Submitted By: Rhymes With Right - Red County - Tragedy At Ft. Hood
* Submitted By: Bookworm Room - Villainous Company - Obama doesn't "get" the military he commands
* Submitted By: The Provocateur - WSJ Blog - Doctor: I Was Fired for Fighting Hospital's Ties to Medtronic
* Submitted By: The Colossus of Rhodey - The Scientist - Promises, Promises
* Submitted By: Right Truth - Right, Wing-Nut - A Nation, Hi-Jacked
* Submitted By: The Razor - MG Hoft - Wash U Shuts Down Freedom Memorial
* Submitted By: Mere Rhetoric - Danger Room - Is This China's Anti-Satellite Laser Weapon Site?
* Submitted By: Joshuapundit - Ron Radosh/Hot Air - The Nation, Jihad and General Casey