Blog Heap of Links for the day 29 March 2011

You have to put something on the line and unfortunately, imposition of a solution on unwilling parties is dreadful... but sadly, you know, we don't just have a democracy here either. We have a liberal democracy... [Israel] requires external intervention. [video]

"While Chuck Schumer and the Democratic caucus have been busy in a backroom crafting their 'blame the Tea Party' talking points, according to Rasmussen, 69 percent of Americans remain 'angry' or 'very angry' with the government," said Mark Meckler, national coordinator of the Tea Party Patriots. "Why? It's not that complicated, and it's definitely not because the American public thinks the government isn't spending enough money,"

An eagle ray weighing as much as 300 pounds landed on top of a woman on a boat in the Florida Keys last week, throwing her to the deck and pinning her underneath it -- the "scariest thing" that's ever happened to her, she said.

With her final words before she was fatally shot, Elaine McCall needled her husband for missing with his first shot yesterday morning inside their Wakefield home, police said. " 'You can't even shoot,' " she said, according to her husband David McCall's reported...

"The problem of vitamin B12 deficiency could be linked to the mother's diet..." [uh, Y'THINK? These were not healthy vegans.]

The first spacecraft ever to circle Mercury has beamed home the first-ever photo taken of the small rocky planet from orbit.

Seldom do I waste time with rebutting articles, and especially not from publications like Rolling Stone. Today, numerous people sent links to the latest Rolling Stone tripe. The story is titled "THE KILL TEAM, THE FULL STORY." It should be titled: "BULL$#!+, from Rolling Stone."