Blog Heap of Links for the day 16 February 2016

Washington County Sheriff's deputies received more reports of Walmart trucks hit by bullets late Monday on Highway 75.

Undersheriff Steve Johnson says several trucks arrived at the Walmart distribution center near Ochelata early Tuesday with bullet holes.

He says they are working with the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, but it appears the trucks were struck by bullets as they headed north on Highway 75 between 106th Street North and Highway 20 in Tulsa County.… A Walmart spokesperson said the company doesn’t believe their trucks were targeted because a passenger car and a Swift trucking rig were also struck.

In total, 13 bullets hit five vehicles Sunday night.…

Indiana State House and Senate leadership was remarkably effective at protecting the status quo this year. They killed 11 bills that would have blocked unconstitutional power without so much as a debate or a vote, and gutted another promising bill by changing its intent to something completely different than originally introduced.…

You just have to love the Duke of Wellington… "so that I may better understand why I am dragging an army over these barren plains…"

…Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was a “fool…” for believing in human equality…for believing in parents’ rights… for believing in God… for believing in the meaning of words… for believing in human freedom… for believing in marriage… Antonin Scalia was an obedient, humble, and “foolish” follower of Christ.…

It’s hard to believe, but five years have passed since the bluebird of bitterness was hatched.…

Monsignor Georges Abou Khazen, the Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo, says that the “moderate” Syrian “rebels” supported by the United States and the EU have been bombarding civilians and committing other atrocities in their pushback against the Assad regime in Syria. He maintains that there is no significant difference between these groups and the Islamic State and the al-Nusra Front.

In other news, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says that Greece has failed in its duty to intercept migrants arriving in the Schengen area, and that another line of defense is necessary in Macedonia and Bulgaria along their respective borders with Greece.…

…Donald retweeted this: … Dan Scavino "He [Cruz] is, without a doubt, one of the most dishonest people in DC." -Tom Coburn.

…Coburn went ballistic, calling the quote an “absolute fabrication.…”

Scavino is the “social media” director for Donald Trump.…

Hundreds came to see Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), a Republican candidate for President of the United States, as he unveiled his national defense strategy aboard the USS Yorktown Tuesday morning. … “Rebuild our military so it will be feared by our enemies and trusted by our allies,” he said. He highlighted Ronald Reagan’s philosophy of peace through strength. “When your adversaries understand your strength, suddenly their appetite for conflict diminishes markedly…”

…The vacancy created on the Supreme Court makes painfully clear the huge stakes involved when we choose a President of the United States… we can only make our choices among those actually available, and Senator Cruz is the one who comes to mind when depth and steadfastness come to mind.…