Let me take this moment to dust off the best Weekly Standard piece ever:

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/001/248ipzbt.asp

Cheers,
Dave at Garfield Ridge

Effin' Firefox.

The Case For The Empire.

War or no war, that is some funny schtick. The headers alone are hilarious. C'mon Ace, fess up: you're writing this blog, right? Or is it Hoke?

I mean, the reference to midget porn gave you away.

I'm not so much worried about Vader than I am about Grand General Thrawn.

Joan,

Nope, ain't got nothin' to do with me.

Actually, I've been tipped to it a couple of times before; I just finally bothered to link it.

Thrawn was an intriguing character. Lucas should have made movies from Zahn's trilogy. Just thinking about it sends shivers up my geeky spine.

Maybe it's Allah?

Ain't me. This well ran dry a long time ago.

Stromy70: Yes, I would wait in line for a movie of that calibur. Both Grand Admiral Thrawn and Palleon lead interesting campaigns.

Currently I'm reading the "Hand of Thrawn" duaology, also by Zahn. This man is a genius at writing in the style of the Star Wars universe. What other writer could make me feel almost sad about the archenemy getting killed?

Zahn kept the flame alive. That's for sure.

I'm actually heartened to see Lord Vader's blog. even though he whines a bit like some other bloggers who won't be mentioned, at least he's decisive and getting things done.
If Rumsfeld had a blog, it'd probably be like Lord Vader's.

My husband and I both love Zahn's Star Wars series. I agree, Greg, that his villians are so well written that you are sad when they are defeated. Since I'm partial to the Dark Side, I'll have to keep tabs on Vader's blog.

You shoulda seen me finish "The Last Command". I coulda sworn I was having a nerd-attack by the end. Heart rate up, sweating, etc...

Batman to Catwoman: "The odds are about right, four against one."

Robin, coming out of hiding: "Four against two, Batman!"

Batman: "Robin!"

Robin: "I couldn't resist. You were taken in by her, but I'm too young for that sort of thing."

Anyone who holds that opinion of OK Computer--arguably (at least by me) the best CD ever made, with Kid A trailing only by a nose--is a creep, and a weirdo. So I hope this isn't you, ace; I'm kind of getting to like you. In my own way.

You know, as the events of the Clone Wars plays out, The Case for the Empire is even more true.