Rudy Giuliani made clear in Tuesday night’s Republican presidential debate that he is not ready to let the facts get in the way of his approach to foreign policy.

The most heated moment in the debate, which aired live on the conservative Fox News network, came when the former New York mayor and current GOP front-runner angrily refused to entertain a serious discussion about the role that actions taken by the United States prior to the September 11, 2OO1, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon may have played in inspiring or encouraging those attacks.

Giuliani led the crowd of contenders on attacking Texas Congressman Ron Paul after the anti-war Republican restated facts that are outlined in the report of the The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.

The Nation

There is only one thing I don’t completely agree with Paul on regarding last night’s comments.  Even if the U.S. hadn’t had a sustained presence in the Middle East over the last twenty something years, I am not certain that we still wouldn’t be feeling some of their aggression.  Islamic fundamentalism plays a large part in the role on exercising terror across the globe.

Aside from that, Ron Paul was right.  When we stake out a position to be the World’s police force, we are going to incur resentment.  I have always been against the idea that it is our job to police the world.  The Monroe Doctrine be damned.

To prevent school shootings, some South Carolina legislators want more guns on campuses.A House subcommittee approved a measure Wednesday that would allow concealed weapon permit holders to carry guns onto public school campuses, from elementary schools to universities. Supporters say having trained and armed gun owners in schools could prevent massacres like the April 16 shootings at Virginia Tech, where one armed student killed 32 people.

Only Utah currently has a law allowing concealed weapons on campuses.

Charlotte Observer

Oh, baby!  Now I know why I moved here!  This is long overdue.  Gun free zones are simply a farce.  Let’s be real already.

Ron Vs. Rudy
Ron Paul’s performance during last night’s debate was roundly slammed by the MSM and he was labeled dead in the water upon the debate’s conclusion. That is right up until the results from the Foxnews text message poll started to roll in with Ron in first place by a nice margin. The final results are here. Mitt Romney won with 29% and Ron Paul ended up second with 25%, beating out Rudy Giuliani at 19%. This is significant as Paul and Giuliani were key players in what was perhaps the most honest and open moment of the debate.

The interesting thing was that when the debate ended Ron Paul was in first place in the Foxnews poll, it took several hours for Mitt Romney to overtake him. This was largely the result of constant attacks on Paul by the Foxnews anchors who insisted that he had either rigged the polls or that the poll didn’t matter (despite the fact that over 20,000 people had voted by the end of the debate).

Ron Vs. The MSM

Whether you agree or disagree with him, Ron Paul has exposed a decidedly blatant bias within the MSM against the the pro-constitution/libertarian leaning wing of the party which would actually result in real change in Washington.  It remains to be seen if Paul’s grass roots support can be translated into a more widespread popularity.

The Beeb has aired a documentary on Scientology to huge ratings. Here is a primer on Scientology beliefs

If you happened to be in San Francisco last night you had the opportunity to attend the Jerry Falwell Anti-Memorial and Speak Out and dance on his mock grave. This celebration was in response to the evangelicals death yesterday at the age of 73. Many in the GLBT community found it tasteless as well.