Later than I had intended, but here are last week’s Watcher’s Council vote results. The winning Council entry was Little Noted But Long Remembered by Right Wing Nut House which puts into perspective the importance of the Apollo moon landing missions of the ’60s and ’70′s compared to most everything else that has happened over the last 100 years.

This doesn’t make what’s happening today any less important. But it does give us a sobering perspective on how, in the long, tangled skein of people, events, and ideas that make up the history of the last 100 years – the wars, the ideology, the clashes of civilization and wills, – almost all of it will be seen as nothing more than sound and fury signifying nothing if it is remembered at all.

Except for the moon landing, of course.

Second place for Council entries was a tie between Russia Vs. The US: No Contest by Cheat Seeking Missiles and Boy, Was Thomas Right by The Colossus of Rhodey. My own entry, Max Boot to Kissinger — “Iraq Isn’t Vietnam, Henry” surprisingly came in third this week. Yahoo! BTW — I picked correctly for both 1 & 2, as I had Right Wing Nut House for my number one and Laer’s post as my number two this week.

On the non-Council side, ON THE FRONTLINE / Cpl. JOHN MATTHEW BISHOP: In the Shadows of Fallen Comrades in The Atlanta Journal Constitution was the winner by one second-place vote. This was my number one pick as well which I wrote about here. Cpl. Bishop’s challenge to us all as a country should become a staple question at all the ’08 Presidential debates.

And so regardless of what determination America reaches concerning the fate of Iraq, I urge her, so long as she exists, never to enter another war unless she goes to win. Should she ask her sons and daughters to take up arms, may she honor their sacrifices with the unflagging conviction and strength of conscience that are necessary to achieve victory. And if she cannot stomach the stakes involved, if the sacrifices of young men such as Daniel do not bolster her resolve but merely plunge her deeper into moral confusion and hysteria, may she, for her own good and for the good of the world, cease pretending at war altogether.

Second place for non-Council entries was Name That Party: Investigators by Don Surber which points out the bias of the AP when doing stories on investigations of members of Congress. The Dems get treated with a healthy bit more benefit of the doubt. Hard to believe? Nah!!!

There were great reads this week. The full voting results are here. If you would like to submit your own post for consideration in the non-Council competition next week, take advantage of the Watcher’s offer of link whorage.

Thanks again Watcher for putting on this literary show each and every week!

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