Tony Blankley, R.I.P.

America has lost another strong conservative voice  with the death of  Tony Blankley.   Like the late Tony Snow,  he was a gentleman,  happy in his own skin,  secure in his beliefs,  unshakable in his convictions.  Blankley thought quickly,  expressed himself eloquently,  often with humor,  and also wrote beautifully.  He will be sorely missed.

Mark Steyn offers some of the man’s colorfulness,  here.   Ed Gillespie,  who actually worked with Blankley for a time,  has  more insight here.

Emanuel lies…

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel proposed  temporary extraordinary security  measures to handle  protesters who are expected to descend descend on the city for the NATO and G-8 summits.   But it appears there is nothing temporary about them,  to which Rahm’s response is that he just made a little mistake.   His former boss is trying to institute much the same sort of authoritarian policies, but he just lies without even bothering to claim he erred.

Not to worry  —  it’s just the Chicago Way.