Interesting idea. It's difficult for me to rate a post that way. Many of your posts get a 10 from me, which is why I keep reading you. One difficulty with rating posts on any blog is that the post itself may be only a 5, but the comment thread it generates may deserve a 10.

The ratings seem fair.

Many bloggers overuse carnivals, submitting something every week. They should be used sparingly. I've only submitted three posts to the Carnival of the Vanities, one to the Christian Carnival, and two to the Carnival of Comedy in all of the time that I've been blogging.

Interesting idea that they should be used sparingly. I hadn't heard that before. Am I abusing the system by submitting posts? I thought I should support these carnivals -- especially newer ones like the RINO Sightings Carnival. (Actually, it would be a lot easier for me to avoid submitting posts, linking to them, etc.)

Interesting articles. Obviously, we must keep the Politically Correct from desecrating our sports symbols. They hate sports anyway because sports inherently involve competition and inequality. Good explanation of why we are in Iraq -- to prevent the destruction of New York City and a draconian military regime in response. We must defeat the Terror Masters worldwide, not only in Iraq. We must fight Iran, Saudi Arabia, and subversive elements here at home. We must win this War. The very survival of America and Western civilization is at stake.

Interesting division of the world into: 1) various non-ideological dictators in China, South America, etc., 2) totalitarian Islam, 3) a secularized, skeptical, socialistic Europe soon to succumb to totalitarian Islam, and 4) the last remnants of the old high culture of Europe, now concentrated mainly in the United States of America, "the last best hope of earth".