Kriston does a good job dismantling the inevitable harpys (harpies?) bellyaching about women on the frontlines. First it was the gays, now it's the women, let's just settle down and accept the fact that we need whoever we can get to willingly enlist.

And in other news, my little sister just learned that she was accepted as an Archer Fellow, so she'll be joining me in DC in the fall! (If I'm not freezing my bazongas off in Moscow at the time.) So if you see her, tell her congrats. Gosh, I remember the days when I was so sure she wouldn't amount to anything...