Decline Is a Choice

by Charles Krauthammer "Nothing is inevitable. Nothing is written. For America today, decline is not a condition. Decline is a choice. Two decades into the unipolar world that came about with the fall of the Soviet Union, America is in the position of deciding whether to abdicate or retain its dominance. Decline--or continued ascendancy--is in our hands." ...."There are things to be done. Resist retreat as a matter of strategy and principle. And provide the means to continue our dominant role in the world by keeping our economic house in order." h/t to The Weekly Standard

Obama, Afghanistan, and the Nobel Peace Prize

American Thinker "The award is a not so veiled attempt to make it psychologically impossible for Obama to now send 40 thousand more American troops to Afghanistan. To do so would be to spit in the face of his most adoring audience in his favorite venue, the vague and undefined world stage."...."And if General McChrystal does not get what he has requested, the lives of the very folks putting it on the line for freedom's sake are in even greater danger. The Nobel Committee's pathetic gesture today has literally endangered American lives in the near and distant future if they are successful in shaming Obama into not supporting the General's plan. " (emphasis mine)

Baucus Bill Would Cost More than $2 Trillion

CATO "Sen. Max Baucus’s (D-MT) health care overhaul would cost more than $2 trillion. It would expand the deficit. But he has carefully and methodically hidden those facts – so well that he has completely hoodwinked nearly all the major media."

Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize to mixed reviews

Reuters "While the decision won praise from statesmen like Nelson Mandela and Mikhail Gorbachev, both former Nobel laureates, it was also attacked in some quarters as hasty and undeserved." Analysis: He won, but for what? "The Nobel committee, it seems, had the audacity to hope that he'll eventually produce a record worthy of its prize." Comment: absurd decision on Obama makes a mockery of the Nobel peace prize. "The achievements of all previous winners have been diminished." President Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize (updated) "Even Obama sycophants like NBC's David Gregory are gobsmacked by this ridiculous choice. How much of a backlash will there be?"