ONE YEAR AGO TODAY ...

Boortz "[Obama's] election was a crowning achievement of our system of government education. He certainly has the potential of destroying this country as we know it. The ballot box still works ... for now. I truly believe that 2010 may be the last chance we have to save our Republic from the likes of Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Frank, Rangel, Waxman, Hoyer and the rest of the statist crowd."

Year One in the Age of Obama; An NRO Symposium

NRO "Does President Obama match up to Candidate Obama? Did the rise of the oceans begin to slow and our planet begin to heal? We asked friends of National Review Online to grade the president’s first year on the job."

Election 2009: Change I Can Believe In!

By Ann Coulter "By contrast, liberals are less popular than Democrats. When conservatives take control of the Republican Party, Republicans win. When liberals take control of the Democratic Party, Democrats end up out of power for eight to 12 years."

ELEMENTARY EPIDEMIC: 11 Uncovered Videos Show School Children Performing Praises to Obamaby

Big Hollywood "Each one of the videos below is creepier than the last because the further down you go, the younger the children — brace yourself for kindergartners – except for the last and most disturbing video, which you have to see to believe."

Revenge of the middle class

The Hill "They see all this big government coming, and they see all this bailout money going, and they don’t think it is right. They think they are going to get screwed, and worse, they think the country is going in the wrong direction. "

Tuesday's Elections and the Democratic Agenda

By Karl Rove, WSJ From Oct 28; "A year ago, Democrats crowed that Mr. Obama had reshaped the political landscape to their advantage. Voters have lived under Democratic rule for nine months, and many of them, especially independents, don't like what they're seeing."

Another radical judge gets a lifetime appointment

By Ed Lasky "Senate Democrats are proving once again that no judicial nominee is too extreme for them to stomach. A move seems to be afoot to open debate on the Senate floor this week on the nomination of David Hamilton of Indiana to the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. This judge is a radical's radical."

Reading the tea leaves - elections have consequences

By Rick Moran "All in all, a very good night for the GOP. Despite the spin, this will definitely make a lot of those moderates and Blue Dog Democrats want to run for cover - especially on health care reform.One thing is sure; Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid's lives all just got a lot more complicated. "

The USS New York

American Thinker "The USS New York is open to the public today; AT's Jack Kemp visited and took pictures."

The Discreet Charm of the Left-wing Plutocracy

By Victor Davis Hanson "In Gore’s telling, he was worried only about the planet, put meager investments into promising green companies, and then, given divine intervention, found himself worth perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars."

Forget the 2-1 spin; it was a rout

American Thinker "Or put another way, Republicans won two races decided by millions of voters -- and Democrats won a small race dominated by party operatives. In addition, the GOP made some historic gains in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Washington state special elections to boot."

Liberal politics, BO poison

Thomas Lifson "The public has delivered a strong message to Democrats: back away from the extreme policies of Barack Obama or face loss of office."