Race and Politics; Part one of four By Thomas Sowell

Townhall "Among the people who are likely to be most disappointed with the Obama administration are those who thought it would usher in a post-racial society." ...."But that they actually expected a move in that direction suggests that they ignored both Barack Obama's history and the heavy vested interest that too many people have in race hustling."

Liz Cheney: Obama Putting America on Path to Decline

CBSNews "On Iran, she deemed the president's deadlines "meaningless" and his speeches "pointless." She said that Mr. Obama's response to the protests following that country's election suggested he was "much more concerned about whether the mullahs in Iran would be offended by his actions." "

The Pfleger-ization of the Catholic Church

Michelle Malkin "As if the massive global sex-abuse scandal that cost at least $3 billion in litigation and inflicted immeasurable pain and grief on Catholic molestation victims hasn't done enough damage to its credibility, the Pfleger-ization of the Catholic Church goes on unabated. And the likes of Cardinal George are doing nothing to stop it. This is not the Catholic Church I was raised in. It has left me."

Ruled by Children

Canada Free Press "It didn’t start with this administration or Congress, but it strikes me that “the Party of No”, Republicans, has been the only one to demonstrate what it means to be an adult these days. It’s called learning from experience and, in the past, they have been no less guilty of this behavior than Democrats." Alan Caruba via Lucianne.

MORRIS: GOP will win House, Senate

The Hill "Were Obama’s ambitions to slacken, perhaps a cooling-off might eventuate. But soon the socialist financial takeover bill will come on the agenda, followed by amnesty for illegal immigrants, cap-and-trade and card-check unionization. Each bill will trigger its own mobilization of public opposition and add to the swelling coalition of opposition to Obama and his radical agenda." Now THAT'S hope and change I want to believe in.

GOP Needs To Keep It Simple

Cook Political Report "Now, however, we are entering a new phase in the 2010 campaign: The center of attention over the spring and summer will be independent voters and party primaries, especially those on the Republican side."

Mike Ramirez cartoon

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The Ongoing Melodrama of Victims and Oppressors

Victor Davis Hanson "In all these cases, Obama commendably wants to help the less fortunate. But he seems to care far less for those who act responsibly — except to demonize them if they question whether it is fair or wise to subsidize those who at times don’t."

Useful Idiots: Not News

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Is Obama Misunderestimating Nuclear Weapons’ Contribution to Peace?

Big Government "This latest Obama peace offensive, the reduction in the amount and the use of nuclear weapons, quite possibly could be his ultimate demonstration of being weak on defense. That is so because the record demonstrates that nuclear weapons have been the ultimate guarantor of peace." Thomas Del Beccaro "Misunderestimating"?

Obama’s Perfect Record of Foreign Policy Failure

Commentary "In sum, nearly everything Obama believes about foreign policy is wrong and has been disproved by history and the current behavior of our adversaries. So until his vision aligns with reality, expect Obama’s “perfect” track record to continue." Jennifer Rubin

New Jersey Teachers' Union Prays for Death of Governor Christie

NRO "After this crap that the New Jersey Education Association - the state branch of the NEA - is pulling, I don't want to hear any more whining about "incendiary rhetoric" at the Tea Parties:"

Pledging to Repeal

National Review Online "GOP candidates are coalescing around an anti-Obamacare message." .... "While 34 House Democrats opposed the legislation that passed on March 20, how many would call for its abolition? “I don’t think there are more than seven Democrats in the House who really wanted to vote against this bill,” says Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist."

It's On: CBO Fielding VAT Questions From Congress

Weekly Standard " "Many people in Congress are interested in it," he said of the VAT, a national sales tax that adds between 10 and 20 percent to purchases in European countries where it's been implemented. "We've had conversations with a number of members and their staffs." " Know what BOHICA means? Better learn so you can do it.

Obama Administration Denies Visas to Israeli Nuclear Scientists

Pajamas Media "This could be yet another flashpoint in the increasingly sensitive relations between the administration, the American Jewish community, and Israel." Anybody remember that Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's economic policies helped pull Britain out of their depression? All he's remembered for is his fecklessness in selling out an ally to please Hitler. Don't they teach history in this country anymore?

Netanyahu will not attend nuclear security summit in Washington, DC

Jerusalem Post via Heritage. "Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu had said he would be at the conference to underline the danger of terrorists acquiring nuclear weapons. Officials in his office said Netanyahu reversed himself because some nations planned to use the conference to target Israel over its barely concealed nuclear weapons program." Obama's statesmanship is a gift that just keeps on giving. Republicans welcome Netanyahu's US trip cancellation "The American Politico website described Netanyahu's decision as "an embarrassing distraction on the eve of a high-profile meeting the White House has sought to carefully choreograph."