If the Chilean Mine Had Been in Colorado

American Thinker   "I saw in the president and people of Chile the highest of human instincts, a willingness to come together and help their fellow countrymen in a time of acute need.
"It is an instinct that is shared by the citizens of the United States, an innate quality imbedded in the DNA of every American. Or is it? What if Copiopo was located on the western slope of Colorado? Would the story have played out in the same manner? Would the spirit of the American citizen have been dampened by the wet blankets of bureaucracy and political correctness?
"Here-to-with, a hypothetical chronology...."

How to Turn a Recession into a Depression

Victor Davis Hanson  "It is hard for a president to turn a recession into a long-term downturn in the United States, given the inherent resiliency of private enterprise and America’s open and free markets. But if you were to try, you might do something like the following.
"First, propose all sorts of new taxes. Float trial balloons about even more on the horizon. Subordinates should whisper about a VAT/national sales tax."....

Actors Called to Play 'Young People' at Obama Town Hall.

Human Events  "When actors (or wanna be actors answering the casting call) stand up to give pre-screened and pre-selected questions to the President in what is billed as a town hall representing a diversity of opinions, will the media be as amused and as unrelenting in letting the public know of the fraud being committed as they were in the NSRC ad ?
"After all, a casting call is a call for actors placed by people who make up stories to entertain the public."

Obama town hall gets Hollywood treatment  (October 13th) "The invitation to participate in the event was posted on the sponsor's web sites and through social media. But it was Back Stage, which bills itself as an online resource for actors, models and other performers, that stirred up controversy when it posted a casting call notice for the same event.
"Back Stage, which has helped to fill roles for "reality-based projects," said it was seeking "males and females, 18+" for "A Conversation With President Obama."
"This tactic raised eyebrows and drew criticism leaving the White House to distance itself from the seat filling process."
Elect a media celebrity president and this is what you get.

Andrew Breitbart Takes on Corrupt Media at California GOP Victory Rally (Video)

Gateway Pundit  "Conservative Andrew Breitbart blasted the corrupt democrat-media complex in his speech at the California GOP Victory Rally yesterday with Sarah Palin.
"“This is not about November. This is about saving the United States of America.”"

SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: State of Union no-show

WaPo  "The president will begin a sentence with an invocation of the country's greatness, Alito said. If justices don't jump up and applaud, "you look very unpatriotic," he said.
"But, Alito continued, then the president may finish the thought by adding "because we're conducting a surge in Iraq or because we're enacting health care reform." Justices aren't supposed to react to statements about policy or politics." Via  Volokh Conspiracy

OBAMA'S "PEACE PROCESS" TALKS HAVE OFFICIALLY COLLAPSED: ABBAS WITHDRAWS

Astute Blogger  "AS LONG AS THE ENEMY FAILS TO ACCEPT THIS MINIMUM THRESHOLD, THERE CAN BE NO LAND DEAL, AND NO PEACE DEAL.
"THE PERIODIC "PEACE PROCESS" SHAM IS ONCE AGAIN OVER."

Next Cartoonist to Receive a Fatwa............ Mallard Filmore

 Atlas Shrugs  "Filmore gets it ..... let's hope not literally. "Muslims Who Repudiate Violence""

From France: "Obama Does Not Dare Propose Anything Else"

WatchingAmerica  "I am struck by something that no television commentator seems to point out: The president does not dare propose anything else.
"He speaks mainly about preventing the horrible Republicans from putting big business lobbyists back in power. He campaigns against George W. Bush. The problem is that George W. Bush is invisible, is not a candidate and has totally retired from politics."  Pierre-Yves Dugua