Bin Laden Fallout

Victor Davis Hanson  "At least for now, Middle East dictatorships in extremis are claiming as their one saving grace their antiterrorism and anti-al-Qaeda credentials, and, likewise, those in the streets seeking to destroy these Middle East authoritarians are claiming just about the same. Both groups are probably lying, but their rhetoric at least is predicated on the fact that bin Laden & Co. are now losers in a way they were praised as winners between 2001 and 2003."

Bin Laden Is Dead, But Our Delusions Live On   "The death of Osama bin Laden has some symbolic value, particularly for the United States. A great power exercises influence not just through its military and economic assets, but through its prestige. A power that can be relied upon to punish its enemies, no matter how long it takes, and reward its friends will be respected, and that respect will figure into the calculations of other nations as they pursue their interests. Killing bin Laden may go a little way to repairing our prestige by undoing the recent foreign policy mistakes in the Middle East, where we have abandoned “friends” like Egypt’s Mubarak and appeased enemies like Syria’s Bashar al-Assad."  Bruce S. Thornton

http://wpcomics.washingtonpost.com/client/wpc/po/2011/05/05/

Obama’s Anti-Energy Policies Are Bankrupting America

The Foundry  "Randall Stilley has witnessed firsthand the Obama administration’s job-killing agenda. As the president and chief executive of Seahawk Drilling, he had to lay off 632 employees before filing for bankruptcy — a direct result of President Barack Obama’s anti-energy policies."

Deepwater Drilling Permitting Rate Still Way Below Average  "As gas prices continue to climb — reaching as high as $5.75 to $6.03 a gallon in some places — the Department of the Interior remains stingy with deepwater drilling permits.
"Since February 2011, the administration has issued an average of just 1.3 deepwater permits per month — a 78 percent monthly reduction from the historical monthly average of 5.8 permits a month...
"The slow pace of permitting will likely eventually result in production declines — and that decrease in supply is unlikely to mitigate high gas prices."

http://townhall.com/political-cartoons/chuckasay

Let's Reflect on the passing of Osama Bin Laden

http://terrellaftermath.com/