New Attack on Free Speech

http://www.aclj.org/TrialNotebook/Read.aspx?id=829 "We are sending President Obama a letter demanding that he withdraw and rescind this citizen reporting program. You can read the letter here. I have also expressed our concern in a posting to The Hill's Congress Blog. That is posted here." Jay Sekulow

ObamaCare and me; a physician speaks

By Zane F Pollard, MD http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/08/obamacare_and_me.html "One last thing: with this new healthcare plan there will be a tremendous shortage of physicians. It has been estimated that approximately 5% of the current physician work force will quit under this new system. Also it is estimated that another 5% shortage will occur because of the decreased number of men and women wanting to go into medicine."

The Quiet War Movie

By L. Brent Bozell III http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=52172 "Here’s a new offering that has none of the political messaging of Hollywood, doesn’t contain a single marquee name, and the critics are cheering.

White House Evades Questions on Obama’s Past Support for Single-Payer Health Care

http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=52208 "However, critics of the Obama plan think his “public option” would be the first step toward a single-payer system. The public option would be a government-run insurance plan set up to compete against private insurers. "

Priceless. Jamie Allman Confronts Russ Carnahan at Secret Press Conference on Beating Black Conservatives (Video)

http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2009/08/priceless-jamie-allman-confronts-russ.html "Rep. Russ Carnahan held a secret press conference this morning to discuss the town hall meeting last night where tea party taxpayers were locked out, union thugs were let in and conservative blacks had their heads kicked in. Local radio giant Jamie Allman found out where Carnahan was holding his meeting even though..."

Sebelius calls her SEIU “brothers and sisters” to battle; Dennis Rivera decries “terrorist tactics”

http://michellemalkin.com/2009/08/07/sebelius-calls-her-seiu-brothers-and-sisters-to-battle/ "HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius held a brief conference call with SEIU members this afternoon. She hailed them as her “brothers and sisters” and urged them to show up at town hall meetings."

Michael Yon: Scenes from Afghanistan.

http://www.michaelyon-online.com/common-scenes-common-thoughts.htm The Ernie Pyle of the war against al Qaeda shares his latest pictures from that theater.

There Is a Military Option on Iran

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204908604574332753028699432.html "But the risks of military action must be weighed against those of doing nothing. If the Iranian regime continues to advance its nuclear program despite the best efforts of Mr. Obama and other world leaders, we risk Iranian domination of the oil-rich Persian Gulf, threats to U.S.-allied Arab regimes, the emboldening of radicals in the region, the creation of an existential threat to Israel, the destabilization of Iraq, the shutdown of the Israel-Palestinian peace process, and a regional nuclear-arms race."

The Chicago Way 2009

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/08/024217.php "The mainstream media will dutifully report the emergence of Obama's thugs as representing a lapse in civility on the part of those who are revolting against Obamacare. The truth is that it represents the imposition of "the Chicago way" on the resistance. JOHN adds: Here is the shocking video of union thugs--self-identified by their t-shirts--attacking peaceful "tea party" protesters last night in St. Louis:"

Morning Bell: The White House Strikes Back

http://blog.heritage.org/2009/08/07/morning-bell-the-white-house-strikes-back/ "Not everyone on the left has been so quick to silence the opposition. In direct contradiction to claims by Sens. Harry Reid (D-NV) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Claire McCaskill tweeted last night: “I disagree that the people showing concern over some health care proposals are ‘manufactured’ Real folks, strong opinions.” And Sen. Ben Cardin told Fox News: “People have strong views about health care reform..."

In Pursuit of a Silent Majority

By Rich Lowry http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZmM2MTI2MTVkN2Y2ZjBlOTQ4N2U2YjY4ZGFkYzFmYzQ= "If engaged citizens shower Obama with adoration at stage-managed rallies, they are the very stuff of American democracy. If they boo their congressman, they are a scandalous eruption of fake or hateful sentiment."

Ron Paul and the Dangers of Isolationism

http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/ron-paul-and-the-dangers-of-isolationism/ "In his often recited critique of 9/11, Paul never once mentions the fiery rage of jihadi fundamentalism that aims to restore “the lost caliphate” and invoke medieval Sharia. In Paul’s world, resentment towards “U.S. entanglements” led a group of sexually repressed Muslim men, brought up on a doctrine of aggressive Wahhabism (and the promised 72 virgins), to crash two planes into the Twin Towers."