Feds Holding Back $100 Million in Drill Leases

http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=52290 "As it turns out, the federal government is holding a boatload of money for leases it auctioned and sold but hasn't issued, holding them back for bureaucratic review because of environmental protests and lawsuits."

Ten Questions Politicians Won’t Answer

By Tom Coburn http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZDM5NDJkMDA2ODJlNmMxY2VhYmI2NGJhZGEwZGFlNjU=&w=MA== "Public-option advocates want the American people to believe — in spite of their past statements — that they aren’t trying to lay the groundwork for a total government takeover of health care, but instead are trying to create new choices. Fortunately, the American people aren’t buying it, and public-option proponents are now attacking the skeptics."

CANADIAN HEALTHCARE NOT FOR AMERICA

By Neal Boortz http://boortz.com/nealz_nuze/2009/08/canadian-healthcare-not-for-am.html "Just last week I posted an article by Scott W. Atlas, "Ten reasons why America's health care system is in better condition than you might suppose." In that article he gives several "scary" statistics on the Canadian healthcare system compared to the United States."

White House Adapts to New Playbook in Health Care Debate

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/11/health/policy/11health.html?_r=1&hp "But in introducing the Web site, White House officials were tacitly acknowledging a difficult reality: they are suddenly at risk of losing control of the public debate over a signature issue for Mr. Obama and are now playing defense in a way they have not since last year’s campaign."

Protester: My family was threatened after I spoke up at Dingell town hall

http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/10/protester-my-family-was-threatened-after-i-spoke-up-at-dingell-town-hall/ "We’ve had congressmen screeching about “political terrorists,” “brown shirts,” and “rabid animals,” Senators denouncing “un-American” activities, the DNC running ads about “angry mobs,” the president himself telling his opponents to shut up and get out of the way, and the Democratic brain trust now setting up a “war room” to respond to health-care “attacks.” "

SCOTS SNIPER KILLS TALIBAN LEADER WITH LONGEST SHOT

http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/119427/Scots-sniper-kills-Taliban-leader-with-longest-shot/ "A SCOTTISH soldier has been praised for making the longest recorded kill in Afghanistan after shooting a top Taliban fighter from almost a mile away."

As Obama Steps into the Fray, White House Answers Town Hall Furor Qs

http://whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/08/10/as-obama-steps-into-the-fray-white-house-answers-town-hall-furor-qs/ PRESS GAGGLE BY DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY BILL BURTON Aboard Air Force One En route Andrews Air Force Base

White House Disputes Pelosi Contention that Town Hall Protests are "Un-American"

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/08/white-house-disputes-pelosi-contention-that-town-hall-protests-are-un-american.html "The President thinks that if people want to come and have a spirited debate about health care, a real vigorous conversation about it, that's a part of the American tradition and he encourages that, because people do have questions and concerns..."

No Young Soldiers; By Michael Yon in Afghanistan

http://www.michaelyon-online.com/no-young-soldiers.htm "The following series of photos were taken during the early morning hours of August 2nd . The conditions were “red illume,” meaning there was less than 10 millilux of ambient light and it was too dark for most helicopters to fly, even while using night vision gear. It was plenty dark."

Real Health Reform

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/016/822zxukw.asp "To further encourage competition, Republicans should call for reforms of insurance regulation to allow for the sale of coverage across state lines, and to allow small businesses to join together in negotiating coverage for their workers. And they should make a forthright case for medical liability reform, to lower costs and free doctors from the burdens of defensive medicine. The Democrats, out of deference to trial lawyers, have entirely avoided such reforms..."

Obama’s Great Race to Change America

http://www.victorhanson.com/articles/hanson081009B.html "Why does President Obama want to implement radical changes in American foreign policy, environmental policy, education, health care, and the tax code all at once?The answer is easy: If he does not achieve these initiatives soon, he never will.Almost none of Obama’s proposed policies any longer enjoy majority support among voters — and many of them were not clearly outlined to voters during the campaign."

Memo: How to handle anti-healthcare protesters at townhall meetings

Hat tip to Neal Boortz: http://hcfan.3cdn.net/763d952c7bee4c4abe_12m6bxper.pdf "Bring more signs and leaflets, and whenever possible, post your signs all over the place so that you visually out-perform the other side. Make sure you have people holding signs in everyplace where a TV camera is likely to be and that next to every right wing sign, there’s one of your signs with your message..."