Sunday, August 30, 2009

Cheney Slams Obama's 'Politicized' Probe of CIA Interrogations

Fox News "In blunt, unsparing language, former Vice President Dick Cheney accuses President Obama of setting a "terrible precedent" by launching an "intensely partisan, politicized look back at the prior administration," seeming to question Obama's fitness as commander-in-chief."

Lockerbie Lessons/ True Versus Misplaced Compassion

Mark Earley, Breakpoint "Should dying prisoners be released early on grounds of compassion? In some cases, absolutely. In the case of the Lockerbie bomber, that is a wholly different matter." Audio and text.

Glenn Foden cartoon

The Age of the American Lust Child

By Armstrong Williams ( Mr. Williams will guest-host for Rush Limbaugh one day this week) "Some would question why it matters. What does society care whether or not children are born to wedded mothers at all? After all if the parents are together but not married, or single but wealthy enough to support the child, then no big deal right? Wrong..."

Privacy and Obamacare (Remember Joe the Plumber?)

By Rick Moran "The Joe the Plumber example is instructive. Anyone who speaks out against the government - Republican or Democrat - could find their personal information plastered all over the news. Just the fact that such a possibility exists chills free speech. "

The Science of Islamic Terror

by Moorthy Muthuswamy "By understanding the roots and motivations of jihad, we can begin crafting strategies to defeat it."

Fake hate crime in Denver: Dems stand by smear, vandal’s story gets weirder

Michelle Malkin "Republican Chairman Dick Wadhams has condemned the act and said he doesn’t believe the Democratic Party had anything to do with it. But he said Waak’s suggestion that the vandalism was somehow connected to the health care debate was appalling. “It’s impugning anybody who is exercising their free speech and opposing the president’s proposal,” he said."

Race-baiter Democrat Rep. Diane Watson praises Cuban health system, Castro & Guevara who “kicked out the wealthy”

Michelle Malkin "She attacked Ward Connerly for marrying a white woman. She bragged about Washington, D.C. being a “chocolate city.” She polluted the Hurricane Katrina aftermath with race card-playing nonsense."

Ezra Klein's Confusion Over "Rationing"

Reason "But through the usual lack leftwing lack of imagination and a truly touching and naive faith in the efficacy of top/down government "solutions," Klein ends up advocating for government rationing and for imposing a government monopoly on health care, instead of for more competition and choice."

Lockerbie bomber 'set free for oil'

UK Timesonline "Gordon Brown’s government made the decision after discussions between Libya and BP over a multi-million-pound oil exploration deal had hit difficulties. These were resolved soon afterwards."

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Five Major Faults with the Health Care Bills

Heritage "The following five provisions are the cornerstone of the House and Senate bills and unavoidably result in legislation taking health care reform in the wrong direction."

The Soviet era memo showing Ted Kennedy working against American interests

Rick Moran, AT "...no major media outlet ever pursued the story which is significant in and of itself. Obviously, they were afraid of what they might find if they dug too deeply. ....It is also significant that not one major media obituary on Kennedy even mentioned it. Protecting the reputation - even after death - of a liberal icon appears to have trumped honest journalism once again."