"Hell To Pay" Author Barbara Olson killed on hijacked plane on 9/11

Book Review: "In Hell to Pay, Barbara Olson recounts Hillary’s own, personal “decade of greed” and reveals the paranoia of a first lady whom even a Clinton confidant has accused of operating a virtual “secret police” unit to destroy presumed enemies- including such lowly staffers as cooks and valets."...."No one has better penetrated the political rise of Hillary Clinton than Barbara Olson."

9/11

By Neal Boortz "Now ... just to turn the clock back .... The following are my program notes as they appeared on the Internet on September 11, 2001. Obviously the notes about the ISLAMIC attack were added after the notes were first posted. I'm sure most of the links for the reading assignments no longer work ... but it's a look back at what was happening eight years ago today: Link. "You have to ask ... would this tragedy have happened today if America had shown the resolve to rid the world of Saddam Hussein in 1991? Shows of weakness or timidity invite actions of this type. Bullies love to pick on big guys who won't fight back."

Obama to give speech on financial crisis Monday

Reuters ""He will discuss the aggressive steps the Administration has taken to bring the economy back from the brink (and) the commitment to winding down the government's role in the financial sector," the White House said in a statement."

What 'Abortion Reduction' Means

Breakpoint-" “It won’t be easy,” writes Dinesh D’Souza for Christianity Today, “but somehow the case against abortion must include a case against sexual libertinism.”"...."Abortion reduction is intertwined with our views of sexuality, healthy relationships, and what brings happiness. It is ultimately a matter of worldview."

ACORN helps set up a supposed brothel.

By John Fund, WSJ "Just yesterday, 11 ACORN workers were accused by Florida prosecutors of falsifying information on some 900 voter registration forms. But this morning brings a Fox News report that ACORN officials in Baltimore offered to help get a housing loan and falsify tax documents for a proposed house of prostitution that would employ underage girls from El Salvador." Complete ACORN Baltimore Child Prostitution Investigation Transcript Here:

Lisa Benson cartoon

Townhall

Conservatives, Time to Adopt Saul Alinsky Tactics

Free Republic "Alinsky taught that in order to most effectively cast themselves as defenders of moral principals and human decency, organizers must react with "shock, horror, and moral outrage" whenever their targeted enemy in any way misspeaks or fails to live up to his "book of rules." "Moreover, said Alinsky, whenever possible the organizer must deride his enemy and dismiss him as someone unworthy of being taken seriously because he is either intellectually deficient or morally bankrupt. "The enemy properly goaded and guided in his reaction will be your major strength," said Alinsky. He advised organizers to "laugh at the enemy" in an effort to provoke "an irrational anger." "Ridicule," said Alinsky, "is man's most potent weapon. It is almost impossible to counterattack ridicule. Also it infuriates the opposition, who then react to your advantage."

It's Still the Economy, Stupid

By DANIEL HENNINGER Hat tip to Rush Limbaugh. "To save himself and his party from another health-care debacle, Barack Obama should put his campaign agenda on the back burner, bend his efforts to the reviving economy, rebuild his political capital by taking credit for the inevitable rebound, minimize the loss of House seats and then revisit his wish list in 2011. The alternative is promising big, accomplishing little and getting credit for nothing. This could be America's greatest failed presidency."

Talking Cure, Again

National Review "Neither the government-heavy substance nor the dishonest and demagogic tactics have changed. The president denounced “scare tactics” — in a speech that warned that failure to go along with his plans would cause people to die. He pretended that preventive care will “save money,” even though this claim has been authoritatively and repeatedly debunked. He claimed, in defiance of every independent assessment, that the legislation before Congress will reduce costs. He denied that the legislation he supports will spend federal dollars on abortion, which can be true only if he has some private and novel definition of “federal dollars.” He denied that it will cover illegal immigrants, even though Democratic congressmen have specifically voted not to require verification of legal residence."

Morning Bell: The President Learned Nothing From August

Heritage "At the very least, Mr. Obama and the Democrats should stop trying to ignore reality; they should stop pretending that August didn’t happen, that there hasn’t been a national revolt against a government takeover of health care. They keep telling themselves—and thus keep hearing—that the Town Hall meetings of summer were concocted by FOX News and abetted by the Internet. Reality may need to set in before we can get real reform."

Barack Obama’s Past Grace

Liberation. France, Hat tip to WatchingAmerica "Polls are becoming worrying for the White House. Uncertainty is taking hold domestically and, at the same time, the horizon is darkening on foreign fronts. Translated By Drue Fergison"

Flashback: Democratic etiquette in the Bush era

Hot Air "Here’s a clip from the State of the Union speech in 2005, when George Bush warned Congress that Social Security was going broke and needed reform immediately. Did Democrats politely listen to the warning? Not exactly. Listen to the boos and catcalls:..."