McCain: “Success is the real exit strategy”

Hot Air "Good luck, general. For your viewing pleasure, here’s Krauthammer taking a dim, McCain-esque view of the speech; compare and contrast with Bill Kristol, who’s in sync with me in thinking that, as feeble as it is, this one last chance is more than we ever expected to get from Obama. "

Climategate Document Database from PJTV/Pajamas Media

Pajamas Media "PJTV and PJM now present a complete database of the Climategate documents with a comment section for readers to respond to the individual entries and a way to rank those entries according to interest level. Also available: a roundup of commentary and videos on the subject."

Obama Finally Resolute on Afghanistan?

Max Boot "The key question now is, how much resolve will Obama signal in the address itself? If he spends too much time talking about “off-ramps” (i.e., situations under which reinforcements might be canceled), “benchmarks” that the Karzai government must meet “or else,” or “exit strategies,” he will undo some of the positive impact of his courageous decision to substantially increase the number of American troops on the ground." We'll know in about 45 minutes.

Blackfive Live Blogs the Reaction to the President's Afghan Plan tonight

Blackfive First point, will the West Point back drop/photo op make him look more decisive? Second point, will his plan have guarantees from NATO countries (thank you, Brits!)? Third point, will he set realistic expectations about a tough fight, high cas[ua]lties, lots of effort and time invested, etc? Fourth point, will he set a timetable for withdrawal?

Obama's Afganistan speech before the 'Long Gray Line'

American Thinker "The operative word here is "use." Yes, Obama will use--as in exploit and manipulate--the United States Military Academy and its future 2nd Lieutenants in order to promote the illusion that he is a president who can identify with the soldiers of whom he is Commander-In-Chief, and that he understands their mission."

HHS would become federal giant under Senate plan

"If nothing else should scare you about this healthcare bill, check out the expanded powers of the Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius." Neal Boortz

Americans Still Leaning Against Healthcare Legislation

Gallup "The poll also finds 40% of Americans approving of President Obama's handling of healthcare policy, while 53% disapprove. This is slightly more negative than what Gallup found from July through September, and represents his worst review to date on this issue."

COP KILLER SHOT DEAD

Neal Boortz "Surely the Clemmons family will start sputtering about mental illness and such .. and race pimps Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton might well weigh in with charges of police brutality. Bottom line ... this bastard is dead and gone. "

Norway: What Kind of People Could Give a Nobel Peace Prize to Obama?

Pajamas Media "Even Obama lovers wondered: what kind of country would give out an award of such (alleged) importance to a chief executive who had just taken office and had yet to prove himself in any meaningful way?"

Paul Rahe: Is Obama a one-trick pony?

Powerline "There is in this a lesson. In 2012, the Republicans should nominate for the presidency an individual with executive experience -- who has negotiated with legislators, and who has had to make decisions and take responsibility for the consequences. Among those available, they should choose a principled defender of constitutional government and a skilled manager who recognizes the ultimate dependence of the public sector on growth in the private sector of the economy and who thinks of himself in the international arena as the guardian of American interests. "

Terror by Trial Lawyer

WSJ "If you think it's outrageous that Navy SEALs who helped capture one of Iraq's most wanted terrorists now face court-martial on charges they roughed him up, just wait. It may get worse. Tomorrow morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on a bill introduced by Arlen Specter (D., Pa.) that would make it easier for terrorists to sue military and federal law-enforcement officials."

The Arabs Have Stopped Applauding Obama

By FOUAD AJAMI "Steeped in an overarching idea of American guilt, Mr. Obama and his lieutenants offered nothing less than a doctrine, and a policy, of American penance. No one told Mr. Obama that the Islamic world, where American power is engaged and so dangerously exposed, it is considered bad form, nay a great moral lapse, to speak ill of one's own tribe when in the midst, and in the lands, of others."