Obama, the Overmatched President

Peter Wehner, Commentary "Memo to the President: You face stiff challenges, as do all presidents. But for the record, a recession is not a depression and the war in Afghanistan is not comparable to World War II. The most difficult actions that had to be taken on the economic front were ones done by your predecessor, before you were sworn in – and a good deal of the responsibility for what went wrong rests with the party you represent (see blocking reforms of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae)."

Democrat electoral prospects worsening

Thomas Lifson "Rahm and company are not fools. The job they will protect is Obama's. This situation completely explains the rush to get everything done right away."

Democrats gear up for amnesty battle

Ann Kane,AT If the amnesty bill can be pushed through fast enough, the Democrat Party will increase its number of voters, unlikely for the November elections (although, never underestimate the Chicago way), but most assuredly for 2012."

Here's one for Jim DeMint

Andrew Thomas "He is very intelligent and has a firm grip on reality (which separates him from the majority in the Senate). Although I have respected him as a staunch conservative, I have never admired his acumen in the political arena as much as I do now."

Nancy Pelosi takes swipe at President Obama's campaign promises

Politico "A reporter reminded the San Francisco Democrat that in 2008, then-candidate Obama opined that all such negotiations be open to C-SPAN cameras. “There are a number of things he was for on the campaign trail,” quipped Pelosi, who has no intention of making the deliberations public"

Obama as Greek Tragedy—Part One

Victor Davis Hanson "But, wait, a final thought: not since 9/11 have so many terrorist plots been uncovered in a single year. (In fact, over one-third of all the efforts to repeat 9/11 have occurred in 2009—just as the United States has made unprecedented efforts to renounce the prior war on terror, to demonize a prior President, to use euphemism, to bow and apologize abroad, to turn war into jurisprudence, and to reach out to the Muslim world. "

Political Cartoons by Lisa Benson

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Death of a Theory

Rich Lowry, NRO "[Abdulmullatab's] failed attempt put paid to the notion that terrorism is the byproduct of a few, specific U.S. policies and of our image abroad. This view dominates the Left and animates the Obama administration. It informs its drive to shutter Guantanamo Bay, to get out of Iraq, and to cater to “international opinion.” If we are only nice and likable enough, goes the theory, the Abdul Mutallabs of the world will never be tempted to violent mayhem. Only the young Nigerian didn’t appear the least bit moved by Pres. Barack Obama’s commitment to close Gitmo in a year. He didn’t seem to care that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will get a civilian trial in New York. He didn’t appear to be fazed at all by Obama’s Cairo and U.N. speeches, or a year’s worth of international goodwill gestures. He just wanted to destroy an airliner." Rich Lowry, National Review editor.

Brit Hume discusses Chuck Colson conversion vs. Clinton "conversion"

Youtube To quote the Youtube site: "Brit Hume Tells O'Reilly That He Wasn't Proselytizing - Then Goes On To Proselytize Again". "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you." Matthew 5:11-12, NIV; Bible Gateway

This is why the Iranian government will not survive

Rick Moran , AT "We had heard rumors of this activity by the Basij who it was said routinely broke into student dorms and randomly beat students and hauled others away. This letter from the professors confirms the rumor and demonstrates an out of control security apparatus. Such actions are not tamping down the protests but rather igniting them. My guess is the next big catalyst for demonstrations may very well topple Khamenei and his crew." And Obama will claim it happened on his watch.

Who Is the Enemy?

Victor Davis Hanson "But more than one-third of all terrorist plots since 9/11 transpired in 2009 — despite loud chest-thumping about rejecting the idea of a war on terror, reaching out to the Muslim world, and apologizing for purported American sins. A non-impoverished Major Hasan or Mr. Mutallab (or Mr. Atta or KSM) does not fit with the notion that our enemies act out of poverty or oppression or want."...."Radical Islamists sense, fairly or not, that this administration is angrier at prior officials who kept us safe than it is at those who wish to destroy us for who we are. Given his adoption of the Bush protocols, Obama might show the same magnanimity toward his predecessor that he does toward the Muslim world."

Looming Tax Hikes Preventing Economic Recovery

Heritage "Instead of spending billions more on a third sure-to-fail-stimulus, Congress and President Obama should take all tax hikes off the table for the foreseeable future – including the ones to pay for their take over of the health care system. Doing so would give small businesses the predictability they crave and help get the economy creating jobs again - all without spending a dime."