What does French President Nicolas Sarakozy really think of Obama?

Jennifer Rubin " “Obama has been in power for a year, and he has already lost three special elections. Me, I have won two legislative elections and the EU election. What can one say I’ve lost?” And as relayed by an adviser, Sarko seems to think Obama is “a charmer, a conciliator, but I am not sure that he’s a strong leader.” "

Early Morning Thread: How to Destabilize and Destroy a Country

Big Journalism "Maybe it’s also time we brought ourselves up to speed on the Soviet illegals program, the results of which are still with us. The Soviets spent a great deal of time and money identifying possible collaborators (whether witting or unwitting) in the homeland of the Principal Enemy — that was their name for the United States — and then gliding the recruits along their support networks of fellow travelers and sympathetic “useful idiots” (especially journalists) through the elite universities and into high governmental positions." "Useful idiot" definition. We're surrounded by useful idiots so this will help you recognize them. Check your TV listings.

Holder Under the Bus?

Jennifer Rubin "Either way, Obama now must suffer the results of Holder’s ill-advised decisions. There will be much speculation, given Emanuel’s comments, as to whether the White House is getting ready to throw Holder under that proverbial bus. Now, as the Democrats join the Republicans to block the KSM trial and to deny funds for moving detainees to Illinois, it would be as good a time as any." Obama's folly, part 2 "The administration is in a deep hole in the Abdulmutallab case. In the letter Holder keeps digging furiously. Attention must be paid."

PJTV COVERAGE OF THE TEA PARTY CONVENTION.

Instapundit Gotta register, but it's free. Just remember to check if you don't want future emails. If you get spam after that, I get spam after that. TD

Compare Aerial Images of World War II Destruction With Today in Google Earth

Wired.com "Aerial imagery of Europe in 1943 that shows the devastation of World War II is now available in Google Earth. Comparing photos such as those above Warsaw before the war, immediately after the war and today really brings to life the incredible destruction and amazing recovery of bombed European cities." And without environmental impact reports. Say, how's the World Trade Center progressing lately?

MSNBC Palin-Hater Schultz Will Cover Palin Speech Tonight

Gateway Pundit "This is the same guy that called her “political sliime” just last year." And this is the same channel that "Law & Order" promotes repeatedly.

Biased Headline Of The Day: USA Today

Weasel Zippers

"So the title makes it look like a majority of Americans are in favor of repealing DADT, but the poll they use shows 51% are against it and that 19% refused to answer the question. Only 30% are in favor of gays serving openly:" Language advisory in WZ.

Who are the 300 terrorists held in U.S. prisons?

Byron York, via Lucianne "[Republicans] argue that one of the reasons some terrorists were handled in the criminal justice system is that it took George W. Bush and Congress years to establish a military tribunal system that satisfied constitutional requirements -- a process that was lengthened by legal challenges filed by some of the same lawyers who now work in Holder's Justice Department." Emphasis added.

Two Cheers for the Maine Ladies

Robert Costa, NRO "[Senators] Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe poke President Obama’s “blind spot” on terrorism."...."As the Obama administration continues to spin and fizzle, Snowe and Collins should become more prominent in the national-security debate ..." Related: Obama’s Attorney General (for now) "Holder also relies on the Zacarias Moussaoui case to bolster the argument for a civilian trial, which is also a terrible precedent. That proceeding took four and a half years, and the presiding judge said of the trial, “I don’t think in the annals of criminal law there has ever been a case with this many significant problems.” " (Jennifer Rubin)

Misunderstanding the Ryan Roadmap

NRO "The Ryan proposal offers a stable, sustainable course for the welfare state that promises to be far more stable than a centrally directed alternative that burdens the federal government with more complexity than it can successfully manage. Cutting checks — the core business of the Social Security Administration — is something government does well. Micromanaging medical providers, as we've discovered through long experience, is not something government does well." Related: A congressman with a presidential-level agenda. "Liberals accuse Ryan of cutting future Medicare benefits. True enough—but they’re missing the point. “Any reform would do that,” he says. “They want to do it by a government monopoly and rationing. We attack the root cause of health care inflation by introducing free-market mechanisms into the system.” "

ABC Reporter Attacks National Tea Party Convention Leaders During Press Conference (Video)

Gateway Pundit "After biting his lip for twenty minutes New York-based ABC reporter John Berman ripped into the National Tea Party Convention leaders at their press conference today."

Trashing the Job Makers

Victor Davis Hanson "When it comes to creating a psychological climate to encourage employers to start hiring again, a little certainty and a little praise are lot better than uncertainty and talk of taxing even more those who now already pay the most."