Closing the New Frontier

Charles Krauthammer "The Russians may be new at capitalism, but they know how it works. When you have a monopoly, you charge monopoly prices. Within months, Russia will have a monopoly on rides into space. By the end of this year, there will be no shuttle, no U.S. manned space program, no way for us to get into space. We’re not talking about Mars or the moon here. We’re talking about low-Earth orbit, which the U.S. has dominated for nearly half a century and from which it is now retiring with nary a whimper."

Planned Summit Is Just an Infomercial in Disguise

Jonah Goldberg "Boycotting the event, as some have recommended, would rightly be seen as a sign of cowardice. However, there’s no reason why the GOP has to play to the White House’s script. Republicans should be respectful and serious, but they should also designate one or two representatives to speak for them. " Via NRO.

Following the Crowd

Steve McGregor, AT "This plea should sound familiar: We're the only major industrialized nation not to sign up for the Kyoto Protocol emissions targets. We're the only industrial nation that doesn't guarantee its workers any paid vacation. We're the only G-20 country without a federal VAT or Goods and Services Tax. It's such a familiar refrain that when asking a friend of mine about the current "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" controversy, his first response was to point out that "the U.S. is the only major Western military..." I interrupted with "so what?" "

Taliban Wants to Exchange U.S. Soldier for ‘Lady Al-Qaeda’

Pajamas Media "Which makes the exchange improbable. Historically, the government has made a number of high-profile prisoner exchanges throughout history, the Gary Powers/Rudolf Abel spy swap of 1962 comes to mind. But to exchange a convicted criminal for a soldier, Bowe Bergdahl, held hostage by a terrorist organization, would be opening a whole new can of worms."

The Truth Is a Precious Commodity

Victor Davis Hanson "...the public collectively shrugged and concluded of Obama, “I don’t trust anything that this guy says.” And when that happens in American politics, it is almost impossible to restore any modicum of credibility. All we are left with now is three more years of the president’s “Bush did it” mantra and a buffoonish Robert Gibbs, like some strutting carnival barker, showing off ink on his palm to a bored press corps."

Blizzard of Lies: Debunking The Warm-Air-Holds-More-Moisture Defense

Newsbusters "Bottom line: the temperature was colder than average on every one of the snow days. On average the snow days were about eight degrees colder than average. To spin these facts as proof that the blizzards are evidence of global warming because "warm air holds more moisture" is bunk."

Biden And Iraq – The Tale Of The Tapes

Sweetness & Light "But it should be clear by now that that Mr. Biden and the rest of this administration will lie about anything." And this from a pro-military site: Blackfive "This is uncredible. Joe Biden & Robert Gibbs claiming credit for the Obama team winning the Iraq War. These people are impossible to parody and shameless beyond belief. Obvious content warning."

Blaming Bush for the Deficit Is Getting Old

Jennifer Rubin "So far, on the budget (as on so much else), he has come up wanting. There is no policy innovation, no debunking of liberal dogma, and no willingness to embrace the best of his opponents’ ideas. So we can understand why George W. Bush is a favorite crutch." Figures. Obama “Misrepresents” Republican 2009 Filibuster Record "The president will say anything to advance a narrative that makes him a victim of obstruction. It is clear that 2010 will be spent pivoting from his 2009 mantra of Bush’s fault to his campaign year blasts at the “do nothing Republicans.” "

MORE INCOMPENTENCE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION

Neal Boortz "...you don't increase demand for a product by offering a tax credit for new employees. You may get a new employee but they will have nothing to produce if there is no need for the product."

OBAMA'S BROKEN TAX PLEDGE

Neal Boortz "...and since the government does not create wealth but merely takes it at the point of a gun ... he is going to need the force of government to get the money. A lot of it. More than he can get his hands on merely by taxing the evil rich."

BLACK REPUBLICAN WOMEN speak out against Obama and radical Islam

BareNakedIslam "There is no better conservative than a black conservative. Having the guts to go against the majority African-American population is courage beyond imagination. Taking on Islam as well makes this group worthy of our greatest respect and admiration."

A Mistake, Not a Precedent

Andrew McCarthy, NRO "In those dire circumstances, Abdulmuttalab fell into our laps. He is a committed terrorist who, by all accounts, is very intelligent, was in Yemen for four months, knows lots of the players, and is clued in on the terror network’s ongoing plans. In short, he’s the kind of dream source an intelligence-starved agent desperately needs and would want to grill for months.Obama, instead, had him Mirandized and lawyered up. That was extraordinarily irresponsible. Pointing to Richard Reid is not a validation of recklessness. It is a demonstration that the president doesn’t get it."