Seven Muslims Arrested in Ireland over plot to assassinate cartoonist Lars Vilks

Atlas Shrugs "Seven Muslims were arrested in the Irish Republic today over an alleged plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog, police said. Al-Qa'ida [translation -Islamic centcom or HQ] put a $100,000 bounty on the head of cartoonist Lars Vilks after a newspaper published his cartoon."

US Islamic Group Issues Fatwa Banning Muslims From Giving Americans Soldiers Food...

Weasel Zippers "American Muslims are banned from helping U.S. soldiers deployed in Afghanistan, Iraq and other "Muslim lands," according to a shocking fatwa, or religious decree, recently issued by American-based Islamic jurists." What about that oath of citizenship? Concerned about being Islamic? Check our Fatwa fast fact-finder .

The Dems Don’t Trust Obama – for Good Reason

Big Government "Thus the convoluted scheme the White House has mapped out. The House would first pass the Senate bill, and then pass a reconciliation bill that addresses these objections—in effect converting the process into a makeshift and unprecedented vehicle for amendments… Iron-clad promise—or double-cross? After all, the White House would much prefer the Senate bill, because by its lights the cost-control programs are tougher than what the House prefers…In other words, perhaps Mr. Obama has embraced this reconciliation two-step only to renege as soon as the House gives him what he wants." And this: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, ObamaCare "Last week President Obama sanctioned "reconciliation," a complex tactic that would jam ObamaCare into law on sheer power politics. But what if this gambit is really a false-flag operation, meant to lure House Democrats into voting for a bill that they would otherwise oppose? That's the question many rank-and-file Members are now asking themselves, and they're right to be worried."

Sending a Message with the Census

Mark Krikorian, NRO "Instead, we should answer Question 9 by checking the last option — "Some other race" — and writing in "American." It's a truthful answer but at the same time is a way for ordinary citizens to express their rejection of unconstitutional racial classification schemes. " Emphasis added.

THE COST OF OBAMA

Neal Boortz "There is one thing that Democrats, Republicans and Independents can all agree on - the debt we owe is our greatest long-term threat to national security. By a two-to-one margin, Americans of all demographics and political parties believe that the amount of money we owe to China is now a greater long-term threat than radical Islam."

One year in and Obama doesn't have any foreign leader friends

Rick Moran, AT "I recently asked several senior administration officials, separately, to name a foreign leader with whom Barack Obama has forged a strong personal relationship during his first year in office. A lot of hemming and hawing ensued."...." As I said, this is not an earth shattering revelation. But as one more indication that we have a dangerously naive, arrogant, and perhaps even megalomaniac for a president, it should worry us."

End of the road for Obama?

American Thinker "It's common knowledge that the American mainstream media have collectively had a thrill going up their leg from the time Obama announced his run for the presidency. Even now they find it difficult to report the truth as the Obama presidency falls apart. The UK press on the other hand seems to have a more realistic view of our troubles and this story in the UK's Telegraph highlights Obama's problems with devastating clarity."

Apology Tours and Terrorists' Rights: A Losing Combination

Powerline "• "Keeping America safe": Democrats now trail by 13 points (34 percent to 47 percent.) The gap was just 5 points in July 2008. • "Ensuring a strong military": Democrats trail by 31 points (27 percent to 58 percent.)"

Voters Say Don't Mess With Texas The Way They Did With California

MICHAEL BARONE "Texas is a different story. Texas has low taxes — and no state income taxes — and a much smaller government. Its legislature meets for only 90 days every two years, compared with California's year-round legislature. Its fiscal condition is sound. Public employee unions are weak or nonexistent."

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Jesse Jackson Leads Bingo Rights March in Alabama (Video)

FirstThings "Hey, times are tough. You gotta pick up odd jobs every now and then.The Bingo protesters sang “We Shall Overcome” as they marched to the state capitol." Has it come to this?

The Sickness of the West

Forbes "Trust is missing. We do not trust--and with good reason--either our elected leaders or the corporate elite who constitute the top echelons of society. Seldom in modern history has the lack of trust, now verging on contempt, been so deep, universal and comprehensive. At the very top we have a sad bunch of flawed mediocrities."