Straw Man Watch

Karl Rove "The Straw Man fallacy involves the attribution or assumption of a position, which is then attacked or dismissed, The problem is that the position dismissed by the argument is not the real 'man' or 'person', but a caricature of the real position held."—

Liu nomination “in jeopardy” after “dozens” of omissions from questionnaire

Hot Air "Conservatives had already begun working to oppose the nomination of Berkeley Law professor Goodwin Liu to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, but Liu may have handed them some serious ammunition. "

Obama to set 'good example' with new nuke strategy

Rick Moran , AT "Did it ever penetrate his skull that the very nations that threaten us - never mind Iran and North Korea which he exempts from the new policy - could care less about the US "good example?" What towering ignorance and breathtaking arrogance would lead a president to abandon the notion that we should forget about "good examples" and just protect the country?" This from Heritage: The Road to a New Nuclear Arms Race "The ayatollahs believe that, when they have the bomb, they can crush the freedom-loving opposition with total impunity. They are counting the days."

Obama's national security giveaway

Thomas Lifson "...if I read accounts correctly, President Obama has given a major American strength by limiting American delivery systems, not just warheads."

MAXINE WATERS

Neal Boortz "We will compare her recent comments about those evil, violent, rage-filled Tea Partiers with comments she was making to anti-war protestors when George W. Bush was president."

Homeland Security: Islam is a Religion of Peace and Tolerance~ Video

LogansWarning.com "Guys, this is one of the most disturbing videos that I have ever seen. If you do not have the time to watch the entire video, please watch the first 10 minutes, and you will see how Muslims have infiltrated important positions in our country. If anyone makes it past the 10 minute mark of this pathetic speech, drinks are on me!" More change we better believe in.

Obama's "Unilateral Disarmament" is Neither

Reason.com "But the only thing worse than a world with nuclear weapons is a world without them. Why? Because they create a huge incentive for major powers not to attack each other. The danger that a conventional war might escalate to doomsday is so horrifying that no one wants to take the chance. It is impossible to win a nuclear war. So the paramount goal of every nuclear state is to avoid one." Steve Chapman. And this: President Weirdo Goes Anti-Nuke "Over Easter, I wrote a post at this space entitled “President Weirdo,” which got a fair amount of attention pro and con. In essence, I proposed that President Barack Obama was psychologically unfit to govern." Roger L Simon. Then this: Obama’s Incomprehensible Nuclear Posture Review By Jennifer Rubin.

Our Man Inside Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

Michael J. Totten "Reza lives safely in Los Angeles now, though he hasn't stopped doing whatever he can to contribute to the downfall of his home country's repressive regime—a regime he understands better than most having spent so many difficult years pretending to serve it."

A Thousand Lies

Warning Signs "In the meantime, though, Obama appoints hard-core socialists to positions of power throughout his administration. This is a time in which courage is required until America can be saved by November’s midterm elections. Are Republicans perfect? No, but they are not socialists." Alan Caruba.

US unveiling new, more restrictive nuclear policy

YahooNews "The U.S. officials said the administration's new policy would stop short of declaring that the United States would never be the first to launch a nuclear attack, as many arms control advocates had recommended. But it would describe the weapons' purpose as "primarily" or "fundamentally" to deter or respond to a nuclear attack."

Mike Ramirez cartoon

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Looking for Democracy

Warning Signs "Presciently, Tocqueville wrote, “The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money.” That day has arrived." Alan Caruba