Nuclear Posturing, Obama-Style

Charles Krauthammer "During the Cold War, we let the Russians know that if they dared use their huge conventional military advantage and invaded Western Europe, they risked massive U.S. nuclear retaliation. Goodbye Moscow. Was this credible? Would we have done it? Who knows? No one's ever been there. A nuclear posture is just that -- a declaratory policy designed to make the other guy think twice. Our policies did. The result was called deterrence. For half a century, it held. The Soviets never invaded. We never used nukes. That's why nuclear doctrine is important." But now...

...Obama denies nuke sanctions on Israel...

Shawarma Mayor "Seriously, this is getting old - does anyone need further proof of this guy's dishonesty? At least I know who voted for him now. That crowd gets no respect here." And here: Shame on you - Obama voters. More yet: New Obama Policy: Israeli Nuclear Workers Denied US Entry . Then this from the Israeli publication Ma’ariv with an exact translation by Debbie Schlussel from the Hebrew.

Adam Kokesh ‘runs’ for Congress; is an antiwar activist...

9-11 Families for a Safe America "...review his multiple arrests ... in addition to his anti-war protests while in uniform, anti-military recruitment actions, and travel to an allied nation to encourage U.S. soldiers stationed there to go AWOL."

RE: Do They Know What Obama Is up To?

Commentary "Well, some American Jews plainly do. A reader passes on this account of a recent gathering in California, suggesting that there is a motivated group of Jews not at all pleased with Obama’s Middle East policy:"... By the ubiquitous Jennifer Rubin again.

Bill O'Reilly: Is the American press corrupt?

Washington Examiner "This isn't bias; it's corruption. News organizations are supposed to be watchdogs, not attack dogs. The tea party should be scrutinized like every other political movement. But that's not what's going on here. A large part of the national media is out to destroy these folks. And that's flat-out wrong."

Sneers in Lieu of Arguments

Commentary "Obama’s disinclination — or inability — to contest his opponents on the merits of their arguments is nothing new. He had no effective retort at the health-care summit to Sen John McCain’s indictment of the sleazy backroom deals, so all he could muster was an insult: “The campaign is over.” " Jennifer Rubin is PJM's Washington, DC, editor. She also blogs at Commentary’s Contentions.

Vladimir Putin to head investigation into Polish president's death

Free Republic A scan of a list of 88 passengers aboard the plane published on a Polish government website showed the names of Poland's chief of staff, General Franciszek Gagor, and Major General Bronislaw, head of operational forces. DID PUTIN HAVE THE POLISH PRESIDENT MURDERED? Lots of background here if the pinup girl doesn't distract you.

Who's your Madadi?

PowerlineBlog "But might he have been probing airline security in the aftermath of Umar Abdulmutallab's attempted bombing of the flight to Detroit this past Christmas? Abdulmutallab went to the bathroom just before he sought to ignite the explosives he was wearing." Were there any long periods when this man was in custody that he absolutely "had" to have a smoke?

Democrats Pocket More Campaign Cash from Special Interests Ahead of 2010 Midterm Elections

OpenSecrets.org "Many special interest groups sought to influence the direction of President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats' ambitious legislative goals such as health care reform, financial regulation and energy policy targeting climate change."

Race and Politics; Part one of four By Thomas Sowell

Townhall "Among the people who are likely to be most disappointed with the Obama administration are those who thought it would usher in a post-racial society." ...."But that they actually expected a move in that direction suggests that they ignored both Barack Obama's history and the heavy vested interest that too many people have in race hustling."

Liz Cheney: Obama Putting America on Path to Decline

CBSNews "On Iran, she deemed the president's deadlines "meaningless" and his speeches "pointless." She said that Mr. Obama's response to the protests following that country's election suggested he was "much more concerned about whether the mullahs in Iran would be offended by his actions." "

The Pfleger-ization of the Catholic Church

Michelle Malkin "As if the massive global sex-abuse scandal that cost at least $3 billion in litigation and inflicted immeasurable pain and grief on Catholic molestation victims hasn't done enough damage to its credibility, the Pfleger-ization of the Catholic Church goes on unabated. And the likes of Cardinal George are doing nothing to stop it. This is not the Catholic Church I was raised in. It has left me."