Is There a Rhyme or Reason to U.S. Foreign Policy?

Victor Davis Hanson "So as the U.S. completes its metamorphosis into a much larger version of the E.U., we should expect to see something of the following: 1.Karzai or Allawi will look more to Iran, which will soon become the regional and nuclear hegemon of the Middle East. ..... 2. Eastern Europe and the former Soviet republics had better mend fences with Russia. ..... 3. The E.U. should finally start on that much-ballyhooed all-European response force. ..... 4. Taiwan, the Philippines, and South Korea should strengthen ties with China...... 5. Buffer states in South America had better make amends with a dictatorial, armed, and aggressive Chavez".....More:

The Great Political War Obama Never Expected

American Thinker "Man proposes and God disposes. A big part of the trouble for Barack Obama and all those crackerjack leftwing strategists and the brigades of Alinsky thugketeers is that they've never gotten the hang of the second part of that old axiom."

Lefty Group Tries to 'Infiltrate' Tea Parties with Offensive Signs - Will MSM Take the Bait?

Newsbusters "Their plan is to "infiltrate" Tea Party protests to create the false impression that protesters are racists by … being racists. That's right, they will bring with them offensive signs and give wildly offensive interviews to reporters, all with the intention of smearing a movement that wouldn't bring those signs or give those interviews themselves. It remains to be seen whether the mainstream media will take the bait."

National Association of Realtors: Myths and Facts

Realtor.org "On June 26, the House of Representative approved H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act. Since then, there have been many reports about the bill and NAR's position that are based on incomplete information. Here are the facts:" And here: Snopes.com

The Tenth Amendment: A Rallying Point for Patriots

Pajamas Media "The Tenth Amendment was meant to guarantee the federal government stayed within its proper sphere. Therefore, it makes it clear that all powers not explicitly given to the federal government belong to the states, and that all powers belonging to the states actually belong to the people." AWR Hawkins

Angelina Jolie Hates Obama, Fights With Brad About It

Newsbusters " "She's into education and rehabilitation and thinks Obama is all about welfare and handouts. She thinks Obama is really a socialist in disguise," adds the source. "

Voicemails Expose Left’s Racism

Monica Crowley " As Metzler explained to me, the Left engages in exactly the kind of disgusting, racist behavior which they unfairly and incorrectly accuse the Tea Party and all others who oppose Obama of engaging in. Unlike the Left, Metzler actually has the evidence to prove it. During his stunning interview, Metzler exposes the Left’s hypocrisy and dishonesty—and its very real racism." Via Big Government. Then this: So, ‘Voicemails Expose Left’s Racism’… Where’s The MSM Been All This Time? "When Justice Janice Rogers Brown and Dr. Condoleeza Rice were the subject of racist caricatures by cartoonists working for major metropolitan newspapers, where was the media then?"

'Spittlegate' and Its Consequences

Jack Cashill in AT: "The media response to the Tea Party protest has shown those of us who care just how thoroughly complicit the mainstream media and the Democratic Party have become, and how thoroughly corrupt is that complicity. Between them, with a little help from progressive outposts like the Huffington Post, they manufactured an incident that has discredited the legacy of the civil rights movement and further poisoned race relations in the allegedly post-racial age of Obama. "

The Polish President’s Plane Crash – A bulleted list of what we know…

Tab Right "The following is a bulleted list of what is currently known concerning the crash, those who died and how the Polish government has responded…"

What the Euphemisms Tell Us

RealClearPolitics "The president did issue a couple of warning words to Iran as he clinked glasses with Medvedev. But they cannot obscure the larger message of his first year -- U.S. self-assertion, self-defense, and sovereignty have been morally wrong, and he is changing all that. Mona Charen

Report: Sarkozy Slams Obama – Says He Might Be Insane

Gateway Pundit "According to this report, Sarkozy was “appalled” at Obama’s “vision” of what the World should be under his “guidance” and “amazed” at the American Presidents unwillingness to listen to either “reason” or “logic”. " Quoting the European Union Times . This just in: French President Sarkozy Calls Obama Insane This lists examples of Obama's appeasement.

Race and Politics: Part II

Thomas Sowell "No dogma has caused more mischief-- and, in some countries, tragedies-- than the notion that there is something strange and wrong when some groups are "over-represented" or "under-represented" in some occupations or institutions. This dogma is so widely accepted, and so deeply entrenched, that no one asks for evidence and no speck of evidence is offered. "