Red Tape Rising: Regulation in the Obama Era

Heritage  "There is no single magic bullet that will stop the excessive growth of regulation, but there are steps that policymakers can take to increase scrutiny of new--and existing--rules to ensure that each is necessary, and that costs are minimized. Congress and the Administration should:"...  H/t to Neal Boortz

'For Jerusalem'

American Thinker  "Jerusalem is mentioned more than six hundred times in Scripture -- and not a single time in the Koran. Its presence in Jewish history is overwhelming.
"It belongs to the Jewish people and is much more than a city, it is what binds one Jew to another in a way that remains hard to explain. When a Jew visits Jerusalem for the first time, it is not the first time; it is a homecoming." Quoting Elie Wiesel's ad in the Washington Post.    Leo Rennert

Judge rules National Day of Prayer unconstitutional

USA Today "The Alliance Defense Fund, an Arizona-based group of Christian lawyers, issued a statement saying Crabb's ruling undermines American tradition dating back to the nation's birth. Freedom From Religion Foundation attorney Richard Bolton didn't immediately return a message seeking comment."
Judge a Carter appointee.  From May 2009 : "For the past eight years, the White House recognized the National Day of Prayer with a service in the East Room, but this year, President Obama decided against holding a public ceremony."

Maintaining Our Dominant Military

Heritage "Nobody doubts that President Obama wants the United States to play a leadership role on the world stage. You don't get Nobel Peace Prizes for being an isolationist. But what is very much in doubt is President Obama's commitment to maintaining our nation's role as the world's dominant military superpower." On the other hand:  Obama’s getting a bad rap on the “superpower” comment "If we insist on playing “gotcha” with short soundbites that supposedly provide some insight into his thinking but aren’t even reflected in half of his policies, can we at least provide the full soundbite for context? Geez"

Obama’s Liberal Arrogance Will Be His Undoing

National Review " “The world has changed,” Sen. Charles Schumer of New York proclaimed on MSNBC. “The old Reagan philosophy that served them well politically from 1980 to about 2004 and 2006 is over. But the hard right, which still believes . . . [in] traditional-values kind of arguments and strong foreign policy, all that is over.” "  Jonah Goldberg

Who is Jennifer Rubin?

Rand.org Here is a bio on the prolific columnist whose articles we link to daily. A recent article of hers here:
Going After Joe Lieberman "The price for ideological purity and the vilification of less-than-pristine political allies may well be a steep one, measured in lost seats, reduced fundraising, and declining voter enthusiasm."

A Whisper

Michael Yon "A singular sentence in reply to a common, simple question. A whisper from Afghanistan has returned a loud echo from Laconia, New Hampshire, a small town of 12,000 (40,000 in the summer) nestled amongst the glacial lakes in the center of the state."

What’s the Obami’s End Game?

Commentary "It’s a mystery, really, how the Obami think this will all turn out. They’ve eliminated the most logical avenues for thwarting Iran’s nuclear program (military action, crippling sanctions, and regime change), and they’re doing everything they can to restrain Israel from taking up the slack. "  Jennifer Rubin

Racist Leftist Infiltrators Driven From Tea Party Rallies (Video) …Updates

Gateway Pundit   "The sign pointing down at the white supremist plant was from the Big Government took kit. It came in handy. The infiltrator scurried off after he was confronted by several patriots including local blogger Adam Sharp who got up in his face."...."Even at the rally in San Francisco, the patriots had pink arrows to point at the few leftists who infiltrated their protest today." Jim Hoft

A Week of Green Brainwashing

Warning Signs  "Your children, in particular, will learn precious little about the way the real Earth functions. Aside from the usual demented “global warming” scenarios guaranteed to give them nightmares, the schools will pretty much abandon efforts to teach anything resembling the way the Earth actually behaves." Alan Caruba

An Open Letter To My Friends and Colleagues In the Media

Big Journalism  "The same folks who brought us Woodward and Bernstein don’t have the guts to ask this president the most simple of questions. He can ditch them, send them packing after 30 seconds, refuse to answer questions and give press conferences that are as rare and meaningless as a reporter’s manual typewriter, or a photographers old three-quarter- inch videotape machine. Not to worry, he’s the president and the media belong to him. Grow some. He’s laughing at you."  Ron Futrell

The Obama Bow-O-Meter

Bob Lang Cartoon     Hat tip to Jeff Smith, Lockheed Martin

And here's my two cents worth, courtesy of  Sharp Elbows