The Dust Bowl Congress created

Hot Air "For decades, the California’s Central Valley provided food to the nation and the world, and made California an agricultural powerhouse through wise water management. In weeks, the federal government brought it to an end after determining that the Delta smelt was more important than the thousands of people employed by Central Valley agriculture or the millions of people fed by it."  TW published a similar article and photo last December; the issue contunues.

Obama’s Appeal Is Lost on World Leaders

Max Boot "...But it’s far from clear that Obama’s global popularity is much of a boon for the U.S. insofar as he hasn’t been able to translate his celebrity status into policy results."

Those Crazy Iranians

Blackfive

""...On Iran, Clinton will say the administration is still open to engaging with Tehran but that it must meet international demands to prove its suspect nuclear program is peaceful as it claims and not a cover for developing atomic weapons. Short of that, the U.S. will continue to press for tough new U.N. Security Council sanctions on Iran..."

Riiiiggghhhtttt...."

Democrats unveil immigration-reform proposal

Washington Post  "Senate Democrats officially unveiled a proposal to reform America's immigration system on Thursday, looking past the fact that no Republican has offered support for the effort and President Obama a day earlier played down the chances of legislation passing this year."   H/t toHeritage.

An Appetite for Real Immigration Reform

Heritage   "..Reid, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and their colleagues from the left introduced an immigration reform framework that on the surface is identical to the legislation America rejected in 2007. When you dig down, it may be worse. Of course, once introduced, President Obama issued a statement that his administration would take “an active role” toward ironing out the details. This confusing flip-flopping from the White House is indicative of how the administration has treated border security and immigration reform since taking office. "

Limbaugh to Arizona’s critics: The time for talk is over

Hot Air "Silly Rush, doesn’t he know that only The One is entitled to arbitrarily declare public debate over?"

Obama: “I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money”

Hot Air "...consider this Share the Wealth 2010. Barack Obama went off the TelePrompter in his speech to a Quincy, Illinois audience about Wall Street reform. After saying that Democrats don’t begrudge success that’s “fairly earned,” Obama then ad-libs — and reveals more about himself than he probably wanted:"

Political Cartoons by Chuck Asay

http://townhall.com/cartoons/cartoonist/ChuckAsay

Smart Aleck-in-Chief?

WSJ  "Even Achilles had a heel, and Mr. Obama's may be his decision to be his own Saul Alinsky. Defining, demonizing and making a mockery of one's opponents was one of Alinsky's main rules for community organizers. But community organizers, though often charismatic, can also be annoying jerks. " DANIEL HENNINGER

From One Hispanic to Others — Arizona, You’re Being Had By the Media

Alicia Colon "As a Hispanic I recognize this ploy for what it is- a desperate attempt to incite militant Hispanic groups into protesting Arizona and liberals into boycotting the state. Why, you may ask? Because if what Arizona did spreads to the entire country, the Democrats are toast. And their media pals know this."

We can’t return to our special relationship with the United States

The Globe and Mail, Canada. "U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton went out of her way to highlight differences between Canadian and American government positions on the Arctic, Afghanistan and abortion. The comments themselves were not particularly novel or provocative, but they gave Canadians another opportunity to clash over whether the two countries share a “special relationship,” and what that means for our foreign-policy priorities."

Join the Arizona BUYcott!

Gina Loudon "...protesters like Al Sharpton are asking for a Boycott of the State. In response, Patriot groups around the country want to support the rights of the people of Arizona and are calling for a BUYcott of the State. ".... "Organizers are asking all participating patriot groups to email their receipts of Arizona expenditures to gina@stlouisteaparty.com so that we have quantitative data on our impact in this battle."
More here: Preserving American Liberty has announced Fred and Jeri Thompson, Liz Cheney and J.C. Watts will join Sarah Palin at the Independence Events Center, Saturday, May 1, 2010 for the Winning Back America Conference.