Slouching Towards Irrelevance

Heritage "One might hope that the Obama administration would look at the path Europe has gone down ...and decide to change course. But President Barack Obama’s speech at West Point on Sunday quashed any such hopes. Speaking to graduating Cadets, President Obama laid out the increasingly identifiable pillars of the Obama Doctrine: greater reliance on international institutions; substituting soft power for hard power; and a more subdued and less self-reliant America – a scheme designed more to manage American decline than to ensure its people remain safe, free and prosperous."

Obamacare’s Cooked Books and the ‘Doc Fix’

NRO "The number of employers looking to dump their workers into subsidized insurance is almost certainly going to be much higher than either CBO or the chief actuary now projects. And the price inflation from the added demand of the newly entitled isn’t factored into any of the official cost projections.
"We’ve seen this movie before. When the government creates a new entitlement, politicians lowball the costs to get the law passed, and then blame someone else when program costs soar. Witness Massachusetts. Most Americans are sensible enough to know already that’s what can be expected next with Obamacare."
63% Favor Repeal of National Health Care Plan  ; from Rasmussen.

The War Over America’s Past

Pat Buchanan "If we forget what we did, we won’t know who we are. I’m warning of an eradication of the American memory that could result, ultimately, in an erosion of the American spirit.”
"Teaching American history to America’s children is done so that they will come to know and love their country. And while all nations have sins of scarlet, none has a greater, more glorious past than ours.
"And if teaching that is what the Texas Board of Education is all about, ensuring that the children of Texas know both sides of every great American quarrel and come away loving their country all the more, then God bless ‘em."

Obama's Nominee to Run Medicare: 'The Decision is Not Whether or Not We Will Ration Care--The Decision is Whether We Will Ration Care With Our Eyes Open'

CNS News “Limited resources require decisions about who will have access to care and the extent of their coverage,” Berwick wrote in the Jan. 27, 1999 edition of Nursing Standard.
“The complexity and cost of healthcare delivery systems may set up a tension between what is good for the society as a whole and what is best for an individual patient,” Berwick wrote in an article entitled, “A Shared Statement of Ethical Principle.” Emphasis mine. When conservatives predicted this, Democrats called it "the same old argument", which, if you think about it, is no denial.

A Response to Elvis Costello

Commentary "As I noted last week, Elvis Costello, with great fanfare and sanctimony, decided to boycott Israel. A response was penned by Assaf Wolf, for whom I think some sort of award should be named that celebrates those who debunk and undo Israel-bashers.".... "Wolf wrote a “Dear Costello” letter that must be read in full. Here’s a sample:"... Jennifer Rubin. 
 All liberal celebrities are sanctimonious, are they not?

Obama backs 'don't ask, don't tell' compromise that could pave way for repeal

WaPo "The compromise was finalized in meetings Monday at the White House and on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers will now, within days, vote on amendments that would repeal the Clinton-era policy, with a provision ensuring that any change would not take effect until after the Pentagon completes a study about its impact on troops. That study is due to Congress by Dec. 1."  Monty Python's take on this.

The Miley Cyrus Effect: Young Girls Acting Like (Trashy) Adults

Culture and Media Institute  "With role models like the former Hannah Montana, we shouldn't be surprised when girls behave more provocatively." Sarah Knoploh

Why Obama Won’t Be Going to Israel

Commentary  "...a Knesset speech would invite comparisons with George W. Bush’s Knesset address — which, Seth Lipsky correctly observed, “will stand as a measure for those who follow him” and which captured an extraordinary moment in history. Speaking on Israel Independence Day, Bush began as follows:

"We gather to mark a momentous occasion. Sixty years ago in Tel Aviv, David Ben-Gurion proclaimed Israel’s independence, founded on the “natural right of the Jewish people to be masters of their own fate.” What followed was more than the establishment of a new country. It was the redemption of an ancient promise given to Abraham and Moses and David — a homeland for the chosen people, Eretz Yisrael."

  Rick Richman

Sarah Palin's “I Can See November from My House” speech at the University of Denver

The Right Scoop "Sarah Palin gave a great speech tonight, focusing on the topics of what she would say to President Obama if she were given the chance. She focused on an array of issues, including immigration and health care, also paying homage to Ronald Wilson Reagan as her hero. I must say that I think this is one of my favorite speeches by her. She also coined a new phrase tonight: “I can see November from my house!” "

Obama: Neither Naïve nor Foolish nor Misguided

Edward Cline "Obama is the vengeance dream of every anti-American “radical” who ever demonstrated against this country over the last half century, a dream come to life as the nightmare it must be. Examine more closely the root motive of his policies, actions, designs, and principles. Obama is neither naïve nor foolish or misguided. His means and ends are conscious, deliberate, and calculated to destroy. He has built a super car bomb in his fiscal policies and his foreign policy, with every hope of seeing them explode with the maximum collateral damage. He is a home-grown terrorist in slow-motion.  Obama is perilously and vastly worse than Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter, or Bill Clinton. It requires honesty and moral integrity, based on the mounting evidence open to all, to reach that conclusion."

Graphic evidence of what Arizona is up against

Ethel C. Fenig "Illegals are not just Mexican or Hispanic. A large militant Arab population goes to South America to learn enough Spanish to "pass" as Mexicans. They colonize in Arizona, especially in the south around Tucson. Arizona has become a gateway for Al Qaida and other anti-American groups. There are parts of Arizona that resemble third world slums where English is not spoken."
Radical Islamic Terrorists and America’s Immigration Crisis: "For unknown reasons the Obama Administration has deliberately refused to publicly address the clear and present danger of radical Islamic terrorists and the immigration crisis. As previously reported here, Terrorists have applied for Green Cards..."

Read about the "radical" changes to the social studies curriculum the Texas legislature voted to implement.

Sweetness and Light  "Texas schoolchildren will be required to learn that the words "separation of church and state" aren’t in the Constitution and evaluate whether the United Nations undermines U.S. sovereignty under new social studies curriculum." Those who depend on the mainstream media for information and opinion will be encouraged to feel outraged over this. H/t to Neal Boortz. Texas, please save us from this kind of stuff:  Saudi-funded textbooks being used in America's K-12 classrooms: "For instance, did you know that Muslims discovered America? Or that Jerusalem is an Arab city? That's just some of the "history" that students in America's K-12 classrooms have been taught in recent years--with the help of taxpayer money."...."One book ignored the Jewish roots of Christianity, saying the faith was founded by a "young Palestinian" named Jesus. Another stated as fact that the Koran was revealed to Mohammed from God. Yet another said ancient Jewish civilization contributed "very little" to to the arts and sciences. Textbooks like these are used by millions of schoolchildren in all 50 states.[...]"

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