America, the weak horse by choice

Powerline "The Afghan government isn't taking this approach because it feels well disposed towards Pakistan, much less towards the blood-thirsty Haqqani. It is doing so because it realizes that, with President Obama having made clear that the U.S. lacks the will to stay in the fight, Pakistan and the Afghan insurgents are the strong horse and U.S. is the weak one."

My Evening with Bill Ayers, Cindy Sheehan, and Some Creepy Communist Lady

Pajamas Media  "There were no calls for Israel’s elimination, or for the U.S. military to disband, or for George W. Bush to be executed for war crimes. Ayers never conceded that he and the president were more than just neighbors, or that he still has contact with the White House. But after listening to the illogical dribble — hollow platitudes about social justice and amorphous references to “the movement” — it became clear that these admissions were unnecessary."

Manute Bol, dies at 47; Towering NBA Player Provided Millions of Dollars to Jihad-Ravaged Sudan

Atlas Shrugs "Former NBA player and Dinka tribesman Manute Bol and his best friend went to over 39 Congressmen personally and met with the Pentagon in the 90's telling them that their people were being decimated by the Arab Muslims from the North and would disappear if the US did not help. He said they got nothing. ...So Manute reached into his own pockets in the millions to help support the starving refugees who had witnessed their homes and families destroyed.
"And so Bol was broke. So much so that former NBA friends held a benefit to raise $$ for his huge health bills after a drunk cab driver flipped a car Bol was in."

Blogger face-off: Obama administration's response to the Gaza flotilla incident

The Hill "The Hill invites two established bloggers from either side of the political spectrum to sound off on a designated topic in original commentary each Saturday. This week, two bloggers known for writing on Mideast issues take on the White House reaction to the controversial May 31 Israeli raid on an aid flotilla headed for Gaza, in which nine of the flotilla workers were killed and seven Israeli commandos were injured:"...."By Adam Horowitz and Jim Hoft."

How Do You Spell Response?

Carol Peracchio "We know very little about President Obama's youth, but it's hard to imagine young Barack competing in a spelling bee, or an archery competition, or any activity where success or failure depends solely on him (including bowling). On a basketball team, responsibility for failure can be spread among all the players. Even a loss at chess or poker can be excused by attempting to claim cheating by one's opponent. But a spelling bee is different. When my son just couldn't remember how to spell "biscuit," he had to accept that he was wrong. He couldn't blame the moderator, his parents, his teacher, or the dictionary."

Happy Father's Day! (For now): A cautionary tale

Larrey Anderson  Father's Day and Obamacare in one article; how serendipitous.

The Madness of Mothers and the Folly of Fathers

American Thinker "Fortunately, in most of the eternal disputes between men and women, discretion prevails over candor. If the truth be told (as it probably shouldn't), fathers often think mothers are insane while mothers think fathers are cold and unfeeling."   Paul Shlichta

Capitalizing on the Latest Crisis

Harry R. Jackson, Jr.  "China and India are creating tens of thousands of jobs, financed by American taxpayers and consumers, while we tax and over-regulate productive industries to pay for subsidies, tax breaks and payrolls for wind and solar companies that then must buy turbines and panels from China and India, because we cannot afford to make them here in the United States."   Bishop Harry Jackson is chairman of the High Impact Leadership Coalition and senior pastor of Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, MD.

Federal Suit: Health Care Law Unconstitutional and Unenforceable

ACLJ "The suit also argues: "If Congress succeeds in asserting this unprecedented claim of authority, it would set a sweepingly broad standard unsupported by the Constitution that would allow Congress to dictate to individuals that they must, or must not, buy countless other goods or services in the marketplace. To interpret the Commerce Clause to afford Congress such vast, all-encompassing authority over the daily lives of Americans would eviscerate the idea of a federal government of limited powers.""

Tilting at windmills

American Thinker "For those readers at American Thinker who agree with the leftist environmentalists that America should become less dependent on fossil fuels and expand our support of alternative methods of energy generation such as wind power, I have a bit of advice: take a drive through West Texas.
"I just did, more than a thousand miles of driving through West Texas and Eastern New Mexico, an area that I have been driving through for more than five decades and I must confess I am not pleased with what I see."  ....
 "Come out to West Texas all you greenies and see what endless ugliness you have wrought."  Russ Vaughn

Obama's Plan To Modify Your Behavior

J.C. Arenas "Beginning this year, until 2015, the council will submit an annual report to the president and Congress that describes the progress it has made with its efforts to advance health promotion and disease prevention. Overall, it is expected to address "lifestyle behavior modification" of the American people, including, but not limited to, smoking cessation, proper nutrition, appropriate exercise, mental health, behavioral health, substance-use disorder, and domestic violence screenings."

Going around: "Louisiana petition to lift drilling moratorium"

"Sign the Petition The offshore drilling moratorium will be devastating to our Gulf Coast region, where hundreds of thousands of residents work in jobs that service the oil and gas industry. The impacts we are suffering from the BP oil spill are bad enough; the moratorium will cause massive layoffs and cripple our economies like never seen before, and we will likely feel the impact for years. Please act quickly to institute offshore safeguards, reduce the drilling moratorium to 30 days, and get us working again to fuel this nation!" "

However:  Snopes says: Online petitions are a waste of time.

TruthOrFiction.com "If you are tempted to sign an online petition, make sure the sponsoring site either discloses, or responds to your questions about, several things:
"1. Who owns, sponsors, or runs the site either individually or organizationally? Don't accept vague descriptions such as, "Our site has been organized by people who believe in protecting the environment." What are the names of the individuals or groups involved?
"2. Can they attest that their petitions have been presented to people or organizations where the petitions would do any good? Will they give specifics so you could check out their claims?
"3. Will they honor your request to not be included in any mailing list. All you want to do is sign the petition and be on your way."