The stunning decline of Barack Obama: 10 key reasons why the Obama presidency is in meltdown

UK Telegraph ("UK"; that would be Britain. Y'know, like, the Queen*.) "Growing disillusionment with the Obama administration’s handling of the economy as well as health care and immigration has gone hand in hand with mounting unhappiness with the President’s aloof and imperial style of leadership, and a growing perception that he is out of touch with ordinary Americans, especially at a time of significant economic pain. Barack Obama’s striking absence of natural leadership ability (and blatant lack of experience) has played a big part in undermining his credibility with the US public, with his lacklustre handling of the Gulf oil spill coming under particularly intense fire."
*We are attempting to make this site more youth-oriented.

The New Republic’s Keith Olbermann "Chait has been reduced to arguing (ad nauseam) that Obama’s unpopularity has virtually nothing to do with Obama’s policies or his liberal ideology; it has to do with the very bad economy and those darn “structural factors.” Barack Obama is a fantastic president, you see; it’s just too bad the conditions in the country are miserable.
"Jonathan has become something of an amusing read. It is not simply watching him try to twist reality to fit his ideological presuppositions, which is amusing enough; it is the whole packaged deal – the adolescent rage, exemplified in his “I hate Bush” rant [15], the playground taunts, the pretense of governing and policy expertise."

A Young Person's Guide to the United States Constitution

Andrew Klavan "Without a proper understanding of the foundation of this country, we are bound to produce more and more Peggys of the world -- more people who believe that government exists for the sole purpose of provide them with things and services. " Via Nealz Nuze    

Race-Card Payment Coming Due

Jonah Goldberg  "[Maxine]Waters [Democrat], the representative for South Central Los Angeles since 1991, is one of America's premier racial hucksters. A notoriously nasty piece of work, she sided with the murderous rioters in what she called the post-Rodney King verdict "rebellion" and danced the electric slide with the Crips and the Bloods. (Who says she's not bipartisan?) So it's hardly surprising that she'd lump all of her problems on Whitey. Via Lucianne.

Waters defended the actions of these guys , calling it "rebellion".  God bless those brave African- Americans who came to Denny's rescue and saved his life.

Computer Hackers and Terrorist Backers

Professor Mike Adams "Officials at Kent state University have now resorted to lying to protect a radical Islamic professor who has engaged in treason against the United Stated government. In addition to demanding the criminal prosecution of Professor Julio Pino, citizens of Ohio should immediately withdraw all support from Kent State."  "Mike Adams is a criminology professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and author of Feminists Say the Darndest Things: A Politically Incorrect Professor Confronts "Womyn" On Campus."

Treason defined: "The Constitution of the United States, Art. III, defines treason against the United States to consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid or comfort. This offence is punished with death. By the same article of the Constitution, no person shall be convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court."

The Blame Bush Strategy Won't Work; Polls reveal voters are receptive to GOP ideas.

Karl Rove "To save themselves in the midterm elections, Democrats are counting on selling two themes: The state of the economy is all George W. Bush's fault, and Republican policies will take us backwards. President Obama relished going to Texas this week to blame his predecessor for the current bad economy.
"Nice try, but it won't work. Don't take my word. This is what Mr. Obama's pollster, Joel Beneson, has found."...

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Sacrilege at Ground Zero

Charles Krauthammer "And why Pope John Paul II ordered the Carmelite nuns to leave the convent they had established at Auschwitz. He was in no way devaluing their heartfelt mission to pray for the souls of the dead. He was teaching them a lesson in respect: This is not your place; it belongs to others. However pure your voice, better to let silence reign."

And now for another liberal point of view : "'Ground Zero Mosque' Will Be a Green Building". Well, that was my only real cause for concern all along.

A road map to saving Medicare

Congressman Paul Ryan "Only in Washington could the government raid one entitlement program to finance a brand-new one and still claim that deficits have been reduced and entitlements have been reformed." Via Heritage

Chuck Asay, Townhall

WikiLeaks preparing to release more Afghan files

AP "WikiLeaks spokesman Julian Assange said Thursday his organization is preparing to release the rest of the secret Afghan war documents it has on file. The Pentagon warned that would be more damaging to security and risk more lives than the organization's initial release of some 76,000 war documents."
Can't he be charged with accessory to murder?

The Gulf Recovery Obama Does Not Want to See

Heritage "Not on the agenda? Any meetings with oil workers in other Gulf states who are now unemployed thanks to President Obama’s Gulf oil drilling ban.
"If the President really wanted to see the economic damage his policies are causing in the Gulf, he could first stop in Pascagoula, Miss., where idle oil rigs in the Signal International shipyard have formed an eerie floating ghost city that locals have dubbed “Rig Row.”"

WikiLeaks helps the Taliban to hunt an honest man

Hamida Ghafour , Abu Dhabi: "He is convinced that the publication of thousands of documents exposed him because he has never had such security problems before. During the first couple of phone calls, the caller told him to quit his job. "....
 "Gen Petraeus will have to hold his nerve against enormous political pressure from Washington and various European capitals to give up on what appears to be a lost cause and start bringing home soldiers.
"For my friend who knows the insurgents are waiting for a chance to kill him, it would be the very worst outcome."

Barack Obama's Ramadan Greeting, "Islam has always been part of America"

Infidel Blogger "These rituals remind us of the principles that we hold in common, and Islam’s role in advancing justice, progress, tolerance, and the dignity of all human beings." Said he.

Recovery Blunder: Jobs Picture Gets Worse

Big Government "The jobless claims report “represents a very adverse turn in the labor market, threatening income growth and consumer spending,” Pierre Ellis, an economist at Decision Economics, wrote in a note to clients.
"The prospect of more layoffs added to this week’s grim outlook for the economy, which began Tuesday when the Federal Reserve lowered its assessment of the recovery."