Does Barack Obama dream of becoming UN Secretary General?

UK Telegraph  "Since taking office, the only occasions when Barack Obama has appeared really enthusiastic when delivering speeches has been when he’s addressed foreign audiences, and especially when he’s apologised for his own country or undercut the idea of American greatness. His speeches to the Muslim world in Cairo, and his address to the French and Germans in Strasbourg spring to mind."...."President Obama seems increasingly uncomfortable in domestic US settings, but highly energised when speaking abroad, especially to audiences that are traditionally anti-American."

Defeating the Obama Machine    "...It includes various quotes from our favorite politicians and political players including George Soros, Nancy Pelosi, John Conyers, Maxine Waters, Andy Stern, and of course, Barack Obama."...

"We're trying to use the power of persuasion and if that doesn't work, we're going to use the persuasion of power." - Andy Stern as a member of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
"Workers of the world unite. It's not just a slogan anymore." - Andy Stern


"What good is reading the bill if its 1000 pages..." - John Conyers


"We kind of agree with Mao that political power comes largely from the barrel of a gun." - Ron Bloom, Chief Advisor to the Treasury Department on the Auto Industry
"Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily sky rocket." - Obama

How Many Times Did Goldwater Run for President Again?

Ann Coulter  "The establishment's complaints are confusing. They say O'Donnell has a problem because she's never held a job in the private sector (like our president), didn't pay her taxes (like our treasury secretary), and had her house foreclosed on (like half of the electorate)." Christine O'Donnell. Photograph: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images 

Christine O’Donnell: Burn the witch  "You can tell a true witch by the witch’s holly circle — their symbol — they hang on the door. It always turns to the left. Opposite of the way of progress. If they don’t have a wreath hanging, they are hiding it, and that tells you something right there. You can just ask them to draw a circle. If they draw to the left, they are witches. Or just throw them in the river to see if they don’t float. That works."

Burn the Witch!

Decline Is in the Mind

Victor Davis Hanson  "We, in turn, can easily outdistance any country should we remain the most free, law-abiding, and economically open society as in our past. A race-gender-ethnic-blind meritocracy, equal application of the law, low taxes, small government, and a transparent political and legal system are at the heart of that renewal. America could within a decade become a creditor nation again, with a trade balance and budget surplus, drawing in the world’s talent and capital in a way not possible in the more inflexible or less meritocratic China, Japan, or Germany. Again that is our choice, not a superimposed destiny from someone else."

Why Bob Woodward’s New Book Should Scare the Hell Out of All Americans

Big Government "The revelations about Obama’s naive views on terrorism and his lack of a firm commitment to the Afghan War  was nothing really new, they simply confirmed many of the worst fears about our President and the War on Terror. But Obama’s priorities, hes desire to place politics before victory was both surprising and upsetting."

Obama battles with advisers over Afghan exit plan detailed in Woodward book   "Woodward quotes Petraeus as saying: "You have to recognize also that I don't think you win this war. I think you keep fighting. It's a little bit like Iraq, actually. . . . Yes, there has been enormous progress in Iraq. But there are still horrific attacks in Iraq, and you have to stay vigilant. You have to stay after it. This is the kind of fight we're in for the rest of our lives and probably our kids' lives." "

White House Reacts to (NYT Report About) Woodward Book "Pakistan was overwhelmed with concern that the United States would pull out of Afghanistan and the region as it had done before.  Much later, Obama said, the report warned that Pakistan dreaded having a large Afghan army on its border that might be in an alliance with India. One of the U.S. objectives is to build that army,  How do you explain the contradiction? Obama asked.  What exactly was Pakistan worried about – too much or too little? ‘What am I to believe?’” "

Matthews-Mitchell Admit: Military Doesn't Trust Obama's Political Advisers

Newsbusters  "Of all the revelations in Bob Woodwards's new book, this could be the most devastating . On this evening's Hardball, Chris Matthews and Andrea Mitchell admited that the military people in the Obama administration don't trust Pres. Obama's political advisers. That raises grave concerns for America's security. In purely political terms, consider the implications given that among Americans, by far the most trusted institution is . . . the military."

Sucker Punch Squad: ‘Buried’ Script ‘Thrills’ with Message that Terrorists are Good, America is Bad

Big Hollywood "And the terrorist calls and speaks in a hilarious pidgin English that makes him sound like a New York cabbie trying to explain particle physics to a terrier.  These exchanges are supposed to show us that the – well, don’t call him a terrorist! – okay, the Arab guy, is human too.  Those evil Americans – 9/11 wasn’t the not-terrorist’s fault, yet the Americans came and destroyed everything!  Oh, and apparently we Americans killed four of his kids.  So he has no choice but to murder Americans and bury them alive – all the characters seem to agree on that point. "...

Republicans: We’ll Take the Pledge (Updated)

National Review  "All year long, conservatives have been pressuring Republicans to release a Contract with America for 2010 — an updated version of the campaign platform that the party unveiled before its 1994 sweep of Congress. Thursday morning, Republican congressmen are responding to that pressure by making a “Pledge to America.” The inevitable question will be: Is the pledge as bold as the Contract?
"The answer is: The pledge is bolder. The Contract with America merely promised to hold votes on popular bills that had been bottled up during decades of Democratic control of the House. The pledge commits Republicans to working toward a broad conservative agenda that, if implemented, would make the federal government significantly smaller, Congress more accountable, and America more prosperous.
"The pledge divides its policy commitments into five parts."...

 GOP unveils new agenda, “A Pledge to America”; Update: “Dreck”?  "Five key elements: Jobs, spending, ObamaCare, national security, and the crowd-pleaser, reforming Congress. A taste of the last section:"...

  Dems react to GOP agenda  “Congressional Republicans are pledging to ship jobs overseas; blow a $700 billion hole in the deficit to give tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires; turn Social Security from a guaranteed benefit into a guaranteed gamble; once again, subject American families to the recklessness of Wall Street; and take away patients’ rights. Republicans want to return to the same failed economic policies that hurt millions of American and threatened our economy."

America’s discontent may stem in part from suspecting that the administration thinks we’re stupid, fearful, cowardly racists.

Victor Davis Hanson "America’s discontent may stem in part from suspecting that the administration thinks we’re stupid, fearful, cowardly racists."


 "When an attorney general, a first lady, and a president offer lectures to the American people about their purported unfounded fears, bad habits, and prejudices, like any sermonizer they invite reciprocal scrutiny, both about their own conduct and about the fairness of their critiques. As a result, a stone-throwing White House is becoming a shattered Glass House."

Judicial Watch Sues DOJ for Documents Detailing White House Involvement in Black Panther Case Dismissal

Judicial Watch  “Any and all records of Associate Attorney General Thomas J. Perrelli concerning meetings with the White House on the Justice Department’s voter intimidation case against the New Black Panther Party. The time frame for this request is from January 20, 2009 to June 15, 2009.”

Top Obama DOJ Officials Involved in Decision to Drop Black Panther Case According to Evidence Obtained by Judicial Watch

Race and President Obama’s Justice Department  "At its public meeting this Friday, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will be voting on its report to the president and congress concerning the DOJ’s enforcement of civil-rights laws. The report will detail all of the evidence gathered by the commission during the course of its year-long investigation. The report will make specific findings and recommendations.  Perhaps then the president and the media will take the matter seriously."

The Irresponsible Commander in Chief

Jennifer Rubin  "Obama’s peevishness and determination to avoid facts that conflict with his ideological disposition are chilling. His apparent disinclination to pursue victory should frighten both allies and foes. Has he matured since the events detailed in the book? We have no evidence of that. I think it’s time to stop pretending that Obama is “growing” in the job and that he understands the responsibilities of a wartime president."

Woodward Revelations Show Obama’s Weakness on National Security  "Woodward’s book shows President Obama is deeply at odds with his military leadership over the way forward in Afghanistan. Unless a new page is turned in the Afghanistan war effort, these divisions will increasingly demoralize U.S. troops and deepen the American public’s confusion and frustration with the war."

Then this.

And here: Woodward Book Says Afghanistan Divided White House  "As for Mr. Obama himself, the book describes a professorial president who assigned “homework” to advisers but bristled at what he saw as military commanders’ attempts to force him into a decision he was not yet comfortable with. Even after he agreed to send another 30,000 troops last winter, the Pentagon asked for another 4,500 “enablers” to support them.
"The president lost his poise, according to the book. “I’m done doing this!” he erupted."

The President and his Congress

Gary Varvel, Townhall

It's Official - Obama Did Not End The Recession   "But please note the date: June 2009. Just five months after Obama took office, and four months after the Stimulus Plan was passed but before Stimulus money was spent."

Islam's Encounters With America

WSJ  "A survey by Elaph, the most respected electronic daily in the Arab world, gave a decided edge to those who objected to the building of this mosque—58% saw it as a project of folly.
"Elaph was at it again in the aftermath of Pastor Terry Jones's threat to burn copies of the Quran: It queried its readers as to whether America was a "tolerant" or a "bigoted" society. The split was 63% to 37% in favor of those who accepted the good faith and pluralism of this country."

 Survey Shows Arabs More Opposed to GZ Mosque Than American Media  "The truth is that the trajectory of Islam in America (and Europe for that matter) is at variance with the play of things in Islam's main habitat. A survey by Elaph, the most respected electronic daily in the Arab world, gave a decided edge to those who objected to the building of this mosque-58% saw it as a project of folly.
"Elaph was at it again in the aftermath of Pastor Terry Jones's threat to burn copies of the Quran: It queried its readers as to whether America was a "tolerant" or a "bigoted" society. The split was 63% to 37% in favor of those who accepted the good faith and pluralism of this country.
"So a larger proportion of Arabs believe in that notion than American journalists. That is a sad indictment of the press in this country."