WSJ "Furthermore, military spending is not a net drain on our economy. It is unrealistic to imagine a return to long-term prosperity if we face instability around the globe because of a hollowed-out U.S. military lacking the size and strength to defend American interests around the world."
By ARTHUR C. BROOKS, EDWIN J. FEULNER AND WILLIAM KRISTOL
An Orienting Principle for Foreign Policy "The principal security threat of the last several centuries — war among the major powers — is gone. The destruction that would result from nuclear war among countries with secure second-strike capability has eliminated any ambiguity about the cost of war. Poorly governed and weak states now present the greatest threat to the national security of the United States, the stability of the existing global order, and the vitality of the domestic orders of the major industrialized democracies."
No Silver Bullet for Thwarting Terrorists Aboard Small Boats "The 9/11 attacks proved that terrorists can use virtually any vehicle to strike.
"Small boats are no exception. And experts agree they will remain a weapon of choice in the maritime environment, given their low cost, ease of deployment and success record." More here and here
Monday, October 4, 2010
The Obama Experts vs. the Rule of Law
The Foundry "The Founders understood that there are two fundamental ways in which government can exercise its authority. The first is a system of arbitrary rule, where the government decides how to act on an ad hoc basis, leaving decisions up to the whim of whatever official or officials happen to be in charge; the second way is to implement a system grounded in the rule of law, where legal rules are made in advance and published, binding both government and citizens and allowing the latter to know exactly what they have to do or not to do in order to avoid the coercive authority of the former."
Elizabeth Warren My mother the czar : "Current Position: Assistant to the President and Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ."
President Obama picks Elizabeth Warren ... and thumbs his nose at the Senate "Senate confirmation of the bureau's director was one of the few checks Congress built into an office that otherwise will be very powerful and independent."
Elizabeth Warren's profitable conflict of interest "So we get one more unvetted Obama official to follow in the trail of tax cheats, shady government contractors and 9/11 truthers whom Obama has pushed into positions of public trust."
President Obama picks Elizabeth Warren ... and thumbs his nose at the Senate "Senate confirmation of the bureau's director was one of the few checks Congress built into an office that otherwise will be very powerful and independent."
Elizabeth Warren's profitable conflict of interest "So we get one more unvetted Obama official to follow in the trail of tax cheats, shady government contractors and 9/11 truthers whom Obama has pushed into positions of public trust."
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Iran is bent on avenging cyber attack, raising military tensions
DEBKAfile "The timeline of this attack revolves around the state visit to Lebanon President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has scheduled for Oct. 13-14, during which he will tour the Israeli border. Preying heavily on Iran too are the personal sanctions the United States has just imposed on its top military brass and ministers."
ANALYSIS / How Israel's war with Iran will be fought from Haaretz "Vered argues further that only the fear the Iranian regime being toppled could bring such a war to an end. But, it seems unlikely that Israel will be able to pose a real threat to the Iranian regime, and "in the absence of a way out, acceptable to both sides, the war could continue for a very long time." "
Al Qaeda Already Gaming Out War Between Israel and Iran from The Daily Beast "Shehri expects the Iranian Shia regime to try to take advantage of an Israeli attack on its nuclear facilities to seize the holy cities of Mecca and Medina by blaming Saudi Arabia for helping Israel attack. In turn, the Israelis will seize territory in the Levant to establish “the greater state of Israel.” The Sunni Arab population of the Middle East will be caught between the “Jews in the Middle East and Iran in the Peninsula.”
ANALYSIS / How Israel's war with Iran will be fought from Haaretz "Vered argues further that only the fear the Iranian regime being toppled could bring such a war to an end. But, it seems unlikely that Israel will be able to pose a real threat to the Iranian regime, and "in the absence of a way out, acceptable to both sides, the war could continue for a very long time." "
Al Qaeda Already Gaming Out War Between Israel and Iran from The Daily Beast "Shehri expects the Iranian Shia regime to try to take advantage of an Israeli attack on its nuclear facilities to seize the holy cities of Mecca and Medina by blaming Saudi Arabia for helping Israel attack. In turn, the Israelis will seize territory in the Levant to establish “the greater state of Israel.” The Sunni Arab population of the Middle East will be caught between the “Jews in the Middle East and Iran in the Peninsula.”
Old Media Does Its Best to Prop Up ‘One Nation’ Rally, Fails Miserably
Big Journalism "Despite months of planning the event was a bust. Sponsored by dozens of unions and groups such as the Communist Party USA, various socialist organizations, Code Pink, the racist Latino group La Raza and other extremist groups, organizers hoped to energize the left just ahead of the midterm elections just one month away. But the numbers that have turned out — even with the streets full of union-sponsored buses — pale in comparison to the Glen Beck rally that many feel the lefties were trying to emulate."
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Well, here’s an overhead shot from yesterday’s astroturfed One Nation rally posted at the left-wing Huffington Post. ____________________________________________________ |
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| And, here is a crowd shot from Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor rally in late August. |
Top 5: Actors We Trust
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| The "Law & Order" cast from a few years back. "In the Age of the Hollywood Sucker Punch, betting your time and dollars on movies and TV is more perilous than ever. "As often as not, you can expect to fork over $20-$40 at the theater expecting to laugh, cry, and be entertained only to find yourself trapped in a widescreen, 3D, surround sound, stadium-seated liberal indoctrination chamber. "With TV, you can dedicate months and years to becoming a dedicated fan of a series only to suddenly start getting lectured on what creeps you and your family are by dint of your politics/religion/gender/race/fill-in-the-blank." |
Clinging to Arrogance
Victor Davis Hanson "The president often clears his throat with "Let me be perfectly clear" and "Make no mistake about it" -- as if we, his schoolchildren, have to be warned to pay attention to the all-knowing teacher at the front of the class."
THE LUCKY RICH
Nealz Nuze "Nancy Pelosi believes that what Americans "deserve" is a middle-class tax cuts(sic). Suddenly, it is up to Nancy to decide what you deserve. Isn't this wealth envy stuff amazing? It doesn't matter if you work harder, smarter or better .. it only matters that you have acquired more wealth; wealth that must be seized by the government and redistributed to those who "deserve" it, as determined by Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama."
Saturday, October 2, 2010
CENTER-RIGHT PARTY IN LATVIA - AFTER ENACTING SEVERE AUSTERITY MEASURES - WINS THIRD TERM BY HUGE MARGIN
Astute Blogger For the TW readers in Latvia, this is for you:
"HE'S THE LATVIAN CHRIS CHRISTIE.
"SERIOUSLY: IT PROVES THAT AUSTERITY CAN WIN ELECTIONS.
"VOTERS CAN NO LONGER BE BOUGHT WITH BIG SPENDING.
"AND GOVERNMENT UNIONS HAD BETTER WATCH OUT!"
Latvia, you're our role model!
"HE'S THE LATVIAN CHRIS CHRISTIE.
"SERIOUSLY: IT PROVES THAT AUSTERITY CAN WIN ELECTIONS.
"VOTERS CAN NO LONGER BE BOUGHT WITH BIG SPENDING.
"AND GOVERNMENT UNIONS HAD BETTER WATCH OUT!"
Latvia, you're our role model!
Afghanistan Remains a Central Front in the War on Terror
Heritage "Through a series of attacks and attempted attacks, Islamist extremists have declared war on Europe and the United States, and despite President Obama’s unwillingness to acknowledge it, the West remains at war with terror."Al-Qaeda’s relentless pursuit of mass murder atrocities should reinforce to Europe why the war in Afghanistan remains a central front in this war on terrorism. The NATO Alliance must continue to deny al-Qaeda a safe haven in which to operate by winning the war in Afghanistan, and more fairly sharing the burden of that war."
Obama’s Afghan Struggle by Fouad Ajami : "[President Obama] can’t build on the Iraq victory because he has never really embraced it. The occasional statement that we can win over the reconcilers and the tribes in Afghanistan the way we did in Iraq’s Anbar Province is lame and unconvincing. The Anbar turned only when the Sunni insurgents had become convinced that the Americans were there to stay and that the alternative to accommodation with the Americans, and with the Baghdad government, was a sure and widespread Sunni defeat. The Taliban is nowhere near this reckoning. If anything, the uncertain mood in Washington counsels patience on its part, with the hope of waiting out the American presence."
Policy infighting over the Afghan war: Who dissed whom? And who cares? by Max Boot : "But, unlike Mr. Biden, Mr. Obama realizes that he "owned" the war and had "to get Afghanistan and Pakistan right." Thus he came to endorse the McChrystal strategy.
"It is too soon to know whether this decision will be judged wise. That will depend on the outcome of the war itself. And that, in turn, will be determined by a lot of factors, including the views of Afghans, which are absent from Mr. Woodward's hermetically sealed narrative."
Obama’s Afghan Struggle by Fouad Ajami : "[President Obama] can’t build on the Iraq victory because he has never really embraced it. The occasional statement that we can win over the reconcilers and the tribes in Afghanistan the way we did in Iraq’s Anbar Province is lame and unconvincing. The Anbar turned only when the Sunni insurgents had become convinced that the Americans were there to stay and that the alternative to accommodation with the Americans, and with the Baghdad government, was a sure and widespread Sunni defeat. The Taliban is nowhere near this reckoning. If anything, the uncertain mood in Washington counsels patience on its part, with the hope of waiting out the American presence."
Policy infighting over the Afghan war: Who dissed whom? And who cares? by Max Boot : "But, unlike Mr. Biden, Mr. Obama realizes that he "owned" the war and had "to get Afghanistan and Pakistan right." Thus he came to endorse the McChrystal strategy.
"It is too soon to know whether this decision will be judged wise. That will depend on the outcome of the war itself. And that, in turn, will be determined by a lot of factors, including the views of Afghans, which are absent from Mr. Woodward's hermetically sealed narrative."
DOJ-Black Panther hearings
Explosive New Evidence of DOJ’s Racial Discrimination, Obstruction, and Perjury by Andy McCarthy
"Today, there is eye-popping new evidence to add to the already disturbing indications that the department is engaged in racially discriminatory enforcement of the civil-rights laws, and that high-ranking department officials have both obstructed justice and provided intentionally false testimony in the Civil Rights Commission’s investigation of the New Black Panther Party voter-intimidation case."
Investigate Racism in the Obama Justice Department "Racial animus is not the stuff of policy disagreement, it’s a constitutional travesty." Andy McCarthy
DOJ, the New Black Panther Party, and Integrity (UPDATED) "...after 11 pm on September 23, the night before Coates was to testify before the Commission, the same individual, Jody Hunt, sent Coates a letter advising him again not to testify. Only 6 hours earlier Rep. Frank Wolf had sent Eric Holder a letter warning him that Coates was protected under federal whistleblower laws."
From Jennifer Rubin: Obama Justice Department Rocked "Try as Democrats might to ignore the blockbuster evidence, Coates’s testimony was a game changer. Granted, the testimony contained information already revealed in conservative outlets and by former DOJ attorney J. Christian Adams. But Coates confirmed these facts and added a wealth of new details."
Pajamas Media
"Today, there is eye-popping new evidence to add to the already disturbing indications that the department is engaged in racially discriminatory enforcement of the civil-rights laws, and that high-ranking department officials have both obstructed justice and provided intentionally false testimony in the Civil Rights Commission’s investigation of the New Black Panther Party voter-intimidation case."
Investigate Racism in the Obama Justice Department "Racial animus is not the stuff of policy disagreement, it’s a constitutional travesty." Andy McCarthy
DOJ, the New Black Panther Party, and Integrity (UPDATED) "...after 11 pm on September 23, the night before Coates was to testify before the Commission, the same individual, Jody Hunt, sent Coates a letter advising him again not to testify. Only 6 hours earlier Rep. Frank Wolf had sent Eric Holder a letter warning him that Coates was protected under federal whistleblower laws."
From Jennifer Rubin: Obama Justice Department Rocked "Try as Democrats might to ignore the blockbuster evidence, Coates’s testimony was a game changer. Granted, the testimony contained information already revealed in conservative outlets and by former DOJ attorney J. Christian Adams. But Coates confirmed these facts and added a wealth of new details."
Greta vs Gloria
Hot Air "The best part? Well, it’s hard to pick, but for my money it’s at about the six-minute mark when Greta blasts Allred for harping on how wealthy Whitman and her husband are."
Righteous Takedown of the Day: Greta Deep-Fries Gloria Allred "Isn’t it fun to watch one of the bad guys go down in flames?" From Big Journalism.com
Righteous Takedown of the Day: Greta Deep-Fries Gloria Allred "Isn’t it fun to watch one of the bad guys go down in flames?" From Big Journalism.com
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