Mona Charen "The Republican nominee should be someone with vast and impressive experience in government and the private sector -- and a proven record. Voters chose a novice with plenty of star power in 2008 and will be inclined to swing strongly in the other direction in 2012. Americans will be looking for sober competence, managerial skill, and maturity, not sizzle and flash.
"After the 2008 campaign revealed her weaknesses on substance, Palin was advised by those who admire her natural gifts to bone up on policy and devote herself to governing Alaska successfully. Instead, she quit her job as governor after two and a half years, published a book (another is due next week), and seemed to chase money and empty celebrity."
Monday, November 22, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
TSA Takes Nail Clippers From Armed Soldier
Bob Gorrell cartoon,Newsbusters
The Patriot Post "The soldier said, "It's probably important to mention that we were ALL carrying weapons. Everyone was carrying an M4 Carbine (rifle) and some, like me, were also carrying an M9 pistol. Oh, and our gunners had M-240B machine guns. Of course, the weapons weren't loaded. And we had been cleared of all ammo well before we even got to customs at Baghram, then AGAIN at customs.""
Geert Wilders, Close to Exoneration
Daniel Pipes"There has always been one reason to expect that the criminal case would fail against Geert Wilders, the influential Dutch politician accused of "hate speech" due to his negative views on Islam. That's because the prosecutors tasked with bringing charges against him never wanted to do so."
The Tide Turns for Geert Wilders? "To that end, it is no accident that American jurisprudence and scholarship on the subject speaks to the elevated importance of political speech. So important is open public debate that the US Constitution gives members of Congress absolute protection for statements delivered on the floor of either House. Hate speech laws run counter to laws and traditions that support healthy, open debate. The trial of Wilders should be a wake up call to the Dutch to jettison the concept of legally enforced political correctness embodied in "hate speech" laws." legal-project.org
Above posts from Middle East Forum
The Tide Turns for Geert Wilders? "To that end, it is no accident that American jurisprudence and scholarship on the subject speaks to the elevated importance of political speech. So important is open public debate that the US Constitution gives members of Congress absolute protection for statements delivered on the floor of either House. Hate speech laws run counter to laws and traditions that support healthy, open debate. The trial of Wilders should be a wake up call to the Dutch to jettison the concept of legally enforced political correctness embodied in "hate speech" laws." legal-project.org
Above posts from Middle East Forum
Media Ignores Pro-Obama Merchandise in Hamas-controlled Gaza
Culture and Media Institute "At the Chairman Arafat gift shop, mugs depicting Obama in a Palestinian headscarf are decorated with the phrase: “Abu Hussain, Palestine Loves You” – Abu Hussain being a poorly-spelled reference to Obama’s middle name. The store also sells Obama dolls festooned with vests, swords, grenades and guns.
"Amidst the Obama merchandise are replicas of the headbands worn by Palestinian suicide bombers, posters of Saddam Hussein and dancing Osama bin Laden toys."
Photo from Nice Deb
"That the most radical Palestinian faction has declared its love for the president may be bad news for the stalled Middle East peace talks, which Obama has promised to help restart before the end of the year".
Clarice's Pieces: God Bless Barack Obama
Clarice Feldman "As Americans had an opportunity to see beyond his smoke and mirrors Hope and Change fantasy to what , with the aid of his Congressional cohorts, he was really about , we dug in hard and fast and the midterms should have been to any rational person a sign to change course."But it doesn't seem to be the case.
"As Americans grow outraged at the fast theft of their rights on everything from light bulbs to medical care, the Administration simply escalates the outrages."
Saturday, November 20, 2010
The Forgotten Anniversary
Bruce S. Thornton "The full import of this event even now is not clear to many. The failure to respond forcefully and quickly to this affront to our citizens and property damaged our prestige and emboldened our enemies, as a German newspaper at the time prophesied: “[A] Lilliputian is binding a giant. Such an example invites followers.” Within a month the Soviet Union had invaded Afghanistan, part of a geopolitical rampage throughout the Third World sparked by our display of fear and weakness.
"The attack on the embassy followed the abandonment of the shah, a geostrategically important Cold War ally. The failure to support the shah came four years after Congress threw South Vietnam to the communist wolves, and confirmed the impression among our enemies and allies alike that we were in global retreat and hence an unreliable partner."
And Obama's yoke fellows on the left like it just fine that way. Pacificism will get you killed.
"The attack on the embassy followed the abandonment of the shah, a geostrategically important Cold War ally. The failure to support the shah came four years after Congress threw South Vietnam to the communist wolves, and confirmed the impression among our enemies and allies alike that we were in global retreat and hence an unreliable partner."
And Obama's yoke fellows on the left like it just fine that way. Pacificism will get you killed.
Foreign-policy setbacks deepen Obama's election wounds
Washington Post "From failing to secure a free-trade agreement in South Korea to struggling to win Senate ratification of an arms-control treaty with Russia, Obama has bumped up against the boundaries of his power at a defining moment of his presidency.
"He is halfway through his term and politically weaker after midterm voters punished his party. But ahead are a host of unresolved foreign policy issues, from drawing down troops in Afghanistan to advancing Middle East peace prospects and economic relations with China, that will require a firm base of domestic support and could help determine whether he is reelected."
"He is halfway through his term and politically weaker after midterm voters punished his party. But ahead are a host of unresolved foreign policy issues, from drawing down troops in Afghanistan to advancing Middle East peace prospects and economic relations with China, that will require a firm base of domestic support and could help determine whether he is reelected."
LSU Professor: Global Warming "Dwarfs" 9/11
CampusReform.org "This is the third of a three-post series that shows what happens when a professor brings his politics into the classroom. An LSU astronomy professor mocks and ridicules right-leaning students for their opinions about global warming.
"Astronomy professor Dr. Bradley Schaefer of Louisiana State University delivered a lecture on global warming to his class. The lecture made it clear: there's no debate here." Video and sound.
"Astronomy professor Dr. Bradley Schaefer of Louisiana State University delivered a lecture on global warming to his class. The lecture made it clear: there's no debate here." Video and sound.
Waters accuses ethics panel of having weak case after calling off her trial
The Party of Maxine Waters "Maxine Waters issued an infamous apology for the LA violence, which Malkin quotes as follows: The LA riots were "a spontaneous reaction to a lot of injustice and a lot of alienation and frustration." Thus Waters attempted to apologize for her constituents' criminal behavior.
"Commenting upon Maxine Waters' publicity-oriented defense of the 1992 LA violence, Malkin writes "This is a woman who visited the home of Damian Williams, the infamous thug who 'expressed himself' by hurling a chunk of concrete at white truck driver Reginald Denny and performing a victory dance over the innocent bystander.""
Attorney Michael Connelly on the Constitutionality of Health Care Reform
Snopes Constitutional or not? They do not say.
Hat tip to ROBT J HOPE , ex-Marine from California
Hat tip to ROBT J HOPE , ex-Marine from California
Nancy Pelosi; in her own words (Updated post)
NY Times Question: "As the speaker of the House of Representatives, where Democrats just lost 60-odd seats as well as their controlling majority, you led your party into the worst electoral defeat in decades. And yet you chose to run for Democratic leader in the next Congress. Why not just step down?" And she answered, Wellll...
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