The Opacity Of Hope

Richard Fernandez  "Angelo de Codevilla’s review of six accounts of Barack Obama’s life at the Claremont Review of Books ends in the conclusion that Obama was always something other than what he portrayed himself to be. What that is, in Codevilla’s summary, is this:"...

St. Obama and the Debt Dragon  "The architects of his economic policies — Austan Goolsbee, Peter Orszag, Christina Romer, Larry Summers — did not even last three years. All now are either back in tenured academia, making millions in the revolving door that Obama once blasted, or writing op-eds why following their former advice is leading to insolvency, or all three combined. None are making the argument any more that we need more of their stimuli or ObamaCare will save us billions and create “400,000 new jobs.”"

From back in the day, May 11, 2009:  Letterman writer: Obama 'too competent' to make jokes about

Hanging with the Muslim Brotherhood

Michael J. Totten "Everyone outside Egypt wants to know more about the Muslim Brotherhood, though, so I’m going to start by letting you read the entire conversation Armin and I had with one of its most prominent figures. Be careful, though. Don’t assume this man represents Egypt’s political center. He doesn’t. The Muslim Brotherhood speaks for itself and represents only a large minority."

http://politicalhumor.about.com/b/2011/02/03/egypt-revolution-cartoons-jokes-tweets.htm

In any interview with a Muslim, you must always remember Taqiyya and Kitman

The Enduring Dangerous Legacy of the Sixties New Left

dragoart.com

Ron Radosh "British professor Alan Johnson ties together the anti-Zionism and hatred of Israel of today’s leftists with that originated in the 60s by its earlier brethren. Johnson recalls how 35 years ago this week, two young German leftists were among those who hijacked an Air France jet and flew it to Entebbe, where they and Arab terrorists set about separating Jewish from non-Jewish passengers, and prepared to execute the Jews.

"How, he asks, did idealistic New Leftists join with Arab terrorists in an act that mimicked the policies of Hitler’s regime, especially since these leftists all thought of themselves as anti-fascists? Johnson writes:"....

"Waving the bloody shirt"

Charles Krauthammer: Call Obama’s bluff

Washington Post  "You cannot govern this country from one house. Republicans should have learned that from the 1995-96 Gingrich-Clinton fight when the GOP controlled both houses and still lost.
"If conservatives really want to get the nation’s spending under control, the only way is to win the presidency. Put the question to the country and let the people decide. To seriously jeopardize the election now in pursuit of a long-term, small-government, Ryan-like reform that is inherently unreachable without control of the White House may be good for the soul. But it could very well wreck the cause."

http://townhall.com/political-cartoons/michaelramirez



Just another day of race baiting for Sheila Jackson Lee

American Thinker  "We can always rely on Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) to inject her own brand of far-left factually devoid race-baiting insanity into any situation. Even as the Whoopi Goldberg of the Congress was refusing to comment on the recent discrimination law suit brought against her this week by a former staffer, she was reinventing the race-baiting wheel to attack those legitimate members of congress who are fighting to save our nation. Yesterday Jackson Lee reduced the debate over raising the debt limit to a racist attack against Mr. Obama during her rant on the House floor."...

Is Sheila Jackson Lee really that stupid?  "On a visit to the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 2005, Rep. Lee made embarrassing news by asking if the Mars Pathfinder had taken an image of the flag planted there in 1969 by Neil Armstrong. She has also urged better relations between the U.S. and Venezuela, which she describes as a friendly nation. She said the U.S. should reconsider its ban on selling F-16 fighter jets and spare parts to that country.
"This week, Rep. Lee gave a speech at the NAACP convention, and told an enthusiastic crowd that the Tea Party participants were nothing more than Ku Klux Klan members without their robes:" ....

"With her Polysci degree from Yale, you’d think she would know that the K.K.K was founded by southern Democrats."

U.S. Drawdown Stirs Fears In Central Asia

GlobalSecurity.org  "Immediately after President Barack Obama's June 22 speech announcing a timetable for the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, several other NATO allies, including the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, followed suit with statements detailing pullouts of their own. Canada has since ended its combat mission.
"Today the Taliban may lack a physical presence in the former Soviet republics of Central Asia, but those are the countries that have the most to fear as the security situation in northern Afghanistan continues to deteriorate."

Red Alert: Details on the Death of Karzai's Brother  "For President Karzai, the death of Ahmed Wali couldn’t have come at a worse time. The senior Karzai was already confronting the fact that U.S.-NATO forces have begun working toward a withdrawal from the country and have engaged in talks with the Taliban as well as neighboring Pakistan. The loss of his influential sibling further weakens President Karzai’s position in the south of Afghanistan and complicates efforts to try and reach a negotiated settlement with the Taliban."

Obama and "Fairness" Demagoguery

Bruce S. Thornton   It’s the Philosophy, Stupid    "Some political Socrates needs to challenge this formula by asking for a definition of “fair.” Clearly, having the top 10% of taxpayers pay 70% of all income taxes — while nearly half of taxpayers pay nothing — isn’t considered “fair” by those who want to increase taxes on high earners. So what would be fair? Having the top 10% pay 80%, or 90%, or 100%? The US already has the most progressive tax system among 24 OECD countries, ahead of socialist heartthrobs like Sweden and Norway, so what more do Democrats want?"

Victor Davis Hanson: The Demagogic Style  "Under a more skilled practitioner such as Barack Obama, the arts of demagoguery have become somewhat more refined in our time, but they nevertheless follow the same old patterns:"

1) The use of an incendiary, but otherwise unimportant, example to whip up anger against the so-called establishment classes....
2) The demagogic rejection of demagoguery....
3) The evocation of anonymous straw men, sometimes referred to as “some” or “they”....
4) First-person nausea....
5) Inconsistency of position, predicated on the (always changing) perception of 51 percent majority opinion....

http://www.comicallyincorrect.com/comicallyincorrect_002.htm

My Phone Conversation With Islam Promoting Reverend Rasicci

More on John Rasicci

Loganswarning  "He definitely sounded like this was an issue he did not want to discuss.

CL: I would like to know why you are promoting a religion that calls for the dominance of Christians?

Rev: I am not promoting it.

CL: Yes you are, you are not stating that Islam is the anti-thesis of Christianity, and you are allowing them to pray in the Church.

Rev: It creates dialogue. But I cannot get into this on the phone with you.

IslamoPUNK Anjem Choudary Lays out the Sharia Plan for the UK "The enemy is inside the gates. Why is the government of the UK doing nothing about this threat? It is time to ban Sharia Law, and charge those who call for it with treason!"

Higamus, Hogamus. . . Reflections on Gay Marriage

Power Line  "It will be interesting to see what contortions that the courts and gay marriage advocates will employ to erect a firewall against the formal legal recognition of polygamy. It can’t be done without rendering incoherent the “right to privacy” arguments of Lawrence, or raising uncomfortable questions about just what understanding of human nature lies at the root of the American idea that “all men are created equal.”"

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"Equal access” versus “individual freedom”

Bookworm Room  "And what do you think the political realities are? Finally, returning to the original question, assuming I’m right that there is zero chance that Republicans will ever take away equal access (am I right about that?) how do we overcome the Leftist lies, get that message out, and persuade blacks to vote for Republicans?"  Don Quixote

New state law requires LGBT history in textbooks

SF Gate  "Public schools in California will be required to teach students about the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans starting Jan. 1 after Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday signed a controversial bill to add the topic to the social sciences curriculum.
"Textbooks now must include information on the role of LGBT Americans, as well as Americans with disabilities, though California's budget crisis has delayed the purchasing of new books until at least 2015.
" "History should be honest," Brown, a Democrat, said in a statement. "This bill revises existing laws that prohibit discrimination in education and ensures that the important contributions of Americans from all backgrounds and walks of life are included in our history books." "  Via  California Chronicle

The debt talks

Jamie Dupree  "While a lot of rhetorical barbs are still being tossed around Washington, D.C., suddenly the way seems clear for a modified plan from the Republican Leader of the Senate, which may lead to an increase in the the debt ceiling and lay the groundwork for sizeable budget cuts.
"While the proposal from Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was roundly rejected by many Republicans earlier this week, it is gaining more traction in both parties, as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is working with McConnell on the matter."  Via Neal Boortz who wrote:

Apparently it deprives Obama of his precious tax increases on the high-achievers. At least that’s something. It also creates some cockamamie idea about setting up some sort of a commission to recommend spending cuts. When those recommendations are made the congress will either vote them up or down without amendments. Yeah … that really works for the base closing commission.

Obama's Debt-Ceiling Opportunity: He could do a lot for his re-election prospects by getting more serious about spending cuts.  "The weaker the hand Barack Obama has to play, the more sanctimonious he becomes. That was clear in his news conference last week when the president lectured Congress that "there's no point in procrastinating," and argued senators and representatives "need to do their job" and raise the debt ceiling. He presented himself as a model of fiscal discipline, the one serious adult in a city full of distracted children. This claim is detached from reality."  Karl Rove, July 7, 2011