Victor Davis Hanson: Atlas Is Sorta Shrugging

Victor Davis Hanson  "The private sector has now begun collating Obama’s public statements, the political significance of hyper-debt, the force of his new regulations, the constant talk of higher taxes, and the array of strange appointees.

"On the one hand, our Atlases are productive, entrepreneurial people who appreciate the singularity of the American experiment and the opportunity to profit and thrive, even when coming out of a severe recession. Real opportunity, they know well, is often best found in crises, not just in continued prosperity.

Atlas holding up the world

"But on the other hand, they are deeply worried that the rules of the game are changing for only the second time in American history and that they are unliked, targeted and to be punished for being successful. The result is not that the private sector is fleeing the U.S. (where would one go?). Nor are entrepreneurs and go-getters shutting down their businesses that they have built from the ground up.

"Instead, what we are witnessing is a sort of shrug, a pause, best summarized millions of times over as something like “I’m hoarding cash, hunkering down, and am going to wait this bad bunch out.”

"So the globe is tottering as the tired-of-it-all American Atlas has finally sorta shrugged."

Just a heartbeat away from being president

http://terrellaftermath.com/

China Threatening U.S. Space Superiority  "In a new paper, China’s Space Program: A Growing Factor in U.S. Security Planning, The Heritage Foundation’s Dean Cheng explains the advances in China’s space program and how America must respond."

Editorial: Is A Weaker U.S. Part Of Debt Deal?  "National Security: With his boss on vacation, Vice President Joe Biden has a very important job to do. He's in China, begging communist officials to please keep buying our bonds. If they do, what's he giving them in return?

"Sending Biden to China, pardon the phrase, raises red flags about what we might commit to while he's there. What is Biden, the gaffemeister in chief, authorized to give the Chinese?"

Allen West Updated: I‘m Here to Lead Blacks Off the Democratic Party ’Plantation’

The Blaze Quoting the Huffington Post"

The freshman Republican said the fact that black leaders have done nothing in response to the recent spate of flash mobs in U.S. cities is proof of their disconnect from the black community. This summer has been marked by flash mobs in several cities, including Philadelphia and Cleveland, and are thought to be fueled by growing discontent among unemployed urban youth.

"He also went on to say that Republicans have not done well drawing black voters into the conservative movement. That said, he explained that there is an opportunity for conservatives to reach African Americans by connecting with them on the issues of “individual responsibility and accountability, faith and family, [and] hard work ethic.” " 

Hat tip to The Freedom Fighter's Journal which added this:

West went on to dismiss some African American leaders as “nothing more than overseers over that plantation” and he stated his belief that white liberals have relied upon people like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton to support Democratic policies.

From American Thinker: Charles Rangel, R.I.P.  "Congressperson Rangel appeared on the broadcast to refute charges by Congressman Allen West that traditional black leaders such as Rangel had kept black Americans on the plantantion to further their own careers. Rangel, looking wanly impotent and disoriented, responded in a befuddled, confused manner indicative of those on their way out. He bizarrely kept repeating the term plantation, plantation, plantation, as if it were a mantra offering him spiritual comfort."....

Boortz: Gotta love this guy .. not only because he’s a Leatherneck, but because he isn’t afraid to call it like he sees it.  Sorry, Neal, he's Army, but otherwise you're right on.

Michael Moriarty writes about Col. West: Remember Moriarty? He once played the Assistant DA on  Law and Order before that show turned into a leftist propaganda source.

"In my opinion, he saved the lives of American servicemen and drew a line in the sand before the likes of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, homicidal bully of Iran."

The incident that made Col. West famous Google being Google, one has to dig pretty deep into a search to find anything on a conservative that doesn't make them look crazy.

West's "Nuts" comment

West's military decorations:   His personal decorations include: Bronze Star medal, Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaves, Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaves and Combat V-Device for Valor, Army Achievement Medal, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait Liberation Medals, Valorous Unit Award, Army Master Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Navy Marine Corps Parachute Insignia, Italian Parachutist Badge, and German Proficiency Badge (Bronze Award).

Political flow chart

Hat tip to Bill Foster, Portage, In.

Obama to deport illegals by ‘priority’

Washington Times  "Bowing to pressure from immigrant rights activists, the Obama administration said Thursday that it will halt deportation proceedings on a case-by-case basis against illegal immigrants who meet certain criteria, such as attending school, having family in the military or having primary responsible for other family members’ care."

The Freedom Fighter's Journal  made this connection:

"If you get a chance watch “THE RISE OF THE PLANET OF APES” that goes by the subtitle of “EVOLUTION BECOMES REVOLUTION” in which a small tribe of super apes take on the UBER Leftist Fatherland of San Francisco and kick some major human butt. These smart monkeys are created by the best liberal and most politically correct scientific minds in SF with the announced goal of finding a cure for Alzheimer. The experiment goes terribly wrong when a“Frankenstein” mother ape turns on her creators and wrecks the building to protect her baby."

No, he is not calling illegals "apes". Not even close. Read on to get the connection. 

 

A Texas Ron Paul supporter runs a newspaper ad seeking women who have slept with Rick Perry

Salon  "CASH is the Committee Against Sexual Hypocrisy, of which Morrow is president. "Is it a real group? No. It's just me," he told Salon earlier this week. Here is the ad, which the paper confirmed is running today..."

What sort of people does Ron Paul attract, anyway?  If he gets elected and has opposition, is this what those who disagree with him can expect?  Opposing Obama gets you called a racist; this appears to be what we can expect for opposing Ron Paul.

A Google search turned up a page full of anti-Perry sites. When searching for info on Robert Morrow, I had to dig pretty deep to find even this:
Can you imagine the outcry if someone ran this ad about any Democrat candidate?   "It’s nice to see that the Paulians are staying civil like always. Perry must have everyone scared. I’m not a big Perry supporter, but between the White House and the Paulians, I’m beginning to lean that way."

Consider the source  "Having political differences with a candidate is one thing, but taking out an advertisement in search of past sexual encounters is, well, an entirely different beast. Aside from the embarrassment this ad will likely cause, there is a good chance — as there always is when public figures are at the center of controversies like this — that individuals with no true ties to Perry will come forward with wild allegations.

"Of course, this isn’t the first time Morrow has been engaged in wild attack campaigns. As Elliot reports, he paid for and personally voiced a robocall in South Carolina back in 2008. Intended to defame Hillary Clinton, the message claimed that “Hillary knew about and helped cover up Bill’s rape of Juanita Broderick.”"     

Hear the robocall: 

 

Is there a theme here?

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

http://townhall.com/political-cartoons/robertariail/2011/08/16/90815

One column about editorial cartoonints I read a number of years back told of one sign a current president was losing respect with the cartoonists: they began to draw him smaller in stature relative to his surroundings.
 Lets see.  TD

Headlines we knew we would be seeing

S and P downgrades U.S. credit rating for first time. OK, we knew about that, but didn't you just know this next one was coming from the Obama Administration:

Justice Department Reportedly Investigating Standard and Poor's   The investigation began before Standard and Poor's cut the United States' AAA credit rating this month, but it's likely to add to the political firestorm created by the downgrade, the newspaper said. Some government officials have since questioned the agency's secretive process, its credibility and the competence of its analysts, claiming to have found an error in its debt calculations."

This will be a shot across the bow of anyone else who may consider rating the US poorly, deservedly or not.

Fear the regime.

Other expected headlines:

Obama to issue new proposals on job creation, debt reduction

Obama to Make Major Jobs Speech

Obama to call on Syria's Assad to step down

Noted Centrist Barack Obama Slams Republicans For Their “Ideological Rigidity”…

No surprises here, folks. Move on, keep moving.

9-11; Never Quit

Heritage  "Ten years later, Osama bin Laden is dead, delivering to victims’ families and the rest of America a bit of justice for the heinous acts we all witnessed. But one terrorist’s death does not justify returning to the national security mindset that existed prior to that day.

"As Thomas Paine said, “Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.” "

....

"Please continue to check in with us here on The Foundry, at Heritage.org and on Facebook and Twitter over the next four weeks. On Twitter, send us pictures of your flag flying by using the hashtag #Flag911 in your tweet to offer your own remembrances and encourage others to join with us."

The Spending Threat to Our National Defense   "Consider it a warning from the highest levels of the U.S. government. Yesterday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta held a joint press event in Washington in which they cautioned that U.S. debt is jeopardizing America’s ability to ensure national security and preserve its interests abroad.

Bolton: Debt-Ceiling Negotiations Leaving Defense Budget in Grave Jeopardy  Defense has already taken hugely disproportionate cuts under President Obama, and there is simply no basis for expanding those cuts further. Republican negotiators must hold the line, since the Obama Administration plainly will not. John R. Bolton, July 31, 2011

Max Boot warned of this back on Jan 17: A Farewell to Arms  "But now we learn from Secretary of Defense Robert Gates that the force is going to shrink again. Last week he announced that, starting in 2015, the Army is going to lose 27,000 soldiers on top of an already planned cut of 22,000. That will bring the Army’s active duty strength down to 517,000—still larger than it was in 2001 but far smaller than it was in 1991, and not big enough to meet all of the contingencies for which it must prepare. The Marine Corps will lose 15,000 to 20,000 personnel. So our ground combat forces—the most heavily deployed forces since the end of the Cold War—will be deprived of 70,000 troopers or almost 10 percent of their strength."

Great money-raiser!

http://terrellaftermath.com/

This man is in charge of the US economy

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/mallard/2000/mallard1.asp

150th Anniversary Battle of First Manassas Part 3 (Known also as Bull Run)

gettysburgdaily.com  " In the first Manassas 150th Anniversary post we showed the structures that were put in place for the commemoration ceremonies of the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of First Manassas (First Bull Run).

"In the second First Manassas 150th Anniversary post we concentrated on the material around the Henry House on Henry Hill, including tents, equipment, and artillery pieces.

"In today’s First Manassas 150th Anniversary post we feature the Stone House or Matthews’ House. We were fortunate to have been allowed in the house that evening."

Via Civil War Times

The Stone House, or Matthews’ House, located along the Warrenton Turnpike, was constructed 

circa 1848.  It served as a hospital during the First Battle of Manassas and the Second Battle of Manassas.

The Battle of Bull Run (called First Manassas by the Confederates)

The Union tended to name battles after the nearest river while the South used the name of a nearby town. The North named the Battle of Antietam after the creek on the battlefield; the South called it the Battle of Sharpsburg, the town there. So also with their armies; Union armies were generally named after rivers and Confederates after states. (Army of Tennessee was Confederate; Army of the Tennessee was Union.)

"Popular fervor led President Lincoln to push a cautious Brigadier General Irvin McDowell, commander of the Union army in Northern Virginia, to attack the Confederate forces commanded by Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard, which held a relatively strong position along Bull Run, just northeast of Manassas Junction. The goal was to make quick work of the bulk of the Confederate army, open the way to Richmond, the Confederate capital, and end the war."

July 14, 1861 – Lincoln to McDowell: “You Are All Green Alike”  "General George B. McClellan, with far fewer men, cleared out western Virginia, and is now threatening the Old Dominion from the west. The question has become, what will McDowell do with his large force? Word has been that the men in his army have been training, but with their 90 day enlistments almost at an end, it seems they may have trained for nothing.

"That may have changed today as many of the Union forces have been transferred south toward Fairfax Courthouse in Virginia. Sources say that the move comes against McDowell's wishes; his complaint being that his men are all green. “They are green, it is true, but they are green also,” [Lincoln] reportedly said, referring to the Confederates. “You are all green alike.”