Saturday, October 31, 2009
Palin on Scozzafava’s withdrawal: Now we must unite
Hot Air "Totally true, and precisely Gingrich’s point in endorsing Hoffman so quickly after Team Dede threw in the towel this morning."
Blogging Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals: Prologue
Pajamas Media "Self-absorbed, [Alinsky] seems completely unaware that during the social upheaval of the 60s and 70s, millions of people were leading quietly ordinary — and often sacrificial — lives: getting married, working, raising families. They thought themselves happy, productive, and satisfied. But what did they know?"
Truman and the Principles of U.S. Foreign Policy
By Victor Davis Hanson "President Obama often invokes the supposed mess abroad — especially in Iraq and Afghanistan — left to him by George W. Bush. But Mr. Obama's inheritance is mild compared to the myriad crises that nearly overwhelmed the rookie President Truman."
Unfortunately, Failure Is an Option
Weekly Standard "Barack Obama faces a choice in Afghanistan. The safe middle ground may be the most treacherous."
McChrystal Lite / How to lose a war by splitting the difference.
Weekly Standard "The biggest problem, though, is that a half-surge cannot produce a meaningful result in a timely manner; we should remember that the McChrystal plan proceeds from his assessment that the next year--several months of which have already been lost--is critical to regaining the initiative from the Taliban. "
The Vietnam moment
Financial Times "To put it another way, splitting the difference and announcing 20,000-plus new troops might look like the least risky choice. But it would satisfy neither liberal nor conservative critics of Mr Obama back home. And it may do little to convince the Taliban that America is in this fight for keeps."
White House visitor records
WhiteHouse.gov "As part of President Obama's commitment to government transparency, we are providing records of White House visitors on an ongoing basis online. "
Felines, Nothing More than Felines
By Mike Adams, Townhall "I’m looking for three cats that have been discarded by their owners because they were either unable to afford them or because they were just generally inconvenienced by them. It is my preference that you provide me with two white cats and one black cat. " Oh boy, here it comes...wait for it.
Obama Lifts Ban On HIV Entries To US
Sweetness & Light "The law effectively has kept out thousands of students, tourists and refugees and has complicated the adoption of children with HIV. No major international AIDS conference has been held in the U.S. since 1993, because HIV-positive activists and researchers cannot enter the country. Obama said lifting the ban "is a step that will save lives" by encouraging people to get tested and to get treatment."
Pelosi Health Care Bill Blows a Kiss to Trial Lawyers
Big Government "Section 2531, entitled “Medical Liability Alternatives,” establishes an incentive program for states to adopt and implement alternatives to medical liability litigation. [But]…… a state is not eligible for the incentive payments if that state puts a law on the books that limits attorneys’ fees or imposes caps on damages." Emphasis added.
Tricked by UNICEF
National Review "UNICEF has been a major financier of Palestinian “summer camps” which encourage children to become suicide bombers. One such camp is named for Wafa Idris, a female suicide bomber." Hat tip to The Lid
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