As Predictable As the Sun Rising

Victor Davis Hanson "No, entitlements subsidize the good consumer life of both the poorer and the middle class. Go to the poorest section of a poor county in a bankrupt state (e.g., 2 miles from my residence), and the electronic and warehouse discount stores are crammed with the shopping “poor” "...

High Drama Amid ObamaCare Threats

Pajamas Media "Real threats, of real violence, certainly can’t be tolerated. But calling national press conferences to take advantage of what were, after all, pretty normal nasty phone calls, for purposes of political theater, doesn’t improve the situation. Instead, it exaggerates, it exacerbates, and increase the risk to everyone."

The Spit Heard Round The World

Jack Cashill "What Cleaver does not fully share with Milloy is that he turned and stuck his finger in the man's face, which may account for the man's continued anger. Not knowing this, Milloy recounts Cleaver's background as a preacher and compliments him for his magisterial restraint, "Have mercy. The preacher walks the walk." "...."And so, alas, it goes. The Civil Rights movement, which was born in tragedy, appears destined to die as farce. "

Was Obama's confrontation with Israel premeditated?

Yossi Klein Halevi "Though Palestinian leaders negotiated with Israeli governments that built extensively in the West Bank, they now refused to sit down with the first Israeli government to actually agree to a suspension of building. Obama's demand for a building freeze in Jerusalem led to a freeze in negotiations. Finally, after intensive efforts, the administration produced the pathetic achievement of "proximity talks"—setting Palestinian-Israeli negotiations back a generation, to the time when Palestinian leaders refused to sit at the same table with Israelis. That Obama could be guilty of such amateurishness was perhaps forgivable because he was, after all, an amateur. But he has now taken his failed policy and intensified it."

As usual, the hypocrite Left can dish it out, but they can't take it...

Weasel Zippers "When do Damnocrats condemn the violent actions of radical Left activists and protesters? When did they condemn their Leftist allies calls for Bush's assassination? When will Obama condemn his terrorist friend and mentor Bill Ayers?" Remember, Joe Biden-type language in this site.

Obtained: Federal Agency’s Memo Warning Of “Left Wing Extremists”

The Plumline "I’ve now obtained, however, an internal DHS assessment for law enforcement officials that sounds equally dire warnings about “left wing extremists.” And it broadly defines these extremists as including people who embrace some components of “anticapitalist” or “antiglobalization” ideas. You can read the whole thing right here."

Political Cartoons by Chuck Asay

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Let the Games Begin?

Victor Davis Hanson "I think the die is now cast and the message for both parties is: Get a president and a 51 percent congressional vote, and you can remake America in the most radical fashion, damning the polls, the opposition, and the traditional processes of government itself. It's a new arena and apparently the ends will now justify any means necessary. Good luck to that."

So, You Still Want to Close Gitmo?

Andrew McCarthy "Mohamedou Slahi is responsible for the murder of thousands of Americans. He was a core member of the 9/11 conspiracy — the recruiter of Mohamed Atta and the other ringleaders. If he’d had his druthers, even more Americans would have been killed: He is almost certainly the al-Qaeda middle manager who activated the Canadian cell that attempted to bomb Los Angeles International Airport. On the scale of war criminals, he edges toward the Khalid Sheikh Mohammed range, as bad as it gets. A federal judge has ordered that he be released."

Why We Fight: Cameron, Hanks & Damon Drew First Blood

Big Hollywood "Everyone plays a part – and the most important part is yours. Watching a TV show where the villain is – surprise – a businessman? Call it. Is a movie portraying our troops as nincompoops, psychos or both? Call it. Are your kids staring at the boob tube as some talking turtle busts out with a rap perpetuating the global warming fraud? Call it. When you join in and call them on it, then we’ve started taking our culture back."

EMPLOYERS

Neal Boortz "Hard time figuring all this out? Precisely. But the government will not have a hard time sticking you or your employer with the tab. In fact the mandate on employers alone is expected to generate $52 billion in penalties over the next nine years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Those penalties are expected to grow over time. Now considering all this ..... doesn't it seem laughable when Nancy Pelosi says that this bill will unleash the entrepreneurial spirit in this country?"

Senate Republicans Succeed in Returning Reconciliation Bill to House for Another Vote

CNS News "It appeared initially that deleting the provisions, dealing with Pell grants for low-income students, should not cause major problems for Democrats hoping to rush the bill to Obama and avoid prolonging what has been a politically painful ordeal for the party. Democrats described the situation as a minor glitch, but did not rule out that Republicans might be able to remove additional sections of the bill."