Thursday, August 27, 2009

Obama and ‘Redistributive Change’

By Victor Davis Hanson NRO= "Forget the recession and the “uninsured.” Obama has bigger fish to fry."

Obama Allies Find Words Fail Them

WSJ "But Dr. Crittenden said no one anticipated the charges that the Obama program would include "death panels" or advocate euthanasia. Perhaps more important, said Lake Research head Celinda Lake, no one foresaw the intensity of protests at town-hall meetings."

Howard Dean: Democrats Left Tort Reform Out of Health Care Bill Because They Feared 'Taking On' Trial Lawyers

CNS News "There’s $200 million over 10 years in savings if we had tort reform and nobody loses but the lawyers,” said Tulino. “Why have we not even considered that tonight in the discussion sir? Tell the American people that.”"

FCC Diversity Chief Asked Liberals to Copy FDR, Take on Limbaugh, Murdoch, Supreme Court

CNS News "“A pro-big business Supreme Court aligned with Murdoch, Limbaugh, and Zell and ready to battle a progressive in the White House begins to sound a lot like the early years of the FDR administration,” said Lloyd. “Will progressives sound like FDR and commit to creating a media policy that actually serves democracy and promotes diverse and antagonistic sources of news?”"...."Lloyd relies heavily on the left-wing radical Saul Alinsky in explaining his strategy." More here:ACLJ Will "Fairness Doctrine" Return Under Another Name?

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Morale at CIA Plummets as Panetta Makes a Bad Situation Worse

Pajamas Media "Following previous scandals in the 70s and 80s, thousands of skilled analysts and operations specialists left Langley for greener pastures, leaving behind the hacks and politicians who presided over such intelligence debacles as 9-11."

Some important lessons from Ted Kennedy

Pajamas Media "Judge Bork recounts his incredulity at this tissue of malign fabrication. “It had simply never occurred to me that anybody could misrepresent my career and views as Kennedy did.” At the time, he notes, many people thought that Kennedy had blundered by emitting so flagrant, and flagrantly untrue, an attack. They were wrong."

Gazing at the Flag

Gazing at the Flag "Everyone there had a few tears hiding behind their smiles as this magnificent statue of PFC Tucker reaching out a hand to a young Iraqi girl was unveiled. It will sit on the corner of US Highway 97 until the new City Hall is built in the same location." Hat tip to Mudville Gazette

Saving the Obama Presidency

WSJ "By contrast, Mr. Obama's handling of the health-care debate—making villains out of cable television and insurance companies, questioning the motives of those who disagree, imposing artificial deadlines—suggests a rigidity typically associated with a lack of executive experience and responsibility."

Man collapses with ruptured appendix... three weeks after NHS doctors 'took it out'

London Daily Mail "'However, we would like to apologise if Mr Wattson felt dissatisfied with the care he received at Great Western Hospital.' " Fine; just don't let it happen again.

Liberal Lies in National Health Care: Second in a Series

Ann Coulter, Townhall "No wonder Democrats want to remind us that they can't be trusted with foreign policy. They want us to forget that they can't be trusted with domestic policy."

Remember ‘No Controlling Legal Authority’?

National Review= By Andrew C. McCarthy "The CIA probe shows once more that the law does not control this attorney general."

Mike Ramirez cartoon

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