Health-Care Reform and the Constitution

WSJ By ANDREW P. NAPOLITANO "...I asked South Carolina Congressman James Clyburn...where in the Constitution it authorizes the federal government to regulate the delivery of health care. He replied: "There's nothing in the Constitution that says that the federal government has anything to do with most of the stuff we do." Then he shot back: "How about [you] show me where in the Constitution it prohibits the federal government from doing this?"

My, How the Tables Have Turned on Charlie Gibson

American Thinker "...After nervous laughter, [Charles Gibson] confessed that he had not even heard of the scandals, adding “Um. So, you’ve got me at a loss.” Then to prove just how out-of-touch he is Gibson made this snide remark: “Or maybe this is just one you leave to the cables.” One of the hosts immediately reminded Gibson of the massive taxpayer funding that is pumped into the ACORN racket and Gibson stumbled again."

Carter Claims There Is "Racist" Tone Against Obama

RealClearPolitics "In an interview with NBC's Brian Williams, former President Jimmy Carter said he has been extremely bothered by the heightened climate of racial and other hate speech since the election of President Barack Obama."

Bin Laden’s Reading List for Americans

NY Times Blog "In other words, whether or not Carter is right that most Americans have a distorted view of the conflict, his contribution is to offer a distortion of his own."

House votes to censure Wilson, 240-179; Update: 12 Dems vote no, seven Republicans vote yes

Hot Air "Even though the vote was largely partisan, there were a few departures from party loyalty. Seven Republicans voted to rebuke Wilson: Rep. Joseph Cao of Louisiana, Joanne Emerson of Missouri, Jeff Flake of Arizona, Walter Jones of North Carolina, Tom Petri of Wisconsin, Dana Rohrabacher of California and fellow South Carolinian Bob Inglis." Wait'll you see which Dems voted no.

Text of Rep. Joe Wilson resolution

Google.com "...Now, therefore, be it resolved, that the House of Representatives disapproves of the behavior of the Representative from South Carolina, Mr. Wilson, during the joint session of Congress held on September 9, 2009." Resolution passes 240-179

A New Declaration of Independence

By Andy McCarthy= "A federal appeals court is about to hear the government’s challenge to an astounding ruling in Washington last spring. Federal judge John Bates held that prisoners of war detained in Afghanistan have an American constitutional right to file a lawsuit in the American people’s courts to challenge their detention by the American people’s military during a war authorized by the American people’s representatives. The administration’s maneuver is designed to improve its litigation position by pandering to the appellate court: See, we can give the enemy more rights without a judge ordering us to do so!"

Amber Alert for Hillary Clinton

Legal Insurrection "Barack Obama has not permitted Hillary to participate in a central manner in any of the major diplomatic events, including the upcoming Moscow summit from which Hillary will be notably absent. Obama doesn't act alone in foreign affairs, but he certainly doesn't act through Hillary."

Hypocrisy Alert: Dem Rep. Pete Stark Called Bush Liar On House Floor... Twice (Video)

Gateway Pundit "Here is Rep. Pete Stark in his own words bashing the troops and calling the president a liar twice in the same speech:"

Mike Ramirez cartoon

Townhall

The seven senators who voted against defunding ACORN

Ethel C. Fenig "Now who were those seven senators who were apparently unfazed by ACORN's bland unconcern of providing mortgage money to a supposed prostitute and her pimp, even counseling them on evading taxes? (Nine senators did not vote.)"

Immigration raids yield jobs for legal workers

USA Today "But the raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents did not cripple the company or the plants. In fact, they were back up and running at full staff within months by replacing those removed with a significant number of native-born Americans, according to a report by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)."