Monday, April 12, 2010

Obama's useful idiocy: A look back

PowerlineBlog "Is Obama himself an "expert on nuclear issues"? We know they have been on his mind a long time, and his thinking does not appear to have evolved much over the years. Let's take a look back at Obama's thoughts on the American nuclear arsenal during the Cold War." "Useful idiot" defined here.
Our Nuclear Posture "Under the Obama administration? Supine."

Newsweek Covering Tea Parties With Unusual Restraint

Pajamas Media "And since there isn’t one clear leader of the GOP, and in particular, one clear leader of Tea Parties, and the media can’t designate a single Emmanuel Goldstein for the Two-Minute Hate, it’s forced, in Newsweek’s case, to effectively slander the 47 percent of Americans who didn’t vote for Obama, and didn’t buy into sweeping proclamations such as this from his supporters shortly after he took office. And then wonder why their circulation numbers keep circling the drain." Ed Driscoll.

How about Hillary as next SCOTUS justice?

Hot Air "Would that be worth it to keep Obama from facing a primary challenge? With any other President, I’d guess no. With Obama, the personal is the ultimate in political calculation, so I wouldn’t rule it out."

HARRY REID DEPENDING ON THIRD PARTY VOTES

Neal Boortz "The polls show that if the voters were to chose between Reid and Republican Sue Lowden, Lowden would win handily. It's the third party votes that might keep Reid in office. Just sayin' ..............." Could Ron Paul keep the Democrats in power? NOT THAT I CARE .. BUT SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT "We cannot afford a 3rd party effort this year if it is going to leave one single Democrat in office who otherwise might have been removed."

GOP promises "whale of a fight" if court pick "too liberal

Denver Post "Senate Republicans said the nominee should not be an activist, which they describe as someone driven by a preferred result rather than by the law. In practice, though, Republicans find that only liberal Democratic-appointed judges wear the activist label." Via Heritage.

The ABCs of Repealing ObamaCare

Human Events via Heritage : "Activists should ignore defeatists who are pleading for compromise and appeasement. ObamaCare should die within the next few years from severe trauma to the very heart of the law, as Americans and the courts reject big-government health care." Brian Darling Obama may choose the next Supreme Court justice with this in mind. Conservatives on the Judicial Committee beware.

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Is There a Rhyme or Reason to U.S. Foreign Policy?

Victor Davis Hanson "So as the U.S. completes its metamorphosis into a much larger version of the E.U., we should expect to see something of the following: 1.Karzai or Allawi will look more to Iran, which will soon become the regional and nuclear hegemon of the Middle East. ..... 2. Eastern Europe and the former Soviet republics had better mend fences with Russia. ..... 3. The E.U. should finally start on that much-ballyhooed all-European response force. ..... 4. Taiwan, the Philippines, and South Korea should strengthen ties with China...... 5. Buffer states in South America had better make amends with a dictatorial, armed, and aggressive Chavez".....More:

The Great Political War Obama Never Expected

American Thinker "Man proposes and God disposes. A big part of the trouble for Barack Obama and all those crackerjack leftwing strategists and the brigades of Alinsky thugketeers is that they've never gotten the hang of the second part of that old axiom."

Lefty Group Tries to 'Infiltrate' Tea Parties with Offensive Signs - Will MSM Take the Bait?

Newsbusters "Their plan is to "infiltrate" Tea Party protests to create the false impression that protesters are racists by … being racists. That's right, they will bring with them offensive signs and give wildly offensive interviews to reporters, all with the intention of smearing a movement that wouldn't bring those signs or give those interviews themselves. It remains to be seen whether the mainstream media will take the bait."

National Association of Realtors: Myths and Facts

Realtor.org "On June 26, the House of Representative approved H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act. Since then, there have been many reports about the bill and NAR's position that are based on incomplete information. Here are the facts:" And here: Snopes.com

The Tenth Amendment: A Rallying Point for Patriots

Pajamas Media "The Tenth Amendment was meant to guarantee the federal government stayed within its proper sphere. Therefore, it makes it clear that all powers not explicitly given to the federal government belong to the states, and that all powers belonging to the states actually belong to the people." AWR Hawkins

Angelina Jolie Hates Obama, Fights With Brad About It

Newsbusters " "She's into education and rehabilitation and thinks Obama is all about welfare and handouts. She thinks Obama is really a socialist in disguise," adds the source. "