A New Song for Bruce Springsteen: Banned in the USA

Townhall  "...shouldn’t Bono and Bon Jovi be writing songs about Nashville and doing telethons to raise money for the Music City? What’s the matter Bono and Jon? Nashville not liberal enough for U2? Too many white Christians concentrated along the Cumberland for you to be encumbered by their plight? I know … there is no George Bush to blame! That’s it. It was staring me right in the face and I didn’t see it. No Bush, no bash."    Doug Giles

A "Duty to Die"?

Thomas Sowell "Make no mistake about it, letting old people die is a lot cheaper than spending the kind of money required to keep them alive and well. If a government-run medical system is going to save any serious amount of money, it is almost certain to do so by sacrificing the elderly."...."These efforts at changing values used to be called "values clarification," though the name has had to be changed repeatedly over the years, as more and more parents caught on to what was going on and objected. The values that supposedly needed "clarification" had been clear enough to last for generations and nobody asked the schools and colleges for this "clarification." "

Video: The Politically Correct War on Terror – Eric Holder Refusal to Say ‘Radical Islam’

Tab Right "In his testimony to Congress, Attorney General Eric Holder recently left more than a few wondering… Is the Obama Administration more concerned about defending the country, or about fighting a ‘Politically Correct War on Terror’? "
The Self-Mutilation Of The West "You may not be interested in Islam, but Islam is interested in you. Islam smells weakness at the heart of the west." Mark Steyn.

America 101 With Dean Obama

Victor Davis Hanson "Like so many academics, Obama becomes petulant when crossed, and like them as well, he “deigns” to know very little out of his field (from Cinco de Mayo to the liberation of Auschwitz), and only a little more in it. Obama voiced the two main gospels of the elite campus: support for redistributive mechanisms with other people’s wealth; and while abroad, a sort of affirmative action for less successful nations: those who are failing and criticized the U.S. under Bush proved insightful and worthy of outreach ( a Russia or Syria); but those who allied themselves with us (an Israel or Colombia) are now suspect."

New Mosque Just Steps To Ground Zero?

Big Government "...wouldn’t you know it, a plan to build what would, at 15 stories, be the largest community center/mosque in New York City is being hotly debated at the moment. Why the debate? Because its location will be only two blocks from the World Trade Center Ground Zero site. Yes. You read that correctly. And just like in my hypothetical examples I set forth above, the obvious question arises: why there?" Brad Schaeffer.

Obama's Attack on Free Speech: SCOTUS

Atlas Shrugs "Kagan also asserts that government can restrict speech if it believes that speech might cause harm, either directly or by inciting others to do harm. So what does that mean to conservatives like Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Mark Levin and TEA Partiers who have been attacked by the media and liberals for allegedly fanning the flames of hatred?
Mark, it would certainly seem that Kagan would welcome a return of the "Un-Fairness" Doctrine to neutralize and even silence conservatives."

Emanuel to rabbis: US 'screwed up'

Jerusalem Post "“During the elections there were doubts about President Obama’s support for Israel, and now they have resurfaced,” Emanuel said, according to one of those who participated in the meeting. “But concerning policy, we have done everything that we can that is in Israel’s security – and long-range interests. Watch what the administration does.”" Meanwhile, waiting in the wings:
"The Islamic United States..." Kharrazi's comments were published Saturday in his newspaper, Hezbollah.
He said he envisioned a Greater Iran that would stretch from Afghanistan to Israel, bringing about the destruction of the Jewish state.He also said its formation would be a prelude to the reappearance of the Mahdi, a revered ninth-century saint known as the Hidden Imam, whom Muslims believe will reappear before judgment day to end tyranny and promote justice in the world.

The Pro-engagement Lobby and US Failure with Iran

Hassan Daioleslam "The United States' inability to develop, implement and sustain a cohesive, balanced and prudent policy toward Iran has been devastating. The cost of this confusion and inaction has been significant loss of credibility and influence in the region, loss of commerce, loss of the trust of the Iranian people, and last but not least loss of life of American men and women in Iraq and Afghanistan." 

Highland's Low Road

American Thinker "So if safeguarding Illinois teenagers from parental notification and unfriendly immigration law is the goal, then Highland Park school administrators are correct: Red China is a far better choice for a high school trip than Arizona."

D.C. Dems to Obama: Aim fire at GOP

Sweetness and Light "After all, what was the theme of Mr. Obama’s campaign for the Presidency and his mantra since he has taken office but: “It’s Bush’s fault!” But now the Democrats want him to start attacking the Republicans? Their dim prospects in November really seem to be driving them insane.
And it is an increasingly short drive."

Obama: “Trust, But Verify”

Patterico's Pontifications "Like Ronald Reagan before him, President Obama has a message for his enemies: “Trust, but verify.”
Unlike President Reagan, Obama’s enemies aren’t the Soviets or a hostile foreign country. They are America’s oil companies."

Politicizing Graduation

National Review "Some Marx-besotted students may continue their protests right through the graduation ceremonies. Others may actually listen to what Dimon and Pandit have to say. They might learn something useful: namely, that the money that paid for their college educations didn’t come from thin air, but rather from the astute decisions of the men and women who operate the private enterprises that create wealth. That includes the CEOs of banks, despite the mistakes made by some of them in recent years."