Major Mathew Schram's Memorial Day

Blackfive "The one part that I left out of this post is that Major Schram's convoy was followed by a car with a major weekly magazine reporter in it. Once the action began, the reporter and his driver turned and got the hell out of there. If it wasn't for Mat's charge up into the ambushers, they never would have made it out of there alive. The weekly magazine never ran a story about my good friend, Mat."....
"I started Blackfive and decided to write about Mat and other Americans like him - people that the media would never tell you about. It's Mat Schram's blog as much as it is mine. So, today, on the anniversary of the sacrifice of my friend, please take a moment to pray for the families who have lost their loved ones in our fight against terror.
"Mat would have liked that."
Afghan Soldier Embodies Warrior Spirit  "In the ensuing combat, Abrahim’s leg was nearly severed. Being an ANA medic and having the overwhelming urge to remain in the fight, Abrahim placed a tourniquet on his own leg and severed the remaining attachment with a medical knife." Mudville Gazette

The real problem with counterterror advisor Brennan's worldview

American Thinker "However, why did not Brennan suggest the correct name: hirabahists (unholy warriors)? Many Muslims understand that a hirabah is an unholy war, thus use of the term hirabahists would be effective in getting Muslims to take action against Islamic extremists."

The ‘Secular Crusader’: Former Air Force JAG Looks to Drive All Christian Symbolism from Military

Pajamas Media "...I do discern, nonetheless, a worrisome growing intolerance of the majority faith coupled with a kneejerk support of minority religions. Particularly, and unsurprisingly, Islam. This year alone, there have been four prominent attacks on Christian connections to the U.S. military:
– Charges of neo-Crusaderism against military supplier Trijicon for its gunsights inscribed with New Testament verses.
– Charges of neo-Crusaderism against an Army unit for daring to have a cross as part of its unit insignia.
– The branding as “a hate crime” the placing of a cross next to the the Air Force Academy’s neo-pagan worship site.
– The Army’s decision to disinvite prominent evangelical Franklin Graham from speaking at a Pentagon prayer service on the National Day of Prayer.
"These four incidents all have one major factor in common: the involvement of Mikey Weinstein and his “Military Religious Freedom Foundation” — which was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize last fall. " Emphasis added.

King Barack the Verbose

Mark Steyn   "Almost every problem we face today arises from the vanity of Big Government. Why has BP got oil wells 5,000 feet underwater in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico? Because government regulated them off-land, off-coast, and ever deeper into the briny."     The spill is a disaster for the president and his political philosophy.  "I don't see how the president's position and popularity can survive the oil spill. This is his third political disaster in his first 18 months in office. And they were all, as they say, unforced errors, meaning they were shaped by the president's political judgment and instincts."  Peggy Noonan

Higher Corporate Taxes Undermine American Competitiveness and Hurt Workers, Consumers, and Shareholders

Big Government "What the Democrats (either the blue or pink variety) apparently don’t understand, though, is that corporations don’t pay taxes. Yes, companies often write checks to the IRS, but all corporate taxes are really a burden on workers, consumers, and shareholders. Moreover, in a world where jobs and investment can cross borders looking for better tax policy, a high corporate tax rate is a huge competitive liability for a nation." I'm a retired hourly employee who used to carry a tool bag; if I can understand this, why can't the average Democrat?
Comrade Hillary: “The rich are not paying their fair share of taxes in any nation.”  "Once a socialist, always a socialist…"

The Asher doctrine applied

Powerline Blog "Using Mr. Asher's logic, Connecticut's Blumenthal must have served in Vietnam, Clinton must not have had "sex with that woman," and Mr. Madoff must have run an honest investment firm. This list could go on for pages and pages, but it's late Friday, after a long week!"

Swarm Power, all our energy problems are solved! Er, wait...

Chicago Boyz "Translation: Alternative energy is too unreliable to actually provide baseline power, so we’re going to need millions of fossil-fuel backup generators scattered everywhere to take up the slack. We’re going to use millions of relatively inefficient petroleum-burning generators so that we don’t have to build nuclear plants."

Hostile and provocative name has been chosen for Ground Zero mosque.

Atlas Shrugs "It is well known that the first Cordoba Mosque was built by Muslims in a city in Spain, after they occupied this Christian country, killing its men and capturing its women to bring them to Arab countries as slaves and servants to serve their sexual pleasure. The Arabs and Muslims have never ceased to take pride and bask in the glory of this imperialist history, which they consider to be a symbol of their strength and power, and they are unashamed of the fact that the annals [of their history] are full of shameful crimes."  Iraqi-American columnist Khudhayr Taher published an article in the Arab online liberal daily Elaph.com on May 18, 2010 in which he warns against the desire to turn the U.S. into a Muslim country.

Political Cartoons by Steve Breen

World Magazine Trust me; this in no way depicts the National Guard's planned role in border duty.

Why Obama's image doesn't match his record

Al Neuharth, USA TODAY "An example of Gibbs' media shortcoming occurred Sunday on Face the Nationwith Bob Schieffer on CBS. In answer to a question from Schieffer about the Gulf Coast oil mess he said, "The government is doing everything humanly and technologically possible to plug the hole 5,000 feet above — ar — 5,000 feet below — the floor —below the ocean." Gibbs appeared amused rather than embarrassed by his answer. Every president needs a press secretary who is adept not only at answering questions but also at anticipating them. Obama suffers because Gibbs is better at dealing with politicians than he is with the press."

Obama’s Dividend Tax Proposal Means More Debt, More Instability

Heritage Insider "The President has proposed raising the tax on dividend income from 15 to 20 percent while his allies in Congress have created a procedural path whereby the income tax rate on dividends could again reach 39.6 percent. At the same time, it has been suggested by some that the deduction for business interest expense is a subsidy, implying that it should be curtailed or eliminated. Raising the tax on dividends and curtailing the deduction for business interest expense are related in that they would both profoundly influence the capital structures of business. They are also both wrongheaded and harmful."

White House Must Stop Playing Politics with Immigration and Arizona Law

Heritage Foundation "The Administration has used the public controversy over the Arizona law to push for its own political agenda—granting amnesty to millions unlawfully in the United States. This approach to solving the problem has been tried before and found completely wanting. In 1986, for example, the U.S. granted amnesty and the unlawful population exploded, as did associated costs."...."There is a better approach to border and immigration reform that will keep the nation free, safe, prosperous, and sovereign. Incremental in its implementation, this approach includes:"...