Israel’s Options After America’s Foreign Policy Debacle (from Gatestone)

David P. Goldman  "The problem is that American foreign policy faces catastrophic failure, or rather a comprehensive set of failures, bearing directly on Israeli security. Not only have sanctions failed to deter Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapons program, but the Islamic Republic has broken out of diplomatic isolation. Turkey, supposedly America’s partner in regional diplomacy, has reached out to Russia and China. And Egypt has reached out to Iran while threatening Israel in the Sinai." 

Jerusalem Post

The latest on Todd Akin of Missoura

Neal Boortz on Today's Drama;  "Is this how the Republicans blow the chance to win control of the Senate in November?  Listening to Jamie Dupree this morning, that could well be the case. 
...."Akin needs to withdraw from the race TODAY.  The only thing that will prevent him from doing so will be his ego.  If he stays in he will most likely lose.  He will lose not only because of his remarks, but because he showed after those remarks that this election is more about him than it is about the country and reversing the damage done by Obama and mindless proggies like Claire McCaskill." 

http://townhall.com/political-cartoons/2012/08/20/102891

Beltway Confidential; Democrats spent $1.5 mil to help Akin win GOP primary  "Here’s how the Democrats did it, running ads in the GOP primary that were intended to boost his appeal among  the most conservative primary voters:"

Dennis Prager; The Pro-Life Movement Must Disavow Akin Comment  "Therefore, the pro-life movement should announce that the comment on pregnancy has no basis in truth. And since truth is a supreme conservative and religious value, the movement neither espouses nor condones untruths. The Republican Party has said this. And since Todd Akin has not said this, his candidacy is no longer viable.

"Morality, truth, and the most important elections on our lifetime demand no less."

Meanwhile the cartoonists are having a field day with this:

Newsday

http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2012/08/21/cartoons-of-the-day-todd-akin-says/

Mexico's Strategy

STRATFOR  "A few years ago, I wrote about Mexico possibly becoming a failed state because of the effect of the cartels on the country. Mexico may have come close to that, but it stabilized itself and took a different course instead -- one of impressive economic growth in the face of instability. "
....
"Another aspect is the movement of migrants. For Mexicans, the movement of migrants has been part of their social policy: It shifts the poor out of Mexico and generates remittances. For the United States, this has provided a consistent source of low-cost labor. The borderland has been the uncontrollable venue through which the migrants pass. The Mexicans don't want to stop it, and neither, in the end, do the Americans."
Especially the Democrats, who - I firmly believe-see these immigrants as a source of Democrat voters.

EXCLUSIVE: Obama 'cancelled missions to kill bin Laden THREE TIMES after getting cold feet - until Hillary Clinton stepped in', claims explosive new book

UK Daily Mail  "At the start of his presidency, Miniter writes, Obama was ‘studiously undecided’ about whether to kill the mastermind of 9/11.

"‘He refused to weigh in or commit himself on even small matters related to a possible strike on bin Laden.’

"He continues: ‘Obama was often disengaged as the bin Laden operation took shape; he left critical decisions to the then-CIA Director Leon Panetta, then-Secretary of Defence Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. 

"‘Obama feared taking responsibility for a risky raid that might go tragically wrong.’

"Initially, Miniter writes, Obama deferred to Jarrett over whether to go after bin Laden.

"‘Jarrett opposed the idea. She worried about a backlash against the president if the operation failed, or even if it succeeded. Clinton privately fumed about Jarrett’s relentless presence and her injection of political considerations at every turn.

"‘Throughout 2009 Obama demanded more and more certainty about U.S. intelligence concerning bin Laden. Jarrett repeatedly reminded Obama and other executive-branch officials that the president had campaigned on the “intelligence failures” of the Bush years.

"‘There was no need, she said, to hand our political rivals a set of intelligence failures of our own."

GM is Alive! Says the administration.

http://terrellaftermath.com/

Poll shows Todd Akin with one-point lead as GOP pressure grows for him to quit

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The left doesn't care; all that matters is that Obama must continue to be president...

...no matter what.

Sad Hill News: Is THIS What Obama Was Hiding From His College Days?

Death By 1000 Papercuts

"Barack Hussein Obama, pals with Bill Ayers the communist terrorist who walks freely amongst us?

"(WND) “Obama spent two years at Columbia University yet left virtually no fingerprints of his presence there. Could that be because Columbia was where Mr. Obama first met ‘mad bomber’ William Ayers?” asked Martin.

"Ayers was at the time just resurfacing in New York after living underground following his Weathermen days. He has well-established connections to Columbia, which was the scene of the famed 1968 Columbia University strikes in which hundreds of students seized several university buildings. The strikes were led by the Columbia chapter of Ayers’ Students for a Democratic Society, from which the Weathermen later splintered. Multiple Weathermen leaders were Columbia students.

"Currently, the earliest confirmed Ayers-Obama association was in Chicago in 1995, when Obama was appointed chairman of the multimillion-dollar Chicago Annenberg Challenge, which was founded by Ayers. The former Weathermen leader that year also hosted the first organizing meeting for Obama’s state senatorial campaign. Many believe it is doubtful Ayers would have helped Obama to that extent without a longer relationship."

And without the help of the ObaMedia:

Urban Legend: Sign at a mall in Houston, Texas

This came in our mailbox and, as usual, we checked it against our available resources:
Store Closed to Commemorate the Martyrdom of a 9/11 Terrorist- Fiction!

"Summary of the eRumor:"   This is a forwarded email with an attached photo of a note hung on September 11, 2009 in a store window located in Houston, Texas.  The note in the photo says that the store will be closed to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Ali.   The email says that he was one of the 9/11 terrorists who flew a hijacked jetliner into the 2001 attack of the World Trade Center in New York.

"The Truth:"   The owner of the Perfume Planet store in Houston, Texas told TruthorFiction.com that traditionally their store is closed every year during the observance of the martyrdom of Imam Ali.  Imam Ali was not a 9/11 terrorists or a pilot.    Ali, or Ali Ibn Abi Talib was born in Mecca in 600 AD and died in 661 and was the cousin and son-in-law of the founder of Islam, Mohammed.The day of observance fell on the 21st day of the Muslim Ramadan season which by coincidence landed on September 11, 2009. Here it is at Snopes Store manager Imran Chunawala was stunned because the holiday had nothing to do with 9 /11. Then he realized what happened. This year a key Ramadan Holiday happened to fall on 9/11. "We did not explain enough in the sign because that is the exact same sign we put up every year on this particular day for this particular reason," said Chunawala. He apologized for the confusion and put up a new sign thoroughly explaining the martyr they were honoring died in 661 AD. Given the date of the store's holiday, it is not at all surprising that the sign caused so much confusion and consternation. That said, it seems clear that the store manager meant no disrespect, even though the placing of the sign with such wording at that particular time of the year was certainly ill conceived. Although the initial confusion caused by the sign is certainly understandable, it is hard to imagine how Imam Ali's name was misidentified in the subsequent protest email as one of the 2001 hijackers other than by a deliberate and wilful act of deception.   Emphasis added.

OBAMA ATTACKS SPECIAL OPERATORS FOR FRONTING HIM OUT

Blackfive  "Making stuff up for purely political reasons, Really? Seriously that is your response, to call them liars? And to do so anonymously? Well that part makes sense, the odds of a gutless, spineless political tool standing up and calling those guys, us guys and other folks who are in a position to make those claims, liars is pretty slim. The Swift Boat reference is actually pretty legitimate, though. The ads that former comrades of John Kerry put out accurately portrayed Kerry as a glory hound punk who spent four months in Vietnam, picked up three extremely sketchy Purple Hearts, shot a bunch of reenactments of his exploits for home movies, and then headed out long before his tour was up to try to become the reincarnation of JFK. So Swift Drone away on the mighty Osama Slayer's wafer-thin resume and phone book thick record of using it for his own aggrandizement."

Former union boss at Occupy event: Our goal is to ‘overthrow the capitalist system and build communism’ [VIDEO]

Daily Caller  "Former Amalgamated Transit Union local 689 president Mike Golash, now an “Occupy” movement organizer, was caught on tape Sunday revealing his political goals: overthrowing capitalism in the United States and instituting a communist government."

19 Reasons Cats Are Better Than Dogs

Buzzfeed  "Most people think that this is still an open question, but these indisputable scientific facts clearly show that cats have the edge."

".. whereas cats make excellent and responsible babysitters. Some babies who are nurtured by cats even learn to play new instruments, and in a few cases, to speak foreign languages."

...."Meanwhile, dog-operated interior design firms are struggling to find a niche in the market."

Plus the fact that dogs tend to vote for Dennis Kucinich.