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Ungirded Loins
Before Obama won election in 2008, a typically frank Joe Biden had this to say to supporters of his then candidacy: “Mark my words, it will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is... »
America under Seige; 2024
Imagine for a moment, that the year is 2024. Hugo Chavez has spread his Marxist, dictatorial infection from Venezuela through Mexico. One by one, each country fell and the infection spread. Honduras fell first, its courts and military, knowing they had no help coming... »
All You Need to Know about Obama’s Foreign Policy
This stark contrast is all you need to know about Obama’s foreign policy. It is the reason our allies like Brazil and Turkey have hedged their bets by softening their position on Iran. It is why America has not been weaker than it is... »
On Climategate
Apologies for the laconic past few weeks. I’ve been getting killed at my day job, and have been dealing with some personal issues as well. But on the issue of Global Warming and the Climategate emails, I cannot remain silent any longer–mostly out of... »
Why Copenhagen will Fail
I have not written about my pet peeve, Global Warming™ in quite a while. This is mostly because I do not feel the need to continue to waste my breath either preaching to the choir or shouting over the protestations of the obstinately ignorant. ... »
Nobel Committee continues its march toward irrelevance and ridicule.
Today, in what one Pakistani political leader called an “embarrassing joke,” an American President who has accomplished absolutely nothing in office was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He joins such other luminaries and peace makers as Al Gore, who not only invented the internet,... »
Hope & Change: The Death of American Exceptionalism
The United States, since the close of World War II, has always been exceptional in the the world in several ways. Financially, technologically, medically, and militarily, the United States has set itself apart from the world. Our prosperity and culture of opportunity have fostered... »
The Problem with having Compassion for Terrorists
Scotland, yesterday, released convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, to die in his native country of Libya. Scottish justice minister, Kenny MacAskill, announced that al-Megrahi was being released as he was is terminally ill with prostate cancer and had three months to live.... »
Overcharged
Obama famously said that he wanted to “reset” American-Russian relations. Obama’s Secretary of State then presented her Russian counterpart with a clunky red button labeled with the Russian word peregruzka, which means “overcharged” or “overloaded” (not perezagruzka, which means “reset”). How fitting; a thoughtless,... »
Weekend Update (July 2 – 5)
Governor Palin Goes Double Maverick; Kerry’s Pompous Head Explodes Sarah Palin gave the chattering class something to talk about on a holiday weekend by announcing that, not only would she not seek reelection as governor of Alaska, but that she would resign her current... »