Fall Sunrise "There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." --James Madison "It is obvious what the fraudulent issue of fascism versus communism accomplishes: it sets up, as opposites, two variants of the same political system; it eliminates the possibility of considering capitalism; it switches the choice of 'Freedom or dictatorship?' into 'Which kind of dictatorship?'... Read Full Story

Genius Barack Obama's Rules For Revolution: As more mainstream Americans see what is behind the Obama agenda, they realize how dangerous it is to our nation – an agenda driven by the writings of a man who hated America, Saul Alinsky. In the short time Obama has been in power, we’ve witnessed: ■The virtual bankruptcy of our economy. The deficit is at $2 trillion and rising with the overwhelming majority of the money spent to grow the federal government. ■More than 35 “Czars” controlling bi... Read Full Story

I-Beam Me The Lords of Entitlement: Every medical insurance decision will be subject to rationing by politics. Tears, Tempers Fly in Nancy Pelosi's Campaign The basic asymmetry of American politics is that there are more conservatives than there are Republicans, while there are more Democrats than there are liberals. This is why Nancy Pelosi wasn't able to persuade anything like a unified caucus to vote for her government takeover of health care, and why Democratic Congressmen were compe... Read Full Story

When Muslims Commit Violence Ralph Peters: Call This by Its Name: Islamic Terror [T]he rank and sophomoric way he began the speech was off-putting. Commentators for NBC even wrote in shock at the President's lack of protocol, sensitivity, or even awareness of the pain the nation was feeling at that moment roughly two hours after the drama began. But if all that was merely an innocent mistake by an increasingly wet-behind-the-ears rookie some nine months after taking office, what was to b... Read Full Story

   A Washington Rebel Reader Contemplates Cicero's Humility Alan Caruba takes a run at untangling American self-destructiveness. I am always wary of conspiracy theories. Most can be explained away as shared ideologies which, in the case of the current and recently past Congresses and White Houses, can be described as socialism. It did not and does not matter which Party was or is in power.  Wrecking America Caruba doesn't have an answer, but it's instructive to read his post. You'll need a b... Read Full Story

A Washington Rebel Regular Preparing for . . . . Company After I post such items as An Old Bull's Depression, I think to myself that whoever reads these minor missives of mine must think I'm drowning in pig shit as I cry toxic waste, smoking roll-your-owns and drinking stale coffee cooked in a rusty piss pot.  That sort of thing.  Actually, I am optimistic -- long term.  My problem is that I am mourning. I am mourning a country I once knew where men had pride and lived up to the best in the... Read Full Story

Funeral in the Rain Timothy Brenton was a modest man, the kind of guy who would shrug off praise by cracking a joke. He also was an excellent police officer — intelligent, tough, dedicated — but a terrible driver, often driving the wrong direction while chasing down a suspect, according to the officers who knew him best.  Seattle Mourns a Fallen Officer Being a loyal Coast-to-Coast subscriber, I can download the shows that sound interesting, reduce them to powder, and snort them at my leis... Read Full Story

The Cold, Hard Lessons of Fort Hood The Muslim Brotherhood at Fort Hood   *   Jihad at Fort Hood   *   Radical Muslim Hails Fort Hood Massacre   *   J.R. Dunn: The Left and Terror A Muslim fanatic with an Internet site praising Islamic suicide bombers as defenders of their comrades is a Major in the U.S. Army with access to military intelligence and lethal weaponry . . . . He was under investigation for six months because of his anti-American, jihadist rantings. He did not want to be deplo... Read Full Story

HoHum.  Just Another Broken Windows Lesson Read Full Story

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