The Chicago Tribune, who less than a year ago would wax poetic – as almost every other member of the MSM did, at the time - in its endorsement of candidate Obama, wrote the following yesterday:
A GOP health plan
Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate have spent the spring, summer and fall grappling with how to fix the health care system. They’re still trying to craft a bill they can sell to Americans — or even explain in plain English.
And the Republicans? Well, as the m... Read Full Story
Cat in the Gulf writes:
The joy of tennis
Can someone tell me why end of season women tennis championship is held in Doha?? Ah yes, that is to “further women’s rights” in Qatar and supposedly in the Middle East in general.For the uninitiated, the girl on the left is Caroline Wozniacki, Danish tennis star. On the right is a lady whose rights are about to be furthered by the said event.
Utterly ridiculous.
posted by Bravecat @ 2:27 PM
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Arab American journalist, Joseph Fara, writes:
Truth about the Middle East
by Joseph Farah
I’ve been quiet since Israel erupted in fighting spurred by disputes over the Temple Mount. Until now, I haven’t even bothered to say, “See, I told you so.” But I can’t resist any longer. I feel compelled to remind you of the column I wrote just a couple weeks before the latest uprising. Yeah, folks, I predicted it. That’s OK. Hold your applause.
After all, I wish ... Read Full Story
Jay Leno on Obama (H/T: USS Neverdock):
Jay Leno, above, is laughing at Obama’s attack on Fox News. The President and his administration are showing the citizenry, at large, how vulnerable, how thin skinned they really are.
As the San Diego Union Tribune says:
Not only is it dangerous and wildly inappropriate for the White House — any White House — to start compiling enemies lists, it’s also not very smart. Government should not make a habit of insulting and isolating a major new... Read Full Story
It’s a standard move, in the game of politics, for each new administration to blame its predecessor for whatever ails the country. Conversely, it is just as standard to take credit for anything that may alleviates existing problems even when the time-frame of such cure makes it obvious that whichever the new administration it had little or nothing to do with it.
The blame game, however, can only stretch so far and only for so long. At a certain point people expect solutions. The most ... Read Full Story
[I received the following in an email. It's an ancient fable - attributed to Aesop - that someone updated to reflect the sad new realities of America's internal policies, the unfortunate prevailing conditions that threaten to destroy this country and turn it from the "land of opportunity," into a third world entity ripe for tyranny! Read'em and weep!]
THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER
OLD VERSION:
The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies ... Read Full Story
The following editorial appeared in Kuwait’s Arab Times. I’ve oft quoted it’s Editor -in-Chief Ahmed al-Jarallah,. He’s no Zionist stooge, gentle reader, and while I many times times disagree with his views I find them fair coming from an Arab editor, in an Arab land:
To Hamas the cup of isolation
ARAB nations will no longer allow Cairo to continue its peace efforts with Hamas because the latter has been foot-dragging the issue, since it has a method to find excuses... Read Full Story
When one looks around the world and its leaders, all too often someone absolutely devoid of experience and political smarts will be found occupying a position he/she is most unsuited for. How did they get there? Many a time they were the favorite of someone very powerful whose bidding they always did, or simply found themselves in the right place at the right time. Tzippi Livni catapulted to power as Ariel Sharon’s protegee.
The depths of her ineptitude, her total unsuitability for any ... Read Full Story
Peace has been an almost fleeting dream since the beginning of history, many died defending it, far more died pursuing it. One of the time honored ways of achieving some semblance of peace and security, even if for a short period of time, is by granting equal rights to the inhabitants of a country and/or a region. Wherever human rights are trampled upon, or simply do not exist, you can be sure to find discontent that will only find escape through hatred, violence, bloodshed.
Bret Stephens w... Read Full Story
Since at least 7:00pm (EST) last night, my account at Little Green Footballs has been blocked. Although the post I reposted there, 5 times, is still on and shows that that I’ve had a mere 71 views since it went up in its current iteration. My stats package shows the last viewer, from LGF, came by my blog at 6:17am (EST) today. [It's up to 72 views, I got the last one at 4:17pm (EST).]
Nobody bothered warning me that I was about to be blocked, nor was ever given any explanation. Granted... Read Full Story
