Today’s must read: ‘The Islam Tax’ that Americans are paying
Bill Warner’s piece over at Red County, “The Islam Tax,” is a must-read for every American taxpayer. If it doesn’t make you mad as hell, nothing will.
Here’s an excerpt to pique your interest:
Look at your next airline ticket and you will find a “Security Fee”. What is the Security Fee that was passed after September [...]
Victor Davis Hanson: Obama speech more like ‘a Noble Peace Prize preamble’
“… in times of war, when troops are headed into battle, Americans would rather hear “smoke ‘em out” and “dead or alive” than a Noble Peace Prize preamble.“
Victor Davis Hanson writes (emphasis mine):
That was such a strange speech. Deploring partisanship while serially trashing Bush at each new talking point. Sending more troops, but talking more [...]
"I Reject Your Reality…"
“…And substitute my own!”
So reads a t-shirt often worn by Adam Savage, one of the two original starts of the Discovery Channel’s series Mythbusters, which I have slavishly watched since the very first episode (I think that was the episode where they busted the myth of the rocket-propelled car launching into the air).
The tee commemorates [...]
Breaking: Obama to Reject All Afghanistan War Plans
From the AP:
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how and when U.S. troops would turn over responsibility to the Afghan government, a senior administration official said Wednesday.
That push follows strong reservations about a possible troop [...]
Gates seeking allies’ help on Afghanistan war - The Guardian
Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Pentagon’s chief is undertaking the tricky task of trying to persuade allies to remain committed to the war in Afghanistan even as the Obama administration debates whether to send more troops to …
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Baron Barone Gives the King His Drubbing
Michael Barone has just given President Barack H. Obama the thumping of his administration so far — in his own low-key, quiet, but factually stubborn way. The charge is fecklessness, and the substance of the charge is the president’s sudden lack of interest in pursuing what he himself dubbed “a war of necessity” that [...]
