The ACLU and Human Rights Watch Rally to Holder’s Defense
The American Civil Liberties Union has an amusing full-page ad in the New York Times today (p. 8 of the Week in Review section). It morphs a photo of their onetime favorite, Barack Obama into…George W. Bush! What has President Obama done to deserve this comparison, the greatest insult the left has its disposal? “Many [...]
The case against Rashad Hussian, a closer look
Daveed Gartnerstein-Ross, an expert on counter-terrorism, is Vice President of Research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, the organization that the estimable Cliff May runs. Gartnerstein-Ross is himself estimable and he performs yeoman’s work as an opponent of Islamism.
Gartenstein-Ross has come to the defense of Rashad Hussain, the White House attorney who [...]
Dear Leader to force through extremist nominees
Barack Obama sees no reason to continue to be frustrated with such pesky nuisances as the Constitution:
… Obama now says he intends to circumvent the entire Senate confirmation process to railroad through 177 radical left-wing nominees–many of whom are opposed by both parties–while Congress is still in recess.
Hmmm. Contrast this positioning with then Senator Obama’s [...]
Lech Walesa Slams Obama’s Foreign Policy
Quote of the day (so far, as Continetti says), from the champion of the Polish Solidarity movement, Lech Walesa:
"The United States is only one superpower. Today they lead the world. Nobody has doubts about it, militarily," the Polish leader said. "They also lead economically, but they're getting weak.
"But they don't lead morally and politically anymore. [...]
Americans Deserting Democratic Party
Scott Rasmussen finds that the number of Americans identifying themselves as Democrats has fallen to the lowest level recorded in seven years of tracking by Rasmussen Reports, down six percent since the November 2008 elections. Democrats and Republicans are now in a virtual dead heat. And this is American adults, not likely voters:
There [...]
Obama Anti-Semitism Czar’s First Target: Israeli Ambassador to the US
About a month and a half ago we noted that President Obama’s choice to serve as the administration’s “anti-Semitism czar” was Hannah Rosenthal, a J Street board member who had herself been criticized by the Anti-Defamation League. Being rebuked by the ADL (and being a J Streeter) did not bode well for Rosenthal’s tenure. A [...]
