The Barbarians Are Coming Posted By David Solway http://frontpagemag.com/2010/10/19/the-barbarians-are-comingx/ There is a pervasive metaphor circulating in our time concerning the problematic future of the West in what Samuel Huntington called “the clash of civilizations [1]” between a distracted and indifferent Occident and a resurgent Islam. It operates as a historical analogy that appears to have […]
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/print/250159 Israel and Congressional Democrats The numbers plainly compel Israel supporters to vote Democrats out. How should American voters concerned with Israel’s welfare and security vote in the U.S. congressional elections on November 2? This much is clear after almost two years of Democratic control over the executive and legislative branches of government: Democrats consistently […]
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/250025/some-context-wilders-case-nina-shea Some Context on the Wilders Case By Nina Shea Geert Wilders is the latest in a lengthening roster of Europeans who have been criminally prosecuted for criticizing Islam. Under the slogans of stopping “Islamophobia” and banning “defamation” or “insult” of Islam, for two decades a concerted demand has been made for the West to […]
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/print/250189 “Wilders concluded that “Islam is totally contrary to our values.” That is a bracing conclusion. I think the problem people have with Wilders is that he is bracing. He says out loud what they fear is the case, or what they refuse to examine for fear of discovering that it is the case. That […]
Jan Schakowsky: First You Lose, then you Misquote http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/10/jan_schakowsky_first_you_lose.html Richard Baehr Several hundred people turned out last night to hear Illinois 9th district Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky discuss Israel with her Republican challenger, Joel Pollak. By the end of the night a few things were clear: 1. Pollak is much brighter and more conversant with the issues, and […]
THE PRIMARIES ARE OVER BUT DAVID MALPASS WAS THE MOST SERIOUS AND QUALIFIED CANDIDATE IN NEW YORK’S SENATE RACE…..RSK By DAVID MALPASS How the Fed Is Holding Back Recovery By promising to print more money, it’s giving Congress an excuse to avoid critical tax and spending cuts. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304410504575559972460199304.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_opinionCongress will face a runaway train on taxes […]
OH PULEEZ….NEVER MIND THE VIETNAM COMPARISONS…THIS IS NOT COMPLICATED…TALKING TO THE TALIBAN WILL ONLY BRING AFGHANISTAN TO THE STATUS QUO ANTE 9/11….HARBORING AL QAEDA FOR ACTS AGAINST AMERICA……RSK http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304410504575560112389695490.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop#printMode The Trouble With Talking to the Taliban As in Vietnam, compromise is not in the insurgents’ playbook. By BRET STEPHENS So the U.S. has now given […]
UPTON: Declaring war on the regulatory state http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/oct/18/declaring-war-on-the-regulatory-state/print/ http://upton.house.gov/ MICHIGAN DISTRICT 6 Pelosi’s Congress ignores the red-tape brigade but the GOP won’t Our nation is confronted with serious problems that require a fundamental reassessment of the size and role of government. With unemployment near 15 percent in many parts of the country, an unsustainable debt […]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/oct/18/surrendering-military-votes/ EDITORIAL: Surrendering military votes Obama’s ‘Chicago Way’ disenfranchises our troops -The Washington Times Illustration: Military voting by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times The White House isn’t protecting voting rights of military personnel stationed abroad. And when it comes to guaranteeing the rights of those who defend our freedom, President Obama’s home state of […]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/oct/18/cia-sues-ex-agent-for-books-breach-of-secrecy/ CIA sues ex-agent for book’s breach of ‘secrecy’ Author says he saw corruption Central Intelligence Agency Director Leon E. Panetta said regarding the lawsuit against the former agent who wrote a revealing book: “CIA officers are duty-bound to observe the terms of their secrecy agreement with the agency. This lawsuit clearly reinforces that message.” […]
