BY R. JAMES WOOLSEY, REBECCAH HEINRICHS: GIVING AWAY THE FARM

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/06/07/giving_away_the_farm?print=yes&hidecomments=yes&page=full The Obama administration is freely giving Russia sensitive information about missile defense that weakens U.S. national security. President Barack Obama’s administration recently threatened to veto the defense budget, citing “serious concerns” over provisions that limit the U.S. missile defense know-how that the White House is permitted to share with Moscow. This is the sort […]

SARAH HONIG: NEW JEWS IN JUDEA?

URL to article: http://www.sarahhonig.com/?p=861 Just try to imagine what would have happened had Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu stood before some Jewish forum and exclaimed that “from now on we won’t allow the presence of one Arab in our independent Israel with Jerusalem as its capital.” The cacophony of condemnation from abroad, we can safely assume, […]

THE LONE STAR JOBS SURGE: TEXAS ADDED 37% OF ALL JOBS …SEE NOTE

The Texas model added 37% of all net U.S. jobs since the recovery began. THE GOVERNOR IS RICK PERRY…..A GOOD POSSIBILITY FOR THE GOP IN 2012….RSK http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304259304576375480710070472.html?KEYWORDS=LONE+STAR+SURGE Richard Fisher, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, dropped by our offices this week and relayed a remarkable fact: Some 37% of all net new […]

HOW TO BE AN HONEST WHISTLEBLOWER: GABRIEL SCHOENFELD

How to Be an Honest Whistleblower Truth-telling in public is more admirable than skulking around in the dark. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304432304576371711414361754.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopOpinion Late Thursday afternoon, former National Security Agency official Thomas Andrews Drake reached a plea bargain with federal prosecutors, avoiding prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917. Rather than face trial for 10 felony counts, he pleaded […]

RAND SIMBERG: WHY DOES WEINER HAVE TO GO BUT NOT CLINTON….

http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/hey-democrats-why-does-weiner-have-to-go-but-bill-clinton-didnt/ Hey Democrats: Why Does Weiner Have To Go, but Bill Clinton Didn’t? Where was the outrage from Dems when Bill was committing actual federal felonies to cover up his actual sex scandal? Well, well. So I’ve been looking around on the Intertubes to see all the denunciations of Anthony Weiner’s prevarications by members of […]

A Short History of Political SuicideBy John Steele Gordon

A Short History of Political SuicideBy John Steele Gordon http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304259304576373611151476804.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop Anthony Weiner’s Twitter disaster may well cost him his seat in Congress. Washington has seen many other sordid meltdowns. Woodrow Wilson’s most famous piece of political advice was “Never murder a man who’s committing suicide.” Rep. Anthony Weiner’s critics might keep that in mind. The […]

ANDREA LEVIN: THE JEWRY WITH THE FRINGE ON TOP….RE: J STREET

The Jewish Advocate June 10, 2011 Jewry with the fringe on top: Boston JCRC boosts J Street Andrea Levin I n the wake of the slaughter of five members of an Israeli family in early March, a terrorist act that included slitting the throat of a baby, 46 Congressional leaders sent a letter to President […]

MARILYN PENN: SPIN YOUR SINS AWAY ANTHONY WEINER

http://politicalmavens.com/ It seems that Anthony Weiner goofed by not hiring a top professional p.r. firm that specializes in damage control for the walking stupid.  He may still end up doing that but it’s a pricey proposition and if he wants to go the cheaper route, I have ten suggestions: 1)  Find a black ancestor in his […]

DIANA WEST: SUNLIGHT ON THE AMERICAN MOSQUE

http://www.dianawest.net/Home/tabid/36/EntryId/1817/Sunlight-on-the-American-Mosque.aspx This week’s syndicated column: My best guess is the sun is hot. I feel its heat. I see by its light. I understand its role in the growth of crops and other living things. If I were to come across scholarly data attesting to its high temperatures, I would probably look at the fiery […]

GODFATHER VS. THE TAXMAN: WHO IS HERMAN CAIN?

Godfather vs. Tax Man So how good a businessman is Herman Cain? During a meeting with Wall Street Journal editors yesterday, the Republican presidential candidate said that his experience as a CEO in the restaurant industry was important training for the job of America’s chief executive. But Mr. Cain was also quick to point out […]