Another Radical Judge Posted 11/10/2009 07:36 PM ET Federal Bench: Yet another judicial nominee seeks to impose the “empathy” standard on the courts. He thinks judges should base rulings on a plaintiff’s status, legislate from the bench and amend the Constitution. Indiana federal judge David Hamilton stands poised to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate […]
Where Do We Get These Men and Women? by Newt Gingrich (more by this author) Posted 11/11/2009 ET This Veterans Day, I am reminded once again of the wonderful line at the end of the movie adaptation of James Michener’s The Bridges at Toko Ri. A Navy Admiral is reflecting on the sacrifice of airmen […]
YouTube star vies for House By: Kendra Marr October 16, 2009 05:17 AM EST The former Harvard law student who won widespread notoriety for his videotaped clash with Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) now wants to join him in Congress. Joel Pollak, 32, who gained national attention after his heated exchange with the House Financial Services […]
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YTg2NjkyOGE1OTY2YjhhOTI0NWU3MjA5OWU0YTI4ZDg= Monday, November 09, 2009 Nuts Mark Steyn For the purposes of argument, let’s accept the media’s insistence that Major Hasan is a lone crazy. So who’s nuttier? The guy who gives a lecture to other military doctors in which he says non-Muslims should be beheaded and have boiling oil poured down their throats? Or […]
‘Hamas threat remains’ Photo: AFP Stayin’ alive in Mideast Moshe Dann analyzes current situation, reminds us that Israel is best under pressure Moshe Dann Published: 11.10.09, 10:31 / Israel Opinion In the Middle East there are only friends and enemies, those on whom you can count, and those on whom you can’t. Survival depends on […]
The findings from the University of Maryland/ WorldPublicOpinion.org poll are ominous—indicating plainly to any rational mind willing to comprehend—the vast underpinning of support for Nidal Hasan’s orthodox vision of Islam, from the creed’s most respected religious leaders, to ordinary Muslims. Our self-righteously ignorant elites—particularly those in political and military leadership positions—must be held accountable by […]
Barack Obama’s shameful absence from Berlin: Four Key Reasons why the President stayed away By Nile Gardiner World Last updated: November 9th, 2009 47 Comments Comment on this article Barack Obama was quick off the mark last year in heading for Berlin during his election campaign, when he was cheered by a crowd of 200,000 […]
Spinning A Story Marilyn Penn politicalmavens.com The rule of Occam’s Razor holds that the simplest of two or more competing theories is preferable and that an explanation for unknown phenomena should first be posited in terms of what is known. Here is what we know about the killer at Fort Hood: that the American born […]
To Our Great Detriment Redux Nov 10 Written by: Diana West Tuesday, November 10, 2009 4:00 AM Maj. Stephen Coughlin (USAR) is a lawyer and reserve military intelligence officer who used to be the Pentagon’s sole specialist on Islamic law charged with lecturing about jihad doctrine — what the Koran and assorted Islamic texts say […]
Israel: the ‘Start-Up Nation’ Bruce Kesler Every once in a while a book comes along that reveals a startling gap in our understanding of the world, our passions and desires, and ourselves. Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle is such a book. The 236-page (plus copious footnotes) book is written in layman’s ease […]
