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It will be interesting to see how Obama’s talks with Netanyahu go.  Netanyahu is light years ahead of Obama in terms of intelligence and experience.  Obama, however, has dense ideological filaments in his brain that may render him incapable of deviating from his biases.  In other words, I doubt that anything Netanyahu says will deter [...]

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This just in, over BNO news: BULLETIN — U.S. SUPREME COURT: SENIOR OFFICIALS CANNOT BE SUED FOR ALLEGED POST 9/11 ABUSE. This is good news, because current administration figures should not be suing past administration figures for the latter’s conduct in a crisis.  I mean, can you imagine if Eisenhower’s administration had gone gunning for [...]

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Remember how, in a thread a couple of weeks ago, we talked about the fact that there is no middle for European voters?  If they’re concerned about their own governments’ destroying their national cultures, or an unchecked flow of immigrants who (a) game the system and (b) are incredibly hostile to their new host countries, [...]

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Marin County, land of holier than thou liberals, embraced the whole notion of climate change with the typical fervor rich, pampered people can apply to their pet projects.  The local schools inundate the kids with “Green” messages (inducing fear along the way), and people slap various earth friendly bumperstickers on the BWMs, SUVs, and other [...]

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Michelle Malkin takes Michelle Obama to task for her apparently hypocritical advise to UC Merced graduates to “give.”  Malkin took issue with this language: “You will face tough times. You will certainly have doubts, and let me tell you because I know I did when I was your age,” she said. “Remember that you are [...]

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Scientists are becoming very frustrated because the data doesn’t match their theory.  Because they deeply love their theory, they’re becoming hostile to their data collectors.  Read here to see why.  I bet that, once you’ve followed the link, you’ll want to send it on to others too.

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Enjoyed the melody when I was young and, although a non-violent teetotaler myself, I appreciate the sentiments now:

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This may explain a great deal about Wanda Sykes (although I think it’s a bit generous to call her a real comedienne, since she’s not funny).

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Five People in a Kitchen By Danny Lemieux Part I: We need focus! We were just five concerned Americans meeting in a middle class Chicagoland suburb on a cold spring day. Our point for this meeting was not to gripe. It was to see if we could identify constructive solutions to the Democrat Left’s hold [...]

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I was down at San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf the other day, waiting for a ferry.  While there, I admired the sea lions sunning themselves on the wooden rafts off of Pier 39.  They’re a great local and tourist attraction.  Very smelly, but very amusing. I had my iPhone so I took an indistinct picture.  The [...]

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I have an idea to throw out for you guys to chew on.  Laer, at Cheat-Seeking Missiles, in an email asked why Jindal’s speech, which looks great on paper, got such a bad reception.  The reception was bad on both the Left and the Right, so its being dissed wasn’t just a matter of media [...]

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Once again, Israel is apparently blathering on about its willingness to agree to a two state solution.  This so irritates me.  There is already a two state solution.  It’s called Jordan, and has been Jordan since the 1920s.  What the loopy-loo wackos on the Left (and, increasingly, in the middle) don’t understand, is that the [...]

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The always interesting, sometimes controversial Ymarsakar, who blogs at Sake White, has contributed another post for your consideration.  In it, he tackles using psychology to disarm us, or to help us understand and combat our enemies. Since Y didn’t provide a little intro, and because it’s a long post, I’m going to take a stab [...]

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I don’t like Michael Steele’s effort to position gay marriage as an economic concern.  I’m feeling mentally muddy right now, and can’t put my finger on it, but I know that’s something wrong with his argument.  My first feeling is that, if these same gay people suddenly turned straight and married someone of the opposite [...]

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Check out the brand new, lean, mean, modern looking GOP homepage.  The RNC’s new media director seems to understand what is needed.

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Treacher invented it, and we all get to enjoy it. Using bad syntax Clouds of ambiguity CIA feelings still hurt. Everybody, now!  Join in the fun.

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Another busy day that’s left me with little time for blogging.  I can, however, recommend two excellent posts at other people’s blog.  The first is Bob Owen’s stalwart defense of “enhanced interrogation techniques.” The Left has reduced this subject to one of the utmost frivolity, and he grounds it again in national security and our [...]

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I had to laugh. Behind the cash register — where everyone has to look — a four foot high wall of shelves dedicated to Obama. The top and middle shelves were filled with hagiographies and Obama’s autobiographies. The bottom shelf, or ballast shelf, was D. K. Goodwin’s “Team of Rivals” about the brilliance of Lincoln’s [...]

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If you’re over thirty, you remember the shampoo commercials that had the tag line “Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.”  If you’ve forgotten, let me refresh your memory: That slogan started repeating itself in my head with the attacks on Sarah Palin. I won’t repeat here (or link to) the startling savagery of the hatred [...]

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When I was five years old (so this would have been in the mid-1960s), as part of a trip to Southern California, my parents dipped us into Tijuana.  I still remember that trip.  We went to a large, crowded market place that smelled bad.  That’s all I remember.  But what my parents remember is me [...]

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The Politico headlines reveal that the Dems are picking a direct fight with the CIA.  Pelosi says they lied to her, while the Dem leadership is accusing the CIA of breaking laws. My idle question is this:  Is it wise to pick a fight with those who ferret out and keep the secrets?  Bush never [...]

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I always delight in reading the weekly submissions at the Watcher of Weasels, since it represents an aggregation of incredibly solid material from all over the blogosphere, not to mention information and thoughts from the Council members themselves.  I have to say, though, that this week’s submissions were exceptional.  I don’t recall the last time [...]

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When the San Francisco School Board voted to do away with the district’s JROTC program, program supporters (unsurprisingly, perhaps because of the military elements of JROTC) fought back.  And they won!

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To the extent that this video may be the production of a pro-Muslim organization, it could also be seen as a boast, not a warning.  Regardless of the intentions behind it, those of us who cherish a Judeo-Christian, Western civilization must sit up and take notice — although I’m not sure that, in the end, [...]

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Question for you:  Is it worse to be aware of your psychological flaws and still be unable to overcome them, or is it worse to lack any self-insight?  I ask because my major failure in terms of life management is my tendency to procrastinate.  I know precisely why I procrastinate, but even armed with that [...]

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