Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
People of Iran: Traditionally, the president of the United States has been the spokesperson for the people of the United States — or, at least, for a majority of the people of the United States. For the first time in modern history, however, we have a president who appears incapable
Continue readingDuring the campaign, Biden warned that Obama would be tested in his first six months in office. We all assumed that Biden knew about a planned terrorist attack on the US. That could still happen, of course, although I devoutly hope it won’t. At exactly the five month mark, however,
Continue readingHere’s the article from an extremely Progressive San Francisco blog. Here’s my distillation: 1. Liberals truly care about freedom, because they protested their hearts out over the illegal U.S. war in Iraq. 2. For all that screaming against the evil U.S. government, American liberals really weren’t risking anything because, unlike
Continue readingAs you know, not only did Obama say he wouldn’t “meddle” in Iran, he said that Mousavi and Ahmadinejad are two peas in a pod, so who cares? James Taranto explains perfectly why Obama is dead wrong: [W]e think it is very telling that the very first point he made
Continue readingRonald Reagan, speaking to Evangelicals about the Soviet Union, in 1983: Yes, let us pray for the salvation of all of those who live in that totalitarian darkness — pray they will discover the joy of knowing God. But until they do, let us be aware that while they preach
Continue readingIn one paragraph, Richard Baehr says so much: Voters can be fooled, but they can tell the difference between a friend and a bully. Obama made the decision to bully Israel over settlements, and make it the focus of his Middle East strategy. The events in Iran over the weekend
Continue readingI’m too ill-informed to opine intelligently on what’s going on in Iran right now. I know the election was not a free election, because the Mad Mullah’s hand-selected four candidates. I know Obama was either naive or evil to suggest otherwise. I know that the outcome was almost certainly a
Continue readingI’ve always loved that quintessential little kid excuse: “But, Mommy, he hit me back first….” Even kids understand, although they don’t always appreciate, the notion of a preemptive strike. Lately, there’s more and more talk about Israel engaging in a preemptive strike against Iran (cheered by friends, feared by foes).
Continue readingDuring the 1970s, in the era of the Jewish refusniks, this joke emerged from the Soviet Union: Papa was able to get his family out of the Soviet Union, but he ended up staying behind, hoping for an opportunity to follow them. Until then, he promised he’d write. The code
Continue readingFrom BNO News: Roxana Saberi has been freed after a court suspends her prison term.about 1 hour ago from web Roxana Saberi, sentenced to eight years in prison in Iran on charges of spying for the US, will be freed in less than two hours.about 3 hours ago from web
Continue readingThose of us who were paying attention knew that Obama was lying during the campaign season when he claimed that he was Israel’s best friend. The words sounded pretty, but we knew about (a) his nonexistent track record supporting Israel in the Senate and (b) his affiliations with people (Wright,
Continue readingOne of the things I periodically try to do at this blog is get away from political labels and focus on the core difference between governments: lots of government control versus less government control. I prefer the latter, although I’m not foolish enough to crave absolute anarchy. Iran is an
Continue readingReading this, it makes you think that if, God forbid, Iran truly gets the bomb (although I place faith in Israel to prevent that), those at the epicenter might be the lucky ones: An Iranian-American journalist — held in Tehran in solitary confinement now for 47 days — has reportedly
Continue readingI ended up watching the Rick Steves travel show from Iran. My husband was bound and determined to watch it, and my choice was exile in the other room. Steves was upfront about a few things (he had to have a guide with him at all times (shades of the
Continue readingRick Steves is a charming and interesting travel writer, who also does hugely popular travel shows for NPR. His most recent show is a one hour travel special about Iran. My question for you: Is it morally wrong for an American travel writer to promote Iran? And is it morally
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