Brezinski is such a moron it makes me scream

http://video.aol.com/partner/hulu/msnbc-decision-08-zbigniew-brzezinski-on-gaza-conflict/_ptG4liNaTuEHP4xE96_YPimcGmq8FfK

America is responsible for Gaza. Thanks, Zbigniew.

Today's sign of the apocalypse

If you invested $1 million in three-month bills at today’s negative discount rate of 0.01 percent, for a price of 100.002556, at maturity you would receive the par value for a loss of $25.56.

Obama and Public Schools

Presdident-Elect Barack Obama has been almost universally lauded for making quality, competent, appointment picks. However, the real test of his character, and his ability to bring effective 'change' to America, will not be his appointments, but his political courage to fight the entrenched special interests.
In 'Audacity of Hope,' Obama states that the Teachers Unions must be fought to save our public school systems. This is quite a conservative position. Will he do it?

Jonah Goldberg gives us indicators.

"if the Navy rescued one ship then it would have to start doing it for all"

Err, sounds like a a good idea to me. Definitely beats doing nothing.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/LegalCenter/story?id=6292014&page=1

Let the Corruption Begin

Terrorists You Can Believe In.

In 1999, Bill Clinton shamelessly pardoned 16 unrepentent terrorists. (View the wikipedia entry here.) The Congress and Senate overwhelmingly voted to condemn this action.

One of the few defenders was P-E Obama's reported pick for Attorney General of the United States.

Watch Eric Holder be grilled by Senator Orrin Hatch.

Change UN Can Believe IN

Some here in the States think that electing Barack Obama as President will make the international community like us. The question, though, is why we feel the need to be liked by losers.

Case in point: UN Thugs at it as usual.

More on Bailouts

President-Elect Obama has joined with congressional Democrats in supporting a government-sponsored bailout of the Big 3 automakers. A case could theoretically be made, that the short-term effect of the three of them going under, would be so devastating as to justify such action.
However, all this only makes sense if the government CAN prop up the Big 3. What if the Big 3 are in such bad shape, that the government can only postpone the inevitable, and only at great cost?
The numbers speak for themselves.

UPDATE: Another reason to not bail these folks out.

Bailout to Nowhere

David Brooks writes a great column for the first time in a while

Fred to Drop Dead

I'm glad Fred isn't actually selling his ideas:
http://opinionjournal.com/columnists/kstrasselpw/?id=110010926

Nuke Columbia University.

I cannot believe this:
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2007/09/018510.php

Also :
Ahmadinijad yes, ROTC no.

Brr it's warm out here

Governor du Pont sums up quite politely, the reasons Global Warming is a fraud.

Drop Dead Fred Update 2

More evidence this guy is in over his head.

Dick Durbin actively persues the destruction of America

We all know Dick Durbin.

Here's his latest plan.

Che

Che is Dead.

Drop Dead Fred - Update

George Will has posted an excellent journalistic expose of Fred Thompson's hypocrisy and stupidity. Highly recommended for anti-Fred Heads.

I've gotten the idea from other things George Will has made, that he's solidly decided to support Rudy Giuliani.

Drop Dead Fred!

Why is Fred Thompson polling so well in the Republican primary polls? His resume is not nearly as replete as any one of the three other major contenders. His late entry to the field only proves his rumored penchant for laziness.
His primary political experience consists of two uneventful Senate terms. He started acting in Hollywood before his second term was up, basically proving he didn't even care about his vested duties too much. He shows no particular enthusiasm for the campaign he is now involved in. I've never seen someone so unenthusiastic about running for President.
Reporter: "What distinguishes you from the other candidates?"
Fred: "Well I haven't actually read their websites, so I can't really answer."(!!!)

Tools

Tom Kean and Lee Hamilton are tools

The former heads of the 9/11 Commission, suggest that the primary reason Muslims hate America, is because we don't help the Palestinians enough.

Surprise sirs, but the only reason there is a 'Palestinian Problem' is because of crooked Arab leaders. The Arab League bans all Palestinians from becoming citizens of any Arab country! There is no 'Jewish Refugee' problem vis-a-vis the thousands of Jews kicked out of Arab countries in 1948, because they settled somewhere else - Israel. The Palestinians are the first people in history to remain in one place and agitate they are not settled(by calling cities 'refugee camps') and not leave if they don't like it there.

The Arab countries force this upon them to redirect hatred towards the West and Israel, that would otherwise be directed at them, for their undemocratic suppresion of their own peoples.

Congratulations Misters Kean and Hamilton. You fell for it, hook, line, and sinker.

Quote of the Day

From Mark Steyn
According to a poll in May, 35 percent of Democrats believe that Bush knew about 9/11 in advance. Did Rumsfeld also know? Almost certainly. That's why he went to his office as normal that today, because he knew in advance that the plane would slice through the Pentagon but come to a halt on the far side of the photocopier. That's how well-planned it was, unlike Iraq.

Bin Laden's latest Suggestion

So, according to the transcript of the latest alleged Osama tape, Mr. Bin Laden has put forth some reasons which he sees as compelling to join Islam. To wit:
* Lower Income Taxes(apparently to appeal to economic conservatives. Didn't invoke Reagan, though!)
* America is destroying the world through global warming(the Democratic argument)
* John Kennedy took over the the Presidency, and refused to stop the Vietnam war, being run by Donald Rumsfeld, due to pressure from Big Corporations.(Apparently appealing to those who are on drugs and/or slept through history class)
Take note, he did not mention any virgins.

I primarily want to address the 'lower taxes' issue. Now, Obama, as you may have guessed, does not have any tax returns on file, as of late. We don't know how much he's paying, but we do know this:
He is a sweaty Muslim who lives in a cave(no property taxes, either!). So is he really one to impress us with his lifestyle? What exactly does he do with the money he saves on taxes? He can't exactly get season tickets to the Yankees, and dine out during New York City 'Restautrant Week'. I mean, he wouldn't get through security, based on smell alone. He can't even walk into CVS to get a Snapple.
So my fellow Americans, before you leave to join Islam, take a pause. Think about those lower taxes, but think about the smelly cave, the tomahawk missiles following you around, and the burka. Is it really worth it?

Space Rant

When you hear that rags are literally holding together and sticking out of the Discovery, you know our shuttle program has problems.

I am sick of how much money is wasted in NASA. We're spending billions on insignifigant progress. While this op-ed in the NY Times claims that progress requires risk and investment, that's only true if there is progress, and if that risk cannot be reduced. We need to reduce the amount of money wasted by NASA. The Russians send their people to space with a fraction of the cost we do.

FYI: Annual NASA budget: Approximately $15 billion, or as NASA chief Griffin put it: "If you took all of that money, $60 a day wouldn't get the average American through very many meals (actual quote from Meet The Press, July 31st, you read that right).