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Breaking Ranks: Leftist Congressman Anthony Weiner Stands Up for Israel
June 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This is tremendously encouraging:
“This was about instigating an altercation and they succeeded,” Weiner, one of Israel’s leading allies in Congress, told me. He insisted that the activists piloting the flotilla were offered other alternatives by Israel, such as docking the ship and transporting the supplies to Gaza by land.
“If you want to instigate a conflict [...]
The Hate-America Left: Enforcing Immigration Laws is a Second Holocaust
May 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Our friend Donald Douglas has a MUST READ post at American Power.
Donald unmasks the raw hatred of America and naked radicalism of pro-illegal immigration protesters in Arizona. He also shows the brazenness with which the mainstream media covered up the reality of this protest.
Remember, to the Left everything is a Holocaust, except, well, an [...]
Mosquitoes and Oil Spills: The Left’s Guilt in Killing the Planet
May 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Five deadly words: “Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time.”
Charles Krauthammer has the definitive column on the BP oil spill:
Heres my question: Why are we drilling in 5,000 feet of water in the first place?
Many reasons, but this one goes unmentioned: Environmental chic has driven us out there. As production from the [...]
Is Huffington Post in Third Grade?
May 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This is just really pathetic.
At Huffington Post they have a post up right now responding to a new ice cream treat at McDonald’s. Here’s what it’s called:
And the Juvenile Left’s take:
McDonald’s has to know what their implying here, right? Because it’s very clear to everyone else. So it has to be clear to them [...]
Expanding on Libertarian Tunnel Vision… Now Islamic Gender Apartheid
May 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Calvin Freiburger had a great post the other day about Rand Paul’s Civil Rights Act troubles.
Calvin nailed it:
More importantly, the affair crystallizes a key difference between conservatism and libertarianism. Both ostensibly stem from the same presuppositions—individuals have certain inalienable rights and government must be strictly limited so it’s power and scope extend no further than protecting those [...]
