Friday, February 11, 2011

Crisis Puts White House in Disarray - WSJ.com

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Ok, explain this one to me: we avoid putting pressure on our enemy in Iran when their people take to the streets in protest, but we throw our longtime ally, Mubarek, under the bus? What the hell?

I get that he needs to go. I get that democracy has a chance to flourish. Ok. But after getting all Jimmy Carter and sanctimonious with the Egyptians, how can we possibly believe we will have any more influence in the transition of power?

Friday, January 14, 2011

Courtesy's Sad Substitute | Postmodern Times by Eric Felten - WSJ.com

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What it says is that people are eager for a little basic thoughtfulness and some manners, but don't know how to get it other than using force of some kind.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Arizona shootings: Will Barack Obama stand up to the Left’s shameful exploitation of a national tragedy? – Telegraph Blogs

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Shameful is the right word for it. Based on no evidence, NONE, the left is going after Palin and the Tea Partiers for something that is neither their responsibility nor in their control. Crazies operate according to their own inner voices, and Loughner, apparently, had a scary internal monologue.

Glenn Reynolds: The Arizona Tragedy and the Politics of Blood Libel - WSJ.com

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Exactly. But that's not how the liberals see it.