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Santa Burris' Congressional Christmas Carol
by Matt Sussman — What to my wondering eyes should appear: a senator from Illinois, and a parodied cheer.
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Why Does Interpol Need Immunity from American Law? -- By: Andy McCarthy
The Corner on National Review Online —
You just can't make up how brazen this crowd is. One week ago, President Obama quietly signed an executive order that makes an international police force immune from the restraints of American law. Interpol is the shorthand for the International...Recently linked to by Gates of Vienna / 1 day ago -
Rove Attacks Obama Response To Failed Terrorist Plot, Despite Bush’s Delayed Response In 2001
Think Progress —
Yesterday on Hannity, former Bush White House adviser Karl Rove sharply criticized President Obama’s response to the failed terrorist attack on Christmas Day. In particular, Rove went after the fact that Obama issued his first public statement on the...Recently linked to by Applesauce / 1 day ago -
Dooming Europe
American Thinker —
"The Europe as you know it from visiting, from your parents, or friends is on the verge of collapsing." Geert Wilders said this in a speech he made in the U.S. last year. He went on: "We are now witnessing profound changes that will forever alter...Recently linked to by The Betrayal / 1 day ago -
Top Republican Myths about the Crotch Bomber Affair
Informed Comment —
I hear these on tv or from Reps. Pete Hoekstra and Peter King and Sen. Joe Lieberman. 1. President Obama did not speak publicly swiftly enough. In fact, Bush was silent for 9 days after the shoe bomber attack in 2001. 2. Bush would have tried...Recently linked to by Projections / 1 day ago -
Andy Martin, GOP Senate Candidate, Accuses Opponent Mark Kirk Of Homosexuality
The Huffington Post —
If there was any question whether or not the 2010 election season was heating up, it was dispelled on Monday morning when a Republican Senate candidate from Illinois released an ad questioning whether his primary opponent is a homosexual. Andy Martin, a...Recently linked to by Crooks and Liars / 2 days ago -
China's execution of Akmal Shaikh enrages UK leaders
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
Gordon Brown, ministers and the opposition condemn regime's treatment of Briton said to have been mentally ill Gordon Brown and other senior British politicians have angrily condemned China for executing a British man said to have had mental problems....Recently linked to by London Expat | Singaporean in London / 1 day ago -
Wonderful: Two Flight 253 plotters were released from Gitmo in 2007
Hot Air —
Via Gabriel Malor, not the first case of compassionate release from Gitmo to have gone drastically wrong but certainly the one that’ll have the most political fallout.This reads like the plot of one of those over-the-top David Zucker attack ads...Recently linked to by Jules Crittenden / 2 days ago -
GOP blame at TSA?
Ben Smith's Blog —
As Republicans seek to put the blame for the widespread perception of ineptness at the Transportation Security Administration on the Obama administration, Democrats are arguing that Republican legislators bear part of the blame, and that they're...Recently linked to by Michael-In-Norfolk - - Coming Out In Mid Life / 18 hours ago -
Obama admits failures, goes snorkeling
The Swamp —
by Mark Silva It's not quite a Bush moment. Not quite picking up a guitar while New Orleans is bailing out from Hurricane Katrina. Certainly not "heckuva job, Brownie." Not the same as letting the second graders in Sarasota finish their reading after...Recently linked to by THE BIG FEED / 1 day ago -
Tea Partiers To Republicans: You Better Call For Full Repeal of Reform, Or Else
The Plum Line —
It’s now becoming clear that this could be a major issue for Republicans in 2010: the Tea Party movement, as well as high-profile conservatives, are going to demand that candidates call for a full repeal of the Dem healthcare reform bill, presuming it...Recently linked to by Colorado Independent / 2 days ago -
The decade in news photographs
The Big Picture —
Call it what you will, "the noughties", "the two-thousands" or something else, the first decade of the 21st century (2000-2009) is now over. Looking back on the past ten years through news photographs, it becomes clear that it was a dramatic, often...Recently linked to by innerJoeJoe / 15 hours ago -
Republican Jim DeMint Blames Obama For "Christmas Bomber" While Putting Hold On TSA Appointment
Crooks and Liars —
Last Sunday Republican Jim DeMint appeared on Fox News and used the alleged Christmas Bomber issue to attack President Obama and the TSA because the agency's screeners might *gasp* unionize. As it turns out, DeMint was really trying to deflect attention...Recently linked to by Zaius Nation - Some apes are more equal than others / 1 day ago
