Monday, 30 July 2012
The Quote of the Decade:
“The fact that we are here today to debate raisingAmerica 's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign thatthe US Government cannot pay its own bills. It is a sign that we nowdepend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to financeour Government's reckless fiscal policies. Increasing America 's debtweakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that,"the buck stops here.' Instead, Washington is shifting the burden ofbad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren.America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deservebetter.”
~ Senator Barack H. Obama, March 2006!
H/T 45 Govt
The Right Kind of Leadership - Romney Campaign
Last week, at a fundraiser, President Obama proudly proclaimed that his economic plan had "worked." But after over three years of failed attempts to fix the economy, it is clear that his plan hasn't "worked." Mitt Romney has a plan to shrink government and turn our country back into a job-creating machine
For your viewing pleasure: TPC's Monday political cartoons and comedy! (NewsBusted video included)...from Mike Haltman at TPC
Watch the video and check-out the cartoons at The Political Commentator here.
News...............
A Bell at the Bottom, the HMS Hood’s Recovery
Think Tank Urges Placing More U.S. Marines in S.Korea
Awad: Parliament to vote on privatization of electricity
CDR Salamander: Sunday Funnies
US audit: $200M wasted on Iraqi police training
Information Dissemination: The Expeditionary... Army
CDR Salamander: American Educational Dissonance on Display
Andrew Klavan: Batman Battles The Politics Of Resentment
Romney: Not Stupid---Just A Cluelessly Unimaginative Member Of The "Extreme Center"
Progressive Fascism in Western Nations
Mob Of Teens Steals $3K Of Jeans From Wicker Park Store
Chick-Fil-A Ban Fever Hits Liberal Academia: Students At University of Kansas, Wichita State University Seek Removal Of Chain From Their Campuses…
Remains Recovered From Second World War Wreck
Ebola virus spreads to Uganda capital
Syria: Aleppo attack is 'nail in Bashar al-Assad's coffin'
Kim Jong-un's uncle emerges as power behind throne
Arming the World for Peace Merkel's Risky Weapons Exports
Hand bitten off by alligator, man now charged for having fed it
32,000 take to Hong Kong streets to protest Chinese patriotism classes
Defector touted as a saviour for Syria
That's not a power cut, this is a power cut: hundreds of millions hit
The "games" continue.................from Rico
Gee, what a complete surprise!
The Gold spot market closed Friday at $1620/oz.
It just reopened, and wouldn't you know it? It started to climb, and was 'smacked down' almost immediately (despite it being in the wee hours with virtually NO traders).
The 'invisible hand' must be worried about something.
- It's gonna be a fun week...but August promises to be even more fun!
Why a confrontation?..................from DJ Elliott
I think the Syrian Kurd takeover of their region has prompted Malaki to confront the KRG militarily.
It has been a publically stated Kurdish plan to establish autonomous zones in Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey as a precurser to unifying an independent Kurdistan.
I suspect Malaki sees a need to seperate the KRG from Syrian Kurdistan to prevent that and secure the disputed zones.
Turks are also getting nervious about this and Iran cannot be happy either.
This could be the first moves in a Kurdish-Iraqi war or even larger.
Not sure either side is really ready but, events rarely wait for you to be ready...
Seriously Late News..............from DJ Elliott
Syrian National Council leader in Erbil
US officials trying to play down Baghdad-Erbil tensions over Syrian border issue
There was misunderstanding between Kurdistan Region and Baghdad about border securities, says Yawar
Keystone XL moving forward maybe
A "You didn't build that" convention?
If Iraqi army continues creating trouble we'll take Kirkuk and other areas under their control, declares Peshmarga Minister
Syria opposition chief visits Iraqi Kurdistan
Kurdish parliament looks into tensions between Iraqi Army and Kurdish forces
SkyscraperCity - View Single Post - Disputed territories
Sunday, 29 July 2012
Mitt Romney: Stopping Iran Must Be America's 'Highest National Security Priority'
Here's the full report: "Mitt Romney in Israel: Stopping Iran Nukes 'Must Be Our Highest National Security Priority'."
It's really phenomenal, and click through for the full speech at the link.
Sad: Ashley Moser's Unborn Baby is 13th Victim of Colorado Movie Massacre
Actually, it's unbelievably, unconscionably sad.
Ms. Moser was pregnant when she was shot in the stomach and twice in the neck at the Aurora movie theater. She lost her daughter Veronica in the shooting already. The senseless violence is too much. Everyone's life is precious. I just cant' imagine the pain and sorrow ahead for the woman, who herself may be paralyzed from her injuries.
Expect continuing updates.
Britain's Rosie Jones Celebrates Summer
The smokin' British gal takes it all off for the UK's "Loaded."
BONUS: Click through for the full nude photo shoot at Egotastic, titled "UK Rosie Jones and Her Magnificent Melons."
Yes, they are magnificent!
NBC's Bob Costas Holds Moment of Silence for Israeli Athletes Killed at 1972 Munich Olympics
See: "Bob Costas Keeps Promise, Honors Israeli Athletes With Moment of Silence During Opening Ceremonies."
Be sure to click through for the video, which shows Israeli athletes walking in the ceremony's "march of nations."
Late News............
White House cautions Syrian rebels not to repeat mistakes of Iraq
A little bit of cautionary history...
Russian-Made Amphibious Plane Crashes in Iran, No Casualties
Qatar mulls purchasing 200 German tanks
Iraqi PM criticizes Kurdistan region for barring army from Syrian border area
Now Kurds are in charge of their fate: Syrian Kurdish official Nuri Brimo
Assad forces pound Aleppo, declare Damascus victory
Netanyahu: Obama's sanctions haven't hindered Iran by "one iota"
Kurds in secret weapons deal
A long sail to retirement for the USS Enterprise
Key Pro-Israel Obama Ally Splits
White House admits it did return Winston Churchill bust to Britain
Syrian rebels parade captured tank through Aleppo
Mitt Romney backs Israeli military action against Iran
Alan Dershowitz: Brilliant Lawyer, Dumb Jew...................from Dan Friedman
Sick. Alan Dershowitz rises to defend Obama and lead the liberal Jewish lemmings off a cliff.
Cold War with Russia heating up? and Sunday funnies!...Mike Haltman at TPC
Russia under President Vladimir Putin is exploring the potential for putting a naval base into Cuba.
They feel that they can do this because international perception is that Barack Obama is a weak and indecisive leader concerned more with being reelected than with protecting the United States!
This view is unfortunately not that far from the truth!
Read the article at The Political Commentator here.
The "Worst President Ever"
By Alan Caruba
You have to know how poorly Barack Hussein Obama has performed in office when the phrase the "worst President ever” has already become a cliché.
Obama’s first term is frequently compared to the devastation of Jimmy Carter’s first and only term. It left Carter a rejected, embittered man, frequently critical of those who succeeded him.
What did President Reagan do to create an economic boom in the wake of Carter’s sorry record?
Peter Ferrara, the Director of Entitlement and Budget Policy for The Heartland Institute, who served in the Reagan White House Office of Policy Development, writing in 2008 cited Reagan’s (1) tax cuts to restore incentives for economic growth, (2) spending reductions, including a $31 billion cut in spending in 1981, close to 5% of the federal budget, (3) an anti-inflation monetary policy restraining money supply growth, (4) deregulation that by 2008 had saved consumers an estimated $100 billion in lower prices, and (5) free trade in the form of worldwide agreements to reduce tariff taxes.
Citing tax cuts, Ferrara noted that “Reagan was not the first or last to adopt sweeping tax cuts to boost the economy. It has happened four, perhaps five, times in the last century, with virtually the same results every time.”
The full text can be read here:
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