Hillary Clinton and the Worship of Power

Right Wing News : Christopher Hitchens.

"Hillary is the next president, he told radio's Hugh Hewitt, because, 'there's something horrible and undefeatable about people who have no life except the worship of power . . . people who don't want the meeting to end, the people who just are unstoppable, who only have one focus, no humanity, no character, nothing but the worship of money and power. They win in the end.'"

Whither Osama?

An excellent look at the possibilities, well thought out and rational.


By Jon Caruthers

That's the $25 million question, isn't it? For six years now, pundits, bloggers, media vetted 'experts,' politicians, columnists, and all sorts, kinds, and flavors of prognosticators have weighed in on the subject with the general consensus being that he's just on the Pakistani side of the Tora Bora mountains in the federally administrated tribal areas (FATA). After giving the US military the slip in late 2001, Osama and company have seemingly disappeared into the ether, reconstituting periodically to give the metaphorical digit to the American people and giving the left more ammunition to fire at the Bush administration. Although the question seems largely to have been settled in the media, taking a fresh look at the question of our age is instructive for understanding more about Al Qaeda and specifically why we've not seen another attack on American soil."

read the rest here
American Thinker

Our Tax System Explained: "Bar Stool Economics"

Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten
comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go
something like this:

The first four men (The poorest) would pay nothing.

The fifth would pay $1.

The sixth would pay $3.

The seventh would pay $7.

The eighth would pay $12.

The ninth would pay $18.

The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.

So, that's what they decided to do.

The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the
arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve. "Since you are all
such good customers," he said, "I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily
beer by $20." Drinks for the ten now cost just $80.

The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so the
first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free.

But what about the other six men - the paying customers? How could they
divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his 'fair share?' They
realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that from
everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up
being paid to drink his beer. So, the bar owner suggested that it would be
fair to reduce each man's bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded
to work out the amounts each should pay.

And so:

The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings).

The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33%savings).

The seventh now pay $5 instead of $7 (28%savings).

The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings).

The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% savings).

The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings).

Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to
drink for free. But once outside the restaurant, the men began to compare
their savings.

"I only got a dollar out of the $20,"declared the sixth man. He pointed to
the tenth man," but he got $10!" "Yeah, that's right," exclaimed the fifth
man. "I only saved a dollar, too It's unfair that he got ten times more than
I!" "That's true!!" shouted the seventh man. "Why should he get $10 back
when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks!" "Wait a minute,"
yelled the first four men in unison. "We didn't get anything at all. The
system exploits the poor!"

The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up.

The next night the tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so the nine sat down
and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they
discovered something important. They didn't have enough money between all of
them for even half of the bill!

And that, ladies and gentlemen, journalists and college professors, is how
our tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most
benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being
wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start
drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.

David R. Kamerschen, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics University of Georgia

Palestinian Militants Hail Massacre at Jerusalem Seminary

FOXNews.com -

"'This heroic attack in Jerusalem is a normal response
to the crimes of the occupier and its murder of civilians,'
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said.

Hamas stopped just short of claiming responsibility for the Jerusalem shootings.
'We bless the operation. It will not be the last,'
Hamas said in a statement sent to reporters by text message."

I love dogs but you know when they arrest people for dog fighting and they bring out the pit bulls?
And they have to put the animals down because there is no way that they could ever reenter society, they could never be around other dogs anymore. These damaged animals are disposed of. I don't know why I thought of that just know but anyway, food for thought.

Has anyone noticed a war may be breaking out?

Colombia takes more heat from Latin America left | Reuters: "By Fiona Ortiz

CARACAS (Reuters) - Latin America's leftist leaders heaped more criticism on Colombia, leaving it increasingly isolated on Thursday in a crisis that has threatened political stability in the Andes.

Colombia, the United States' closest ally in South America, set off a major diplomatic crisis on Saturday when its army crossed into Ecuador to kill Colombian Marxist guerrillas just across the border."


Venezuela has begun mobilizing its forces by air, land and sea in a dispute with Columbia, the Venezuelan defense minister said Wednesday.

This move escalates a regional crisis, and according to The Associated Press, the movement of troops near the Columbia-Venezuela border is mostly completed.

Columbia, similarly, has also deployed thousands of troops to the border.

The conflict was reportedly escalated when Columbia found a set of documents discovered on a slain rebel leader’s laptop. The South American country claims the documents prove that leftist guerrillas and Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez are linked.

Ecuador, according to MSNBC.com, has rejected a Colombian apology for the cross-border strike and is attempting to rally opposition during an emergency meeting of the Organization of American States in Washington.

President Bush Tuesday supported Columbia and accused Chavez of “provocative maneuvers.”

Patriot post

"'Bill and Hillary [are now] faced with this problem: If they continue to
utilize all of the tools available---including urging a large percentage
of the 796 super delegates to ignore the will of the majority of the
elected delegates---they will likely dismantle the 70-year-long Democratic
coalition. Now, there's a legacy for you.' ---Rich Galen"

Breitbart.tv » Clinton: ‘We’re Going On, We’re Going Strong and We’re Going All the Way’

Clinton scores 3 wins; McCain clinches - Yahoo! News

"WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton scored three victories in a night of revival that denied Barack Obama a ripe opportunity to drive her from the Democratic presidential race. Clarity came only to the Republican side, where John McCain made the nomination his own."

The soap Opera continues! It will get bloody now.
Hillary will beat up Obama which is good because
McCain does not have the balls to do it!

Obama's as comander and chief

McCain criticized Obama for saying in Tuesday night's Democratic debate that, after U.S. troops were withdrawn, as president he would act "if al-Qaida is forming a base in Iraq."

"I have some news. Al-Qaida is in Iraq. It's called 'al-Qaida in Iraq,' " McCain told a crowd in Tyler, Texas, drawing laughter at Obama's expense. He said Obama's statement was "pretty remarkable."

Obama's response to McCain, described in the same AP dispatch, makes even less sense:

"I do know that al-Qaida is in Iraq and that's why I have said we should continue to strike al-Qaida targets," he told a rally at Ohio State University in Columbus.

"But I have some news for John McCain," Obama added. "There was no such thing as al-Qaida in Iraq until George Bush and John McCain decided to invade Iraq. . . . They took their eye off the people who were responsible for 9/11 and that would be al-Qaida in Afghanistan, that is stronger now than at any time since 2001."

Obama said he intended to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq "so we actually start going after al-Qaida in Afghanistan and in the hills of Pakistan like we should have been doing in the first place."

Here's the recap of what Obama's position is:

Al Qaeda in Iraq isn't worth fighting because it wouldn't be there if it weren't for Bush and McCain. Obama is going to pull all U.S. troops out of Iraq to go fight in Afghanistan and Pakistan, although he will send them back to Iraq if al Qaeda are there, even though he now wants to withdraw notwithstanding al Qaeda's presence.

Yes, we can!

The danger of Obama's amateur diplomacy

Thomas Lifson

After suggesting that he would invade our ally Pakistan and talk to our enemy Iran, Barack Obama has moved on to potentially damage our relations with Canada, our friendly neighbor and number one foreign oil supplier.

Under the terms of NAFTA, Canada is prohibited from cutting off oil exports to the US if there is a worldwide shortage or supply disruption unless supplies are also rationed to Canadian consumers by the same amount.

After the Hillary/Obama debate, Canada's trade minister pointed out that if NAFTA is re-opened, Canada might want to opt out of this clause, which would then leave Canada free to sell its oil to any other country for whatever price it could get.

Both Clinton and Obama have made a big issue out President Bush's alleged insensitivies to other countries. And now these two geniuses are blithely talking about canceling a trade agreement with our two neighbors on which both their economies now depend.



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Bill wants you to vote for Obama!

It's Clinton's 4th rule of politics.

Turkish trrops in Iraq

In this report they say that the Turkish troops could be in Iraq for 2 weeks!.
This is a dangerous game they are playing but obviously they have had the old wink and a nob from the U.S. on this one.

Getting desperate

Today's quote

"I had always hoped that the younger generation receiving their
early impressions after the flame of liberty had been kindled in every
breast... would have sympathized with oppression wherever found, and proved
their love of liberty beyond their own share of it." ---Thomas
Jefferson (http://PatriotPost.US/fqd/)





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A new country!

Full text: Kosovo declaration
Here is the text of Kosovo's declaration of independence, signed in parliament by Speaker Jakup Krasniqi, Prime Minister Hashim Thaci and President Fatmir Sejdiu:

Read entire declaration here

Answering the call of the people to build a society that honours human dignity and affirms the pride and purpose of its citizens,

Kosovo's parliament unanimously approved the historic declaration

Committed to confront the painful legacy of the recent past in a spirit of reconciliation and forgiveness,

Dedicated to protecting, promoting and honouring the diversity of our people,

Reaffirming our wish to become fully integrated into the Euro-Atlantic family of democracies,

The middle class getting squeezed?
The left wing media sure wants you to think times are tough.
watch this video and become enlightened.
reject the left brainwashing techniques.

A must read

The U.S.-Iranian Negotiations: Beyond the Rhetoric

Tehran has announced that Iran and the United States will hold a new round of talks on the future of Iraq at some point next week. The Iranians said that the “structure of the discussions have been finalized but the level of participation has not yet been agreed.” Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expected to visit Iraq before March 20, the Iranian New Year. The United States has not denied either of these reports. There thus appears to be some public movement occurring in the U.S.-Iranian talks over Iraq.

Interesting piece about the "Manchurian candidate"

If Hillary is elected president, we'll have a four-year disaster, with Republicans ferociously opposing her, followed by Republicans zooming back into power, as we did in 1980 and 1994, and 2000. (I also predict more Oval Office incidents with female interns.)

If McCain is elected president, we'll have a four-year disaster, with the Republicans in Congress co-opted by "our" president, followed by 30 years of Democratic rule.

There's your choice, America.
Ann Coulter

Don't be afraid to see what you see.

Ronald Reagan