The End of the Line
| The Weekly Standard | Added: January 05, 2009
Lunch with President George W. Bush.
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Can You Feel the Hope?
His first bit of controversy, and what is The Chosen One’s first response?
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Bad News
Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed while giving a speech to the Federalist Society tonight. It appears to have been a stroke. Prayers.
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The Fight For Afghanistan
Some incredible photos from the newly-central front in the War on Terror.
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Malkin on the Palin Smears
What we’ve seen in the smears against Sarah Palin go beyond the normal post-election squabbling.
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Veteran’s Day
Thank you to our heroes. It’s you who make this grand experiment called America possible.
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On the Sunnyside
All is not lost. An Obama presidency does provide an opportunity for Conservatives.
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Politics & Election '08 Archives
Funny Business in Minnesota
| Wall Street Journal | Added: January 05, 2009
In which every dubious ruling seems to help Al Franken.
Team Obama: Richardson Misled Us
| Hot Air | Added: January 05, 2009
It looks as if Barack Obama and his transition team know how badly Bill Richardson’s resignation reflects on them.
Reinventing Conservatism One Tweet at a Time
| Law & Disorder | Added: January 03, 2009
Conservatism has much bigger problems right now than a paucity of Twitter skills.
Obama Will Find the White House Is a Lonely Place
| Wall Street Journal | Added: January 03, 2009
The best advisers can’t take momentous decisions out of the president’s hands.
Obama’s Win Brings Firsts for Black Press
| Politico | Added: January 03, 2009
Editors say that the Obama presidency will reshape print, Internet, radio and television coverage aimed at African-American audiences.
Obama Promises Bush III on Iran
| The Wall Street Journal | Added: January 02, 2009
The diplomacy he favors is exactly what Condi Rice has been pursuing for years.
Don’t Expect Obama to Get Tough with Israel
| Times of London | Added: January 02, 2009
The President-elect has much more important priorities than a radical change of direction on the Middle East.
The Aloha Effect on Obama
| The Washington Post | Added: January 02, 2009
To understand the president-elect, friends and relatives say, one must understand Hawaii.
Teaching Democrats New Tricks
| Human Events | Added: January 02, 2009
Fresh off my triumph over Kwanzaa, I thought I’d mention a couple of other facts that some of us are forced to keep repeating because liberals refuse to learn.
The Top 10 Weirdest Moments of 2008
| Politico | Added: January 02, 2009
In honor of the less lofty moments, the nutty or flat-out bizarre happenings in the political arena, Politico offers its 10 weirdest moments.
The Art of the Impossible
| Townhall | Added: December 31, 2008
Whoever called politics “the art of the possible” must have had a strange idea of what is possible or a strange idea of politics, where the impossible is one of the biggest vote-getters.
Time for a Choice — Not an Echo
| National Review | Added: December 31, 2008
The GOP must bolster its argument for spending discipline with a loud case for tax cuts.
New Jersey Is the Perfect Bad Example
| The Wall Street Journal | Added: December 31, 2008
Obama should look here to see what high taxes do.
The Minnesota Recount Folly: We’ve Been Down That Road
| The Wall Street Journal | Added: December 31, 2008
How the Democrats ‘won’ the Washington governor’s mansion in 2004.
For Sheer Brazenness, Nobody Surpasses Rod
| The Chicago Tribune | Added: December 31, 2008
Jesters don’t pick up the race card in a nationally televised news conference and slam it into the face of every Democrat in the U.S. Senate, a palm heel strike to the tip of the nose, leaving all of them watery-eyed, their lips stinging.
Caroline Kennedy
| Townhall | Added: December 31, 2008
I think she’s qualified. After all, what does a senator do?
Shame on You, Rick Warren
| Slate | Added: December 30, 2008
Still more reasons to boot the huckster of Saddleback from the inauguration.
Obama Will Ration Your Health Care
| The Wall Street Journal | Added: December 30, 2008
Think of his health plan as a federal HMO.
Memo to Obama: Cut Taxes for All
| Investor's Business Daily | Added: December 30, 2008
President-elect Obama is letting his outline for economic recovery dribble out into the media ever so slowly. But from what we’ve seen, the plan seems less like stimulus and more like redistribution.
Caroline Kennedy’s Fractured Fairytale
| American Thinker | Added: December 30, 2008
Be careful what you wish for, even if you are living a fairy tale.
Don’t Know Much About Economics
| The Weekly Standard | Added: December 30, 2008
Obama’s blind spot.
George, Abe, Rick & Barack
| The New York Times | Added: December 29, 2008
I look forward to Barack Obama’s inauguration with a surprising degree of hope and good cheer.
Buff Bam vs. Weird Dubya
| National Review | Added: December 29, 2008
Drool cup to the newsroom, stat.
The War Archives
Bring Rifles and Books: College on a U.S. Base in Baghdad
| The Washington Post | Added: January 05, 2009
It makes for a strange college campus: Cement blast walls, helicopters roaring overhead, packs of wild dogs howling, the risk of mortar and rocket attacks.
Let’s Be Worthy of Their Sacrifice
| Wall Street Journal | Added: January 02, 2009
‘The wounds I received I got in a job I love.’
Sovereign at Last
| Times of London | Added: January 02, 2009
As the Iraqi Government takes over control of the capital, the US readiness to learn from past mistakes is rapidly leading to a more normal country.
The State of Jihad: 2008
| The Long War Journal | Added: January 02, 2009
Below is an overview of the major developments in the most active theaters across the globe in the Long War.
US Readying South Afghan Surge to Join NATO Troops Against Taliban
| New York Daily News | Added: January 02, 2009
The U.S. is preparing to pour at least 20,000 extra troops into southern Afghanistan to cope with a Taliban insurgency that is fiercer than NATO leaders expected.
U.S. to Widen Supply Routes in Afghan War
| The New York Times | Added: December 31, 2008
The plan reflects a U.S.-led effort to seek out a more reliable alternative to the strategic Khyber Pass.
Some Moderate Proposals on Disproportionality
| The Corner | Added: December 30, 2008
1) Request that 50% of Israel’s air-to-ground missiles be duds to ensure greater proportionality.
Pakistan Shuts Down NATO Supply Line Through the Khyber Pass
| The Long War Journal | Added: December 30, 2008
NATO’s vital supply link through the Northwest Frontier Province has been shut down as the Pakistani military launched an operation to clear the Taliban from the area.
Network News Retreats from Iraq
| Wired | Added: December 30, 2008
New York Times media reporter Brian Stelter has a nice piece today on the withdrawal from Iraq. By the networks, that is.
Afghan Commandos Capture the Baglan District Headquarters Bomber
| Centcom | Added: December 30, 2008
Mullah Dahoud and his insurgent fighters were reportedly responsible for the attack on the Baghlan District Headquarters that killed Afghan officials and civilians in October 2008 and for the Fobrica Sugar factory bombing in 2007 that killed over 50 civilians.
The War on Terror Has Not Gone Away
| Wall Street Journal | Added: December 29, 2008
Despite economic woes, this is no time to let our guard down.
A Terror Warning
| Investor's Business Daily | Added: December 29, 2008
If you wonder why the U.S. hasn’t had a serious terrorist attack since 9/11, two words should suffice: President Bush. But will his success continue? An alarming new report raises some concerns.
Thanks to Video, Marine in Iraq Is at Wife’s Side During Labor
| The Boston Globe | Added: December 29, 2008
Yashira Paredes said she saw a different side of her husband after she became pregnant. By her side at every doctor’s visit, he would gaze at ultrasound pictures and take on a surprising gentleness whenever they talked about their expected child.
For Kurdish Girls, a Painful Ancient Ritual
| The Washington Post | Added: December 29, 2008
The widespread practice of female circumcision in Iraq’s north highlights the plight of women in a region often seen as more socially progressive.
For First Time, Christmas Official Holiday in Iraq
| Townhall | Added: December 25, 2008
Iraq’s Christians, a scant minority in this overwhelmingly Muslim country, quietly celebrated Christmas on Thursday with a present from the government, which declared it an official holiday for the first time.
Nix On Fort Dix Six
| Investor's Business Daily | Added: December 25, 2008
The jihadists who plotted to kill American soldiers have been convicted. Their apologists say this was racial profiling and entrapment, and that they weren’t serious. Fortunately, we were.
Obama’s Surge
| Investor's Business Daily | Added: December 24, 2008
The Pentagon will add thousands of troops to Afghanistan next summer, setting up the smart war Barack Obama prefers. We hope he won’t one day regret his choice and pull troops out too soon.
Afghan and U.S. Officials Plan to Recruit Local Militias
| The New York Times | Added: December 24, 2008
American commanders and Afghan leaders hope to imitate Iraq’s successful experiment, but there are fears it could push the country into a deeper bloodletting.
How Bush Can Transcend the Shoe Thrower
| The Wall Street Journal | Added: December 24, 2008
A small outrage requires a grand gesture.
The President Comforts a Marine Mom
| The Wall Street Journal | Added: December 23, 2008
This Thursday morn, Julie McPhillips will awake to the great hope that is Christmas Day. And amid her joy for the Savior born of woman in a Bethlehem stable, she will offer two prayers.
Obama Wants Bush War Team to Stay
| The Washington Times | Added: December 23, 2008
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has asked most Bush administration political appointees except those targeted for dismissal to stay on in the Pentagon until replaced by the Obama administration in the coming months.
The Military We Need
| The Weekly Standard | Added: December 23, 2008
A strategic approach to affordable and effective defense.
European Countries May Take Detainees
| The Washington Post | Added: December 23, 2008
European nations have begun intensive discussions both within and among their governments on whether to resettle detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay as a significant overture to the incoming Obama administration.
Bush, Cheney Comforted Troops Privately
| The Washington Times | Added: December 22, 2008
Met with thousands of war injured, kin out of spotlight.
We Don’t Need Guantanamo Bay
| Wall Street Journal | Added: December 22, 2008
Here’s how to hold the detainees elsewhere, without damaging U.S. security.
American Interests Archives
For Real Stimulus
| Investor's Business Daily | Added: January 05, 2009
Congress is ready to ram through a half-baked stimulus package costing as much as $1 trillion. But if it’s stimulus we need, why not make it effective stimulus — tax cuts, say, instead of wasteful spending?
How the SEC Can Prevent More Madoffs
| Wall Street Journal | Added: January 05, 2009
Bolster its risk-assessment and enforcement staff.
Mainstream Media on Life Support
| The Washington Post | Added: January 03, 2009
They are often annoying, but we’ll miss them when they’re gone.
Things I Learned in 2008
| Townhall | Added: January 03, 2009
So, I learned a painful lesson from all that: Big Brother is not watching out for us. Orwell had it wrong.
The Squeegee Men of the New World Order
| National Review | Added: January 02, 2009
Sometimes deviancy can be defined back up.
Through the Fog of Economic Uncertainty
| The Weekly Standard | Added: January 02, 2009
A cloudy crystal ball for 2009.
77% of Americans Blame Media for Making Economic Crisis Worse
| Breitbart | Added: January 02, 2009
The majority of those surveyed feel that the financial press, by focusing on and embellishing negative news, is damaging consumer confidence and damping investment, making a difficult situation much worse.
The UAW’s Money-Squandering Corruptocracy
| National Review | Added: December 31, 2008
Nero fiddled while Rome burned. The UAW golfed.
Let Detroit Build Profitable Cars
| The Wall Street Journal | Added: December 31, 2008
UAW chief Ron Gettelfinger doesn’t seem to get the picture. Let’s help him.
Samuel Huntington’s True Vision
| National Review | Added: December 31, 2008
The fruits of tolerance need roots in the soil of culture and identity.
A Chilling Uncertainty
| The Washington Post | Added: December 31, 2008
The randomness of the New Deal made the Depression worse. Obama should take note.
A Year Like None Other
| National Review | Added: December 30, 2008
It usually takes decades to fit in all the tragicomedy of 2008.
“Outliers”
| Townhall | Added: December 30, 2008
“Outliers” is also the title of a very insightful and very readable new book by best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell.
Gloomy New Year?
| The Weekly Standard | Added: December 30, 2008
The economy does not bring tidings of comfort and joy for 2009.
Worst Year? Not By a Long Shot
| New York Post | Added: December 30, 2008
How sour is the public mood? An NBC News/ Wall Street Journal poll found about half of people believe 2008 was one of the worst years in American history.
The Philanthropy Shakedown
| Wall Street Journal | Added: December 30, 2008
Give to ‘minority-led’ charities, or else.
‘Stimulus’ Doesn’t Have to Mean Pork
| The Wall Street Journal | Added: December 29, 2008
How Obama can reform government while boosting the economy.
The New Culture War
| New York Post | Added: December 29, 2008
Barack Obama’s election was supposed to signal the end, or at least the diminishment, of the cultural issues that the GOP had feasted on electorally for 30 years. This storyline lasted all of a few weeks.
Humbled By Our Ignorance
| The Washington Post | Added: December 29, 2008
The lesson of 2008 is how little we understand and control the economy.
Merry Christmas from Uncle Ted
| Human Events | Added: December 25, 2008
The following is a little something I write for my grandchildren, but I hope it will help you explain to other kids, big and small, that Santa Claus is very real.
A Tiny Bit of Artful Government
| The Washington Post | Added: December 25, 2008
‘Picturing America’ offers a reminder of the evanescence of seemingly solid supremacies.
Another Great Depression?
| National Review | Added: December 24, 2008
We deserve something better than repeating the 1930s disasters.
God’s Gifts
| Townhall | Added: December 24, 2008
Not all of us rush to store shelves in search of the greatest gifts. Sometimes, they can be discovered in the hearts and souls of total strangers. If only you look.
Defense Spending Would Be Great Stimulus
| The Wall Street Journal | Added: December 24, 2008
All three service branches are in need of upgrade and repair.
The World Archives
The Three-State Option
| The Washington Post | Added: January 05, 2009
Gaza would be returned to Egyptian control and the West Bank would revert to Jordanian sovereignty.
Don’t Stop Until Hamas Is Destroyed
| New York Post | Added: January 05, 2009
Israeli ground troops have gone into Gaza. But can they rip out Hamas before international Israel-haters save the terror machine?
Israel’s Tragic Gaza Dilemma
| Wall Street Journal | Added: January 05, 2009
A modern democracy can’t be as ruthless in counterinsurgency as Russia or Algeria.
The Bigger Middle East War: It’s Moderate Arabs Against Radical Islamists
| New York Daily News | Added: January 05, 2009
The war in Gaza is the first chapter of a new era in the Middle East. The Arab-Israeli conflict is far from the region’s dominant dispute. The Arab-Islamist conflict now overwhelms it - by a large margin.
In Gaza, the Real Enemy is Iran
| Los Angeles Times | Added: January 05, 2009
Israeli attacks must not stop until Iran’s proxy, Hamas, is defeated.
Tehran’s Sinister Agenda in Gaza
| Human Events | Added: January 05, 2009
The hidden agenda in this crisis is Tehran’s manipulation of its terror proxies to prevent Israel from attacking Iran’s atomic weapons program.
Israeli Ground Forces Cross Border Into Gaza Strip
| Fox News | Added: January 03, 2009
Israeli ground forces began moving across the border into the northern Gaza Strip in an escalation late Saturday night of the weeklong offensive against Hamas.
Clashing Civilizations
| National Review | Added: January 03, 2009
In Gaza, they don’t vote for Hamas because they want access to university education.
Thirty Years of Engaging China
| Pajamas Media | Added: January 03, 2009
Is it time for a reevaluation of policy?
The Gaza Rules
| National Review | Added: January 03, 2009
Completely at odds with the past protocols of war.
Moral Clarity in Gaza
| The Washington Post | Added: January 02, 2009
Some geopolitical conflicts are morally complicated. The Israel-Gaza war is not. It possesses a moral clarity not only rare but excruciating.
Has Israel Learned its Lesson?
| The Boston Globe | Added: January 02, 2009
Israel’s 2006 war against Hezbollah was a disaster. Now, as it fights Hamas in Gaza, Israel seems determined not to repeat the mistakes of two years ago.
Surreal Gaza
| Pajamas Media | Added: January 02, 2009
I spent today reading accounts of Gaza—NY Times, AP, Reuters, etc. There are no terrorists, just militants. Not much about past rocket attacks on Israel–most everything on the crowded conditions of Gaza.
Israel’s Policy Is Perfectly ‘Proportionate’
| The Wall Street Journal | Added: January 02, 2009
Hamas are the real war criminals in this conflict.
Israel’s Proportionate Response
| Townhall | Added: January 02, 2009
There is no question—none—that Israel’s attack on Hamas in Gaza is justified.
On the Other Side From Civilisation
| The Spectator | Added: December 31, 2008
To draw an equivalence between Palestinian human bomb attacks and Israel’s operation in Gaza is obscene.
Israel, Hamas, and Moral Idiocy
| The Christian Science Monitor | Added: December 31, 2008
Much of the world’s response is a false moral equivalence that simply encourages the terrorists.
Russia’s Woes Spell Trouble for the U.S.
| The Wall Street Journal | Added: December 31, 2008
Obama shouldn’t reward dictatorial Kremlin with goodwill overtures.
Communist Cuba: 50 Years Of Failure
| Investor's Business Daily | Added: December 31, 2008
New Year’s Day marks 50 years of communist rule in Cuba. The Castro oligarchy will trumpet its survival and celebrate. But the reality, up close, is that it’s the longest-running failure in the New World.
Hamas Knows One Big Thing
| Wall Street Journal | Added: December 30, 2008
If only it were a parable, the endless confrontation between Israel and its enemies would be the case of the hedgehog and the fox. The fox, said the Greek poet Archilochus, knows many things, while the hedgehog knows one big thing.
Hamas-cide
| Investor's Business Daily | Added: December 30, 2008
While condemned as “disproportionate,” Israeli attacks on Hamas in Gaza are the only appropriate response to daily terror. As the U.N. Charter says, when they shoot at you, you can shoot back.
The Battle of Gaza and The Real War
| Pajamas Media | Added: December 30, 2008
It was only a matter of time before Israel lashed out at Hamas in Gaza.
IDF Launches YouTube Gaza Channel
| Jerusalem Post | Added: December 30, 2008
“The blogosphere and new media are another war zone,” said IDF Foreign Press Branch head Maj. Avital Leibovich. “We have to be relevant there.”
The Daily Edition Archives
Daily Best of the Web for Dec. 31, 2008
As the year ends, we are reminded of Israel's continuous fight for survival, and are again reminded of Israel's undaunted spirit which assures it.
Daily Best of the Web for Dec. 30, 2008
When Israeli civilians are indiscriminately attacked, it's not even news. When Israel defends itself and attacks terrorists, it's an outrage.
Daily Best of the Web for Dec. 29, 2008
We only hope that Israel's bombardment of Gaza portends a stronger hand in dealing with the terrorist thugs of Hamas.
Daily Best of the Web for Dec. 25, 2008
Some light reading on Christmas.
Daily Best of the Web for Dec. 24, 2008
A Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.
Daily Best of the Web for Dec. 22, 2008
McCain?? Nope, Ann Coulter says it's Sarah Palin.
Daily Best of the Web for Dec. 19, 2008
As disgusted as we would be, should we really be surprised if Franken steals this thing?
Daily Best of the Web for Dec. 11, 2008
What did the President-Elect know, and when did he know it?
Daily Best of the Web for Dec. 10, 2008
The Chicago Way rears its ugly head.
Daily Best of the Web for Dec. 6, 2008
That sounds like just about enough to seriously hurt taxpayers...and nowhere near enough to help the auto industry. Great.
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- Nightly News video : Israelis hope invasion will stop Hamas’ rockets
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