Honestly, Another Abe?
Jonah Goldberg | National Review
That ain’t what America is like today — and thank God for it.
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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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The Real John McCain
“What an old anecdote about Mo Udall in the hospital reveals about McCain’s character.” A must-read.
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Obama vs. Obama (VIDEO)
More video evidence that “hope” and “change” really mean “typical politician.” The man has flip flopped more than John Kerry did in 2004.
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McCain Does One Last SNL (VIDEO)
You have to admit that Saturday Night Live has done a spectacular job at becoming relevant again during the campaign. (Olbermann-bashing bonus)
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BEST OF THE WEB for Nov. 21, 2008
Underling?
The prospect of taking orders from an Obama White House may have Hillary Clinton thinking twice about Secretary of State.
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Politics & Election '08
No drama? With Hillary aboard? Forget it.
Gerard Baker | Times of London
The Clintons have a knack of turning politics into their own personal stage. The President-elect must be aware of that.
A Conversation With Shelby Steele
Peter Robinson | Forbes
The author of ‘A Bound Man’ stands by his words about Obama.
Obama’s Senate Play
Kimberly A. Strassel | Wall Street Journal
If the president wants 60 Senate votes, he’ll have to fight for them one by one.
Rush’s Lesson: Overhaul of the GOP Begins Now
Hugh Hewitt | Townhall
The last thing you want to think about right now is the 2012 GOP primary calendar, but I am afraid you have to, if you want the RNC chairmanship contest to have meaning and the GOP to have a good chance of recapturing the White House four years down the road.
Balkanized Party
Michael Reagan | Human Events
Before the Republican Party even begins to think about curing what ails it, members have to recognize the fact that the party is Balkanized.
Evangelicals - A Drag on or Essential to the GOP?
David Limbaugh | Townhall
A good friend of mine (let’s call him Bob) is convinced that unless the GOP puts abortion “aside as its focal point, it simply cannot win and regain power.”
What the Election Numbers Tell Us
Alexis Hamilton | The American
Did the 2008 election signal a realignment of the national political map? And is there any good news for Republicans?
The War
Al Qaeda Detainees and Congress’s Duty
Michael B. Mukasey | Wall Street Journal
Habeas corpus hearings could set terrorists free inside the U.S.
A Framework for Success in Iraq
Michael Gerson | The Washington Post
Six years after Saddam, Iraq is becoming a ‘normal,’ self-governing country.
U.S. Report Predicts Decline for Al Qaeda
Scott Shane | International Herald Tribune
A new study of the global future by U.S. intelligence agencies suggests that Al Qaeda may be on the decline, having alienated Muslim supporters with its indiscriminate killing and inattention to the practical problems of poverty, unemployment and education.
The Fat Lady Hums
Editorial | Investor's Business Daily
Experts say Iran now has enough fissionable material to develop a nuclear weapon. Israel has operational plans to attack Iran. We may soon have more than the stock market to worry about.
Video Game Technology Gives Veterans New Lease on Life
Mike Musgrove | The Washington Post
Simulators help patients relearn skills like driving.
American Interest
Dating Intolerance
Michelle Malkin | National Review
Perhaps heterosexual men and women should start filing lawsuits against gay dating websites and undermine their businesses.
The Auto Makers Are Already Bankrupt
Paul Ingrassia | The Wall Street Journal
Admitting the obvious is their best chance to restructure.
Who Killed Detroit?
Patrick J. Buchanan | Townhall
To hear the media tell it, arrogant corporate chiefs failed to foresee the demand for small, fuel-efficient cars and made gas-guzzling road-hog SUVs no one wanted, while the clever, far-sighted Japanese, Germans and Koreans prepared and built for the future. I dissent.
World Affairs
Someone Paid Dearly for Your Free Lunch
Jamie Whyte | Times of London
Beware governments bearing gifts and offering tax cuts. Remember that “society” isn’t going to pick up the tab - you are.
From Russia With Loathing
Cathy Young | The New York Times
While some conciliatory signals followed after Barack Obama was elected president, it seems clear that the Kremlin intends to keep the “new cold war” going.
Slumdog Millionaire
John Podhoretz | The Weekly Standard
An Anglo-Indian film is Dickensian, in the best sense of the word.
It’s Time to Take on Chavez
Rick Santorum | The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Venezuelan can be clownish, but can’t be dismissed. He is a threat to U.S. security.
World Confronts a Choice Between Chaos and Order
Philip Stephens | Financial Times
The US National Intelligence Council has produced Global Trends 2025, its four-yearly exercise in crystal ball-gazing, which tries to map the contours of the world more than 15 years hence. Barack Obama would do well to read it closely.
e=mc2: 103 Years Later, Einstein is Proven Right
AFP | Yahoo! News
It’s taken more than a century, but Einstein’s celebrated formula e=mc2 has finally been corroborated, thanks to a heroic computational effort by French, German and Hungarian physicists.
BEST OF THE WEB for Nov. 20, 2008
Man in a tuxedo walks into a bar and asks for change...
You'd think the CEO's of the big 3 auto makers would learn a lesson from AIG's PR disaster. Apparently not.
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Let’s Have a Real Middle-Class Tax Cut
Newt Gingrich and Peter Ferrara | The Wall Street Journal
Obama’s tax credits won’t stimulate the economy.
Electoral Polarization Continues Under Obama
Jay Cost | Real Clear Politics
In 2000, George W. Bush campaigned as a “uniter, not a divider.” It didn’t pan out that way.
Now Obama Has to Govern
Karl Rove | The Wall Street Journal
There may be more difficulties than he realizes in closing Gitmo.
Confirming Fears
Editorial | National Review
In any other time, Holder would simply be an uninspired choice. But these are not ordinary times — we face a serious, persistent threat from Islamist terrorists.
Obama’s New ‘Fairness Doctrine’
Mike Thompson | Human Events
Get ready for an unprecedented government assault upon the First Amendment. President Obama will be at the heart of it.
Genius, Thy Name Is Obama
Ann Coulter | Human Events
With Time magazine comparing Obama to Jesus, I guess we should be relieved that, this week, liberals are only comparing him to Abraham Lincoln.
The War
Joint Chiefs Chairman: Troops Out of Iraq by End of 2011
Jim Garamone | United States Central Command
All American troops will be out of Iraq by the end of 2011 under the status of forces agreement between the United States and Iraq, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday.
Time to Reassess the Iraq War?
Larry Elder | Townhall
So, but for the Iraq war, what would have happened?
Iraq War: Right Time, Right Place, Right War
Douglas Stone | American Thinker
It needs to be said, even as we look ahead to an Obama Administration that has pledged, whatever the cost, to begin a draw down in Iraq: It was smart to go to war in Iraq
Israeli Air Force Chief: We Are Ready to Deal With Iran
Staff | The Jerusalem Post
“We are ready to do whatever is demanded of us” in order to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.
Obama’s War
Clifford D. May | National Review
Afghanistan is now Barack Obamas fight—and America needs to win it.
American Interest
Failure Is Not an Option
Victor Davis Hanson | National Review
Today it seems the grossly incompetent and inefficient must be preserved at all costs.
Government “Fixes” Slow Recovery
John Stossel | Townhall
Is the stock market trying to tell us something? It seems like every time Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson goes on TV, stock prices drop.
An Auto Bailout Would Be Terrible for Free Trade
Matthew J. Slaughter | Wall Street Journal
Does anyone really expect other countries to ignore our subsidies?
Ignore the Stock Market Until February
Andy Kessler | Wall Street Journal
The current volatility is less about fundamentals than forced selling.
The Bank Terrorist
Editorial | Investor's Business Daily
For years, a self-described “bank terrorist” blackmailed banks into making bad home loans in our inner cities. Now those loans are defaulting by the millions, and he’s blaming banks.
World Affairs
India Shows the Way
Editorial | Investor's Business Daily
India, from whose Hindi language we get the word “thug,” knows how to handle them. Its navy blew away two Somali pirate ships in a week, sending a message in the only language thugs understand. Kudos.
Obama Should Look Into Putin’s Record, Not His Eyes
Gary Kasparov | Wall Street Journal
The U.S. has the chance for a fresh start on Russia relations.
Tennis Shoes and Stolen Toilets
Reuben F. Johnson | The Weekly Standard
Russia’s military ‘renaissance.’
Forgotten In Libya’s Dungeons
Mohamed Eljahmi | The Washington Post
One of Gaddafi’s victims who continues to suffer is my older brother, Fathi Eljahmi.
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