Just a little round-up of some of the stuff I've been reading. May be timely, may not ... but it's certainly all interesting!
You unlock this door with the key of imagination, beyond it there is another dimension. A dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas, you've just crossed over ... into the Washington Zone.
According to the Beltway's National Chamber of Commerce, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Hillary Clinton are more pro-business than Republicans Ron Paul, Jim DeMint, James Inhofe, and John Kyle.
Why? They were against the Great Wall Street Bailout of 2008, The Motor City Bailout, corporate "renewable energy" welfare, and the creation of a copyright czar.
While the Obama Administration socializes everything to "fix" the economy, local communities are printing their own money!
Rising conservative hero Representative Michelle Bachman (a member of Ron Paul's Liberty Committee) ripped into Obama regarding his recent "America Last" foreign escapade!
I feel like I have a front row seat on history right now. I cannot believe what I'm seeing. This is our country. We love our country and I'm watching our freedoms slip out the door every day. Just this week with the G-20 and what President Obama is wanting to do to cede American sovereignty to transnational global authorities makes your head spin and we as members of congress have to bind him down with that authority, we cannot agree to these things that he is wanting to do, because it will continue to take away freedom from individuals in the United States.
M Conservative Operative has a few choice words for the transnational Obama!
Meanwhile ... the Federal Reserve is pushing full force to make inflation a global phenomena. Oh, and BTW, we have a consensus! The Fed did it!
Another great School House Rock video - Tyrannosaurus Debt!
I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate myself (OK, thank W.E. Messamore) for being added to the Top 100 Libertarian Blogs and Websites at The Humble Libertarian! And a special shout-out to Valerie at GOP For Liberty! for recommending The Classic Liberal Blog! Thank you, thank you.
The strange case of Leftists poking fun at the Tea Party movement just hit a brick wall! The anti-tea party people held a protest ... but only 12 people showed up. I say it's a strange case, because I don't even think these people know why they're against them.
Uh, oh! I'm about to upset the moderate "me-too" Republicans again, but "Yes, Virginia (Dare), There Is An SPP. And It Means (Big) Business!"
It's a good day to celebrate our Naval Forces as they killed 3 Somali pirates and freed an American Captain! Black Five reports on how the rescue happened:
The lifeboat was approx. 25 m behind the Bainbridge when snipers on the fantail observed one of the pirates in the pilot house of the lifeboat pointing an AK-47 at the back of a tied up Phillips and the other two pirates on board were visible (at least shoulders and heads). The standing authority gave them clearance to engage the pirates if the life of the captain was in imminent danger. The on scene commander deemed this to be true and gave the order to fire. All three bad guys were taken out and then a rigid inflatable boat went to the lifeboat to retrieve Phillips. Iti is unknown at this point whether the shooters were SEALs or Marine Scout Snipers as both would have been available. This was not a rescue attempt ordered by National Command Authority i.e. the President. It was a reaction by the on scene commander under standard authority to safeguard the life of a hostage.
The AP is reporting that President Obama gave the order to use military force to rescue the hostage, that is misleading.
Since I already explained that Obama's part in this was apparently to reinforce the authority already possessed by the on scene commander. Matter of fact if there was a second communication with the President it nay have been because his first order actually restricted them from taking action i.e. why nothing happened when Phillips made his escape attempt. Regardless, Obama did not order a rescue and I kinda doubt he would have.
One has to wonder though ... how is it that these pirates are so successful?
Too funny ... Arizona State University refuses to give President Obama an honorary degree. He's too unaccomplished!
University spokeswoman Sharon Keeler told the student newspaper: "Because President Obama's body of work is yet to come, it's inappropriate to recognize him at this time."
And you gotta see this video of Nancy Pelosi and a chicken (don't ask, just watch). H/T to Politics and Critical Thinking!
And R.S. McCain has posted an excellent Guide to Blog Trolls, a must read along with his expose on The Fleet Street Formula.
