'We're only after the Christians...'
This from The Daily Mail in London. The Brits, you see, can print these stories, while our own media will not. Shameful, of course.
"‘Us Algerians were rounded up separately and were treated with kindness. We were told that because we were Muslim we would not be killed, and it was only the Christians they were after.
‘The terrorists allowed the Algerians to send texts and make phone calls, but to stop the expats communicating, they forced an Algerian telecommunications man to cut network connections for mobile, internet and power........"
There were Americans there as well, of course. This is the Hope and Change that the left has been so excited about.
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US oil production grew more in 2012 than in any year in the history of the domestic oil industry back to the Civil War
"The record increase in oil output last year reminds us the US oil and gas industry continues to be at the forefront of the otherwise sub-par economic recovery, and without that sector’s strong growth in output and jobs, the economy’s sub-par performance would be even more lackluster. The 1 million bpd increase in domestic oil production last year has delivered a powerful energy-based economic stimulus to the economy, creating thousands of new direct, shovel-ready jobs in oil and gas activities, and igniting many spinoff business and indirect jobs throughout the oil and gas supply chain like the “oil-by-rail shipping boom.” The future of the US economy over the next few years looks a lot brighter because of America’s surging domestic energy production."
Don't anyone forget that Obama and the Democrats are doing everything they can to slow this down. They are not interested in the economy, or jobs, but in CONTROL.
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IBD pretty much nails Obama, and less politiely than Peggy Noonan did, and they are absolutely right: Obama's No. 1 Second-Term Goal—Win Back The House
"But if you want to know how Obama will actually govern in his second term, forget about these well-crafted speeches, and pay attention instead to what he said at his press conference a few days ago.
There he made it clear for anyone with ears to hear that his goal isn't to achieve some kind of grand unity to tackle the nation's toughest challenges.
No. Obama's No. 1 goal in his second term is to do whatever it takes to destroy Republicans and win back Democratic control of the House in 2014, giving him two more years to enact his agenda without any GOP meddling."
In other words, Obama is going to make the 2014 Congressional elections the most important ever. If the Democrats should gain control of the House, then Obama will be free to impose his far left agenda on us all.
Scary thought, indeed.
Unfortunately, the other party, the Republicans, just cannot seem to get things together. I personally wish we had another viable party, but for now we are pretty well stuck with the Republicans.
They are the only chance to stop the madness. Are they smart enough to get that done?
Stay tuned.
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Peggy Noonan has a good one up at the Wall Street Journal: His Terms Are Always Hostile Ones.
She is writing about Obama, of course, and pretty accurately for once:
"President Obama has been using the days and weeks leading up to his inauguration to show the depth of his disdain for the leaders of the other major party and, by inference, that party's voters, which is to say more or less half the country. He has been spending his time alienating instead of summoning. It has left the political air more sour and estranged."
This guy is out to destroy his opponents rather than unite the nation. Not very Presidential.
Bill Katz at Urgent Agenda has some good comments on this as well:
"The basic problem, it seems to me, is that Obama never had the size to be president. He is, bottom line, a small-time politician with a golden voice. He presents himself very well, but there is not much substance, and certainly not much curiosity. He has led, especially for a man of color, a very sheltered life.
He is also a very cold man. You get the sense that he feels for nobody except himself. Some 60,000 people have been murdered in Syria and he doesn't bat an eyelash."
Well said.
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Benghazi
Why can we hear the truth about Benghazi? That is a rhetorical question. We know why we can't hear the truth because the truth is that the Obama Administration really screwed up the whole thing in Libya, and they are lying and covering up to avoid being held accountable.
The mainstream media, of course, is aiding and abetting.
The Weekly Standard has a good article on the situation: Debacle in Benghazi.
"Despite its many promises, after four months of a criminal investigation, the U.S. government has made little progress on bringing the Benghazi attackers to justice. The Obama administration, which came to office trumpeting “smart power,” has shown itself unable to produce cooperation even from governments receiving vast sums of aid from the United States without congressional threats. And now, the same terrorist organizations that supplied the attackers for the assaults on American facilities in Benghazi and Tunis are openly threatening FBI investigators and celebrating the release of one of the few suspects in the 9/11/12 attacks."
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Bill Clinton to Democrats: Don’t trivialize gun culture
Slick Willie is smart enough to understand the issue of gun control, and gives the Democarts some sound advice:
"“Do not patronize the passionate supporters of your opponents by looking down your nose at them,” Clinton said."
This is a fight the Democrats can't win. And shouldn't.
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Collecting Disability
I see that we are at an all-time record for people collecting disability. Ever since the Obama Administration loosened up the requirements, there has been a huge jump. It seems like now all you have to be is unhappy about being unemployed to qualify. That, of course is good for Obama, because it reduces the official unemployment rate. It is bad for the public because it hastens the demise of Social security, and, of course, it helps hide the fact that if unemployment rates, if defined like they used to be, are at Depression levels.
CNS has the story. One on disability for every 13 employed now. In 1968, there were 51 people employed for every one on disability. Seems like a scam to me.
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