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Burke and Obama
by Thomas Sowell
The other day I sought a respite from current events by re-reading some of the writings of 18th century British statesman Edmund Burke. But it was not nearly as big an escape as I had thought it would be.
When Burke wrote of his apprehension about “new power [...]

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I Feel Your Pain. Not Theirs. Yours.
by Ann Coulter
God save us from liberal “empathy.” After President Barack Obama announced his empathetic Supreme Court nominee this week, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, we found out that some people are more deserving of empathy than others.
For example, Judge Sotomayor apparently “empathized” more with New [...]

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Not all “Compelling Personal Stories” are Equal
by Michelle Malkin
Since when did securing a Supreme Court seat become a high hurdles contest? The White House and Democrats have turned Second Circuit Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination into a personal Olympic event. Pay no attention to her jurisprudence. She grew up in a Bronx [...]

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Empathy v. Impartiality
by Jonah Goldberg
Why make this complicated?
President Obama prefers Supreme Court justices who will violate their oath of office. And he hopes Sonia Sotomayor is the right Hispanic woman for the job. Here’s the oath Supreme Court justices must take:
“I, (name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will administer [...]

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Dueling Visions
by Cal Thomas
Wouldn’t it be nice if things were simple instead of complicated; if hailing our Founding Fathers and the documents they wrote were sufficient to persuade people who do not share their views about life, liberty and religious tolerance to lay down their arms and worship at the [...]

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President Has “More Effective” Method to Get Intel from Terrorists – What Is It?
by Dennis Prager
In his latest address – on Guantanamo detainees – President Obama said something of extraordinary importance that seems to have been missed by the media:
“I know some have argued that brutal methods like water-boarding were necessary [...]

Read this excellent article at The American Thinker…
Revisiting Hayek
By Andrew Foy and Brenton Stransky

To many who have watched the transition from socialism to fascism at close quarters the connection between the two systems has become increasingly obvious, but in the (Western) democracies the majority of people still believe that socialism and freedom can be combined. [...]

We honor our fallen heroes

A neat post at The American Spectator…
Powell the Cretin
By Quin Hillyer
Gen. Colin Powell was on Face the Nation today, trashing the Republican Party again, as if he has some particular moral authority. I beg to differ. Colin Powell has almost as little moral authority as did the bystanders in the Kitty Genovese rape case. [...]

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Dick Cheney: Washington trembles at the return of ‘Darth Vader’
by Ewen MacAskill
Dick Cheney was a formidable backroom operator during his eight years as vice-president in the Bush administration. Having abandoned his short-lived retirement in Wyoming, he is now leading the Republican charge against Obama from the front. Ewen MacAskill [...]