Charles Krauthammer: Syria’s "reformer"

by Rossputin | 8:52 am, April 1, 2011

In this must-read piece, Charles Krauthammer not only explains why Syrian President Bashar Assad is not a reformer but, and perhaps more importantly here the US, how Hillary Clinton’s statement that he is one shows an utter failure of understanding, strategy, and even morality on the part of the Obama Administration:

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=42647

That Fracking Math Again; Proving Democrats Wrong

by PerlStalker | 7:37 am, April 1, 2011

We already know that Democrats have a problem with math. Iowahawk and Bill Whittle show you just how much of a problem they have. Below is Bill Whittle (via Ace) giving the video treatment to a little research done by Iowahawk.

A couple of things t…

Just say no to budget cut "compromise"

by Rossputin | 6:20 am, April 1, 2011

http://spectator.org/archives/2011/04/01/go-ahead-make-their-day

From yesterday’s Washington Post web page:

After weeks of arguing, Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill began negotiations Wednesday on a possible budget agreement that would slash federal spending by as much as $33 billion and avert a government shutdown.

“We’re all working off the same number now,” Vice President Biden told reporters after meeting with Senate Democratic leaders at the Capitol on Wednesday evening. “Obviously, there’s a difference in the composition of that number — what’s included, what’s not included. It’s going to be a thorough negotiation.”

On Thursday, Speaker of the House John Boehner pushed back against the Democrats’ (including the Post) attempt to force a fait accompli down the GOP’s throat: “There’s no agreement on numbers and nothing has been agreed to until everything has been agreed to.”

There is some logic to the Democrats’ claim that by agreeing to $33 billion in cuts for the rest of this fiscal year, they are “meeting the Republicans half-way,” and part of the electorate will certainly be inclined to find such an outcome an example of politicians of both parties “working together to get something done.”

Please read the entirety of my article discussing the pros (few) and cons (many) of the GOP going along with a $33B budget cut “compromise”:

http://spectator.org/archives/2011/04/01/go-ahead-make-their-day

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