Pelosi breaks pledge

Nov 05, 2009 - http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2009/11/pelosi_breaks_pledge_to_put_he.asp Pelosi Breaks Pledge to Put Final Health Care Bill Online for 72 Hours Before Vote Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office tells THE WEEKLY STANDARD that the speaker will not allow the final language of the health care to be posted online for 72 hours before bringing the bill to a vote on the House floor, despite her September 24 statement that she was "absolutely" committed to doing so. House members are still negotiating important issues in the bill--whether it will provide taxpayer-funding for abortions, for example. Pelosi is pushing for a Saturday House vote, and a number of big changes will be introduced, likely less than 24 hours before the vote takes place (if in fact it does). - 11 Comments

Amateur 'stunned' after £1m find

Nov 04, 2009 - An Iron Age treasure hoard unearthed by a metal-detecting enthusiast has been unveiled.The four gold Iron Age neck ornaments, or torcs, date from between the 1st and 3rd Century BC and are said to be worth an estimated £1m. They were discovered in September by "first-time" metal-detector enthusiast David Booth in a field in Stirlingshire. The find is the most important hoard of Iron Age gold in Scotland to date. - 10 Comments

The phrases President Obama can't do without

Oct 13, 2009 - WASHINGTON - For all his flourish, President Barack Obama sure falls back on a few familiar phrases. Make no mistake. Change isn't easy. - 48 Comments

The New Liberalism and the end of American ascendancy.

Oct 09, 2009 - Decline Is a Choice The New Liberalism and the end of American ascendancy. by Charles Krauthammer The weathervanes of conventional wisdom are registering another round of angst about America in decline. New theories, old slogans: Imperial overstretch. - 0 Comments

Another failing liberal state

Oct 07, 2009 - http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/comptroller.state.finances.2.1232001.html Comptroller: State Finances A Mounting Crisis ReportingMike Flannery CHICAGO (CBS) ― The State of Illinois' pile of unpaid bills has grown to a record-breaking $3 billion. Comptroller Dan Hynes said Tuesday it's never before been this bad at this point in any previous fiscal year. CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports that some social service agencies that rely heavily on state reimbursement warn they will soon be forced out of business. - 7 Comments

General Stanley McChrystal: we must give the Taleban jobs

Oct 01, 2009 - Source The US commander in Afghanistan today gave his full backing to attempts to reintegrate Taleban members into the rest of the population.   General Stanley McChrystal said that 50 to 80 per cent of the Taleban would probably stop fighting if they were given jobs and called for “patience, resolve and time”.   The general is known to have asked for up to 40,000 more troops as part of his recent strategic assessment of the mission. - 68 Comments

These Bodies are Beautiful at Every Size

Oct 01, 2009 - The cavernous photography studio in New York City is bustling with fashion assistants, hair and makeup stylists, and models chatting in white terry robes. All typical on a photo shoot, but when the robes come off, you see what's different. Kate Dillon, Ashley Graham, Amy Lemons, Lizzie Miller, Crystal Renn, Jennie Runk and Anansa Sims -- some of the top plus-size models working today -- have beautiful curves, round shoulders, belly rolls and lots of other womanly stuff many of us see when we look in the mirror. - 80 Comments

Does anyone care what Obama has to say?

Sep 25, 2009 - Iran certianly doesn't.   http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/25/AR2009092500289_pf.html   Iran Reveals Existence of Second Uranium Enrichment Plant By Michael D. Shear and Debbi Wilgoren Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, September 25, 2009 12:42 PM   PITTSBURGH, Sept. - 6 Comments

Lt. Colonel Allen West's Position Paper on Israel

Sep 29, 2009 - By Pamela Geller http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/ Much thanks to Lt Colonel Allen West, who sent this to me erev Yom Kippur. Like Sarah Palin, West is a ganser mensch. A leader in the mold of Churchill and Patton. - 5 Comments

Iran Says It Test-Fires Longest-Range Missiles

Sep 28, 2009 - Monday, September 28, 2009   Reuters     TEHRAN, Iran —  Iran said it successfully completed two days of missile tests that including launching its longest-range missiles on Monday, weapons capable of carrying a warhead and striking Israel, U.S. military bases in the Middle East, and parts of Europe.   State television said the powerful Revolutionary Guard, which controls Iran's missile program, successfully tested upgraded versions of the medium-range Shahab-3 and Sajjil missiles with can fly up to 1,200 miles. - 8 Comments