American Thinker Blog: Obama's revealing body language (updated and expanded))

American Thinker Blog: Obama's revealing body language (updated and expanded))

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BOLTON: Obama continues Bush's 2nd term -- badly - Washington Times

BOLTON: Obama continues Bush's 2nd term -- badly - Washington Times

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Obama's Judgment?

Didn't he really prove how poor his judgment was when he had to make his first serious decision? Joe Biden for Vice President? Come on. Seriously.

Case closed, forever.

I'll Take GWB's (First Term) Worldview over BHO's in a Heartbeat

Michael Rubin gets it right when writing (http://blog.american.com/?p=1596)about President Obama's speech in Egypt today:

Michael Rubin
Obama’s Troubling Moral Equivalency

By Michael Rubin
June 4, 2009, 9:06 am

President Obama received a standing ovation in Cairo. The Arab street should be happy. In Barack Obama, they have found a president for whom accountability matters little, and for whom moral equivalence dominates. As Obama points out, the Islamic world thrived when Europe was in the Dark Ages. But this is true only to a point. By this time, the Arab world (perhaps with the exception of Baghdad) was already a backwater. The center of gravity had shifted eastward into Persia. And then, by blaming the legacy of colonialism, a 19th century phenomenon (and one which led to considerable development and opportunity), Obama relieves Muslims in the region of the need to consider just how and why they fell so far behind several centuries before. Why did Muslim centers of science stop innovating? It is an uncomfortable question for Arabs, Persians, and more broadly speaking, Muslims to ask, but there will not be real reform or a solution to their plight until they do.

Accountability matters in other ways. On June 24, 2002, after a devastating campaign of terrorist bombings, President George W. Bush declared:

It is untenable for Israeli citizens to live in terror. It is untenable for Palestinians to live in squalor and occupation . . . I call on the Palestinian people to elect new leaders, leaders not compromised by terror. I call upon them to build a practicing democracy, based on tolerance and liberty. If the Palestinian people actively pursue these goals, America and the world will actively support their efforts.

For Obama, however, moral equivalency trumps accountability:

It is also undeniable that the Palestinian people—Muslims and Christians—have suffered in pursuit of a homeland. For more than 60 years they have endured the pain of dislocation. Many wait in refugee camps in the West Bank, Gaza, and neighboring lands for a life of peace and security that they have never been able to lead. They endure the daily humiliations—large and small—that come with occupation. So let there be no doubt: the situation for the Palestinian people is intolerable. America will not turn our backs on the legitimate Palestinian aspiration for dignity, opportunity, and a state of their own.

Why the Palestinian cause remains stagnant after billions in aid and Bush’s commitment to see a Palestinian state is for two reasons: rejectionism and terrorism. And yet, rather than hold the Palestinian leadership accountable for failing its people, Obama embraces moral equivalency. The problem with moral equivalency is that it does not build bridges or ameliorate understanding; it encourages conflicting sides to stake out ever more extreme positions knowing that outside mediators will always place blame in the middle.

Obama will get a standing ovation, and Bush will get scorn. Bush however can look in the mirror and know that he liberated 50 million people and inspired others chafing under dictatorship in Syria, Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, and elsewhere. Obama will look in the mirror and admire how handsome he is.

I Love Dick Cheney! Are There Any Other Grownups Left in Washington?

Former Vice President Dick Cheney gave a speech last week at the American Enterprise Institute. It was serious, direct, and it was a reminder of the threat we face from a determined and dangerous enemy.

For those who will never forget September 11th, and the reality-check it delivered, read and/or watch the speech.

http://www.aei.org/event/100068

Liberty and Tyranny by Mark Levin

Finished this a few weeks ago. A very timely and valuable book for 2009.

Really a great resource and framework to evaluate the direction the President is taking our country. The ideas and principals that made this country what it is are being thrown aside for those have have always failed before.

Do people understand what's happening to the country? Do people realize what we are becoming and what we are losing? Mark Levin does.

Twikini is a nice new Twitter App for WM

A lot has happened on the last few years in the smartphone and social networking world.

The "dream" of converged devices seems like it's actually become a reality. My latest devices are a Treo 800w and a Touch Pro. Both are very powerful PDAs and mobile phones.

Similarly, sites and networks like Facebook and Twitter have really taken hold and become common means of communicating and staying in touch for lots of people. Not just the young, but us middle-aged folks us them too.

I'm new to Twitter. But, since joining, I've searched for my favorite Windows Mobile client. I've used a few, but have recently begun to use Twikini most often.

Twikini is a new product by Trinket Software . http://www.trinketsoftware.com/Twikini

It is clean, fast, and effective. And, most helpfully to me, it works well on various sized screens.

We'll see how it goes as the product develops, and as competitors respond, but I think the undisputed result is that we users will be the beneficiary in any case.

OK. Well, it's been a couple/few years since posting here. Seems like a good time to get back into posting more regularly. Stay tuned...