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Well that solves the overflight problem

Posted: September 28, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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So Ziggy can sleep soundly no US airspace to violate:

INTELLIGENCE chief Sir John Scarlett has been told that Saudi Arabia is ready to allow Israel to bomb Iran’s new nuclear site.

The head of MI6 discussed the issue in London with Mossad chief Meir Dagan and Saudi officials after British intelligence officers helped to uncover the plant, in the side of a mountain near the ancient city of Qom.

I guess the powerline folks were right:

After the painful spectacle of Obama’s U.N. address, however, no amount of wishful thinking can obscure Israel’s situation. Israel is in this alone. Not only can Obama not be expected to partner with Israel when it comes to dealing with Iran, he cannot be counted on to provide — indeed he is not capable of providing — sound counsel on the matter. And perhaps most importantly, Netanyahu has less to fear from ignoring Obama’s counsel then he would from a formidable, or even just competent, American president.

Thus, Netanyahu must feel less constrained from acting alone, even as he fully realizes that acting along represents the only option for acting.

Just a reminder of Principle #12

12. Israel should not be expected to risk another Shoah for the sake of the national interest of any other country.

You know it’s only when we have a Carter in office that Israel sees the need to ask alone. And we’ve got the closest thing to Carter that we ever are going to get.

Why I’m a Jay Nordlinger groupie…

Posted: September 28, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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…well maybe groupie is the wrong word but ya gotta love it when he says something like this:

I remember wanting to ask Rep. Charles Rangel a question, years ago: Whom do you consider the better man: Ronald Reagan or Fidel Castro? (At the time, Rangel was pounding Reagan as a racist villain, basically, and, of course, Rangel has long been one of Castro’s best friends and biggest defenders in the American political establishment.) In fact, I might like to ask him still . . .

Of course, you could ask José Serrano, Maxine Waters, Chris Dodd — a million of them.

I propose a test: substitute Chavez for Castro and ask this of every prominent liberal celebrity who visits him. (or throw in the Castro question too) This question should be a Sine qua non for any press coverage.

You know I like Morning Joe, really I do…

Posted: September 28, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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…and I agree with Ron Radosh’s article from Pajamas Media that said:

So is there any media source one can listen to on TV that is not part of the either-or mindset? Fortunately, if you get up early, there is Joe Scarborough on Morning Joe each day 6-9 am East Coast Time. He and his guests of different persuasions discuss things rationally, without screaming at each other, and in a mature and serious way. They have the kind of conversations you would have yourself with friends, probing those you disagree with and trying to reach them with arguments.

but c’mon guys! I just watched Andrea Mitchel (shudder) paint the Iran stuff as if the Administration is just getting this information and is now acting on it. Please:

One might also conclude that, since Obama says he has known about the Iranian deception at least since inauguration and possibly even during the campaign, therefore the One Himself was also lying to the American people and playing us for saps; he knew the Iranians were cheats and liars, but he told us we could trust them to honor agreements and tell the truth.

But one would be wrong… for the Obama administration (and its liberal allies) instead see the entire incident as adding to the luster of the president’s foreign-policy acumen.

Even worse Andrea sounds like Alexander Cockburn:

In reality the public disclosure of something the US knew about years ago ­ knowledge it shared with its prime Nato allies and Israel ­ changes nothing. The consensus of US intelligence remains that there is no hard evidence that Iran is actively seeking to manufacture nuclear weapons. Iran has agreed to an inspection of the plant at some appropriate point.

At least unlike Cockburn (the $10,000 man) they don’t blame Israel and even Mika is in favor of dropping the word allegedly from the building nukes.

But please, you guys are too smart to subscribe to Andrew Sullivan’s cunning plan theory.

And lets put the poll here too:

Apparently Andrea will be the first vote in favor.

Update: And don’t even get me started on the Polanski stuff, they are not covering themselves with glory over there today and the Washington post is covering themselves with even less.

Even if you give him every benefit of the doubt on the actual initial crime. He RAN.

Update 2: That’s gotta hurt.

In case you didn’t get that subtle hint…

Posted: September 27, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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…concerning Robert Stacy McCain’s trip to Kentucky, he is a little more Explicit here:

There’s only one of me and I’m a freelancer. I don’t have an AmEx card for travel expenses like the big shots at the networks do. It takes a couple of business days for PayPal transactions to be processed, and until that tip-jar cash clears the bank, I’ll be pushing it to the limit just to get to Clay County, Kentucky, by Monday, and only hope I can avoid my checks don’t start bouncing before those payments clear.

Meanwhile, I’ve promised the American Spectator a column that’s already half-written and has to be turned in before I try to get some sleep, then depart before dawn in my 2004 KIA, so I can try to file something — at least a brief report — with a Kentucky dateline by noon Monday. Never mind that we’re a one-car household and my wife’s steamed because she’ll have to improvise her own transportation for a few days. (A rental car might cost $60 a day, nudge, nudge.).

As you know Things are a little tough here, but I figure I can spare a $10 spot to get an actual reporter to do actual coverage (and maybe risk his neck depending on what he finds). And I’ll bet you can too.

After all he is a professional where else can you hire a professional anything for a ten spot?

And if the Liberals can afford a starting bid of $500 for a couple of seats that held the Presidential posterior then we can spare $10 to hire a reporter to you know report, particularly since he gives us commentary every day for free.

Oh and for our friends on the left, if you don’t think that McCain’s reporting can be trusted, you can always actually go and cover it yourself. Send someone you trust like Oliver Willis, Soros can afford it and with his Washington Redskins losing to the Lions of all people , he needs a day out..

And no I don’t get a cut.

Update: Well they might not be dancing if Robert Stacy finds there isn’t a there there.

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