The Constitution, yeah, whatever

Sound and fury

One of the most important talents for success in politics is the ability to make utter nonsense sound not only plausible but inspiring. Barack Obama has that talent. We will be lucky if we escape the catastrophes into which other countries have been led by leaders with that same charismatic talent.

via Thomas Sowell : Random Thoughts – Townhall.com.

Geez, get a room

Fraud v. Ignorance

But being uninformed is not nearly as bad as being misled.

Thomas Sowell.

Being uninformed makes you more likely to be misled.

NY Times Spiked Obama/ACORN Corruption Story

Heidelbaugh testified before a congressional committee in March that the nonprofit group violated a host of tax campaign finance and other laws. She said the Obama campaign sent ACORN its “maxed out donor list” and asked two of the avowedly nonpartisan group s employees “to reach out to the maxed out donors and solicit donations from them for Get Out the Vote efforts to be run by ACORN.”

via The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : New York Times Finally Admits It Spiked Obama/ACORN Corruption Story.

Credit where credidt is due

Obama opposes detainee abuse photo release.

Indefinite Detention Weighed.

Of course, there’s to this than meets the eye, but he’ll take a lot of heat from the left, so kudos President Obama.

Pretty and pretty smart

Couldn’t it be considered torture to deny one’s Constitutional rights?

Social Trek

Talking Points

If we have reached the point where we cannot be bothered to think beyond rhetoric or to make moral distinctions, then we have reached the point where our own survival in an increasingly dangerous world of nuclear proliferation can no longer be taken for granted.

via Thomas Sowell : Talking Points – Townhall.com.

STIMULUS WATCH: Early road aid leaves out neediest

The very promise that Obama made, to spend money quickly and create jobs, is locking out many struggling communities needing those jobs.

The money goes to projects ready to start. But many struggling communities don’t have projects waiting on a shelf. They couldn’t afford the millions of dollars for preparation and plans that often is required.

“It’s not fair,” said Martin Schuller, the borough manager in the Elk County seat of Ridgway, who commiserates about the inequity in highway aid with colleagues in nearby towns. “It’s a joke because we’re not going to get it, because we don’t have any projects ready to go.”

via The Associated Press: STIMULUS WATCH: Early road aid leaves out neediest.