The Ramble: 04-13-11

Saratoga,NY— I’m delivering at a warehouse here. I’m writing this on my phone, so sorry I don’t have any pics to show you; I’ve not figured out how to do that yet.

Kind of an active week, though slightly screwed

Obama to screw the troops, by a simple stroke of the pen, President Barack Obama could assure that our soldiers get paid, even if the government would shut down.  That is Obama could, but he won’t from Jeff Poor,

Putting the Hurt on Obama, Charles Hurt on Barack Obama, from Washington Times:

And then there were Mr. Obama’s worldly-wise assurances that peace would reign and everybody would love us if only we had a sophisticated, multilingual president

Long time, no snark.

Obama: I Absolutely Demand I Meet With Congressional Leaders To Stop The Feuding That Has Nothing To Do With Me. Now, If You’ll Excuse Me, I Have To Break Bread With Racial Manslaughter Enthusiast Al Sharpton.

Micheal Steele right on Afghanistan, from Dan Riehl, Riehl World View:

It seems to me, Steele and his defenders on that issue understood the implications of Obama’s changes in Afghanistan, while many of the self-professed intelligent folks in

Dumbo kicks off re-election campaign, and Clifton B. has the jingo of very young campaign, from Another Black Conservative:

Calling All Remaining Hope Dopes: Obama launches reelection with video

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It looks like “Yes We Can” has morphed

Carlisle, PA– I’m at the truck stop in Carlisle as I write this.

Getting comfortable in the new truck I’ve been assigned is an effort that has taken weeks… as I suspected it would. There’s still work to be done

Special three idiots edition.

Idiot Number One, Charlie Sheen, from James Hibberd, Inside TV:

First the U.S. automaker recession, and now this. Charlie Sheen unleashed his Violent Torpedo of Truth Tour on the Motor City on Saturday night

Mediaite stirs the pot, from Frances Martel, Mediaite:

Pastor Terry Jones, who took advantage of the rapidfire late summer news cycle to become famous for burning Korans last year, has come out strongly against claims that he is directly

Rand Paul – 1, Dirty Harry Reid – 0, Rand Paul the junior senator from Kentucky has Dirty Harry Reid flummoxed, Roberta Costa has the conservative story of the day, from National Review:

Washington — Sen. Rand Paul

Dumbo Lost, Barack Obama clueless, from Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal:

It all seems rather mad, doesn’t it? The decision to become involved militarily in the Libyan civil war couldn’t take place within a less hospitable context. The

Geraghty’s Law:  either the Constitution changed between the time that Barack Hussien Obama was a candidate for president and when took the oath of office, or more likely  Geraghty’s Law remains in effect.   Obama Question and Answer by Charlie

• I think it safe to say that with policy disasters both on the foreign and the domestic fronts, and no real advances for American interests at home or abroad, that Jimmy Carter is no longer the worst President in American

Putting a Boot up Max, from Max Boot, Commentary:

ContentionsTime for Close Air Support in Libya

“We do not provide close air support for the opposition forces. We protect civilians.” So says Gen. Carter Ham, head of Africa

In Cold Blood, the sad thing about this story is that I don’t find it shocking. from Claire Berlinski:

Writing in Cold Blood About Itamar

We went yesterday to Itamar, the West Bank settlement where Udi and Ruth