08-06-08

Cliff Note: Since Wednesdays are “W Appreciation Day”. I think I’ll select a different music icon from week to week and feature their music exclusively. This week’s icon will be legendary Jazz saxophonist John Coltrane. One of Cliffhanger’s all time favorites!

Stephen F. Hayes: Hollywood Takes on the Left…David Zucker, the director who brought us ‘Airplane!’ and ‘The Naked Gun,’ turns his sights on anti-Americanism.

Melanie Phillips: So let’s get our head round this: Palestinians committed to the destruction of Israel fled from other Palestinians committed to the destruction of Israel into Israel, which is providing them with sanctuary and medical treatment, while the president of their putative state who bases his claim against Israel on its alleged refusal to admit Palestinian ‘refugees’ refused to allow actual Palestinian refugees fleeing Palestinian violence access to that same putative state, while Israel agonizes over whether to grant them permanent asylum. Surreal, or what?

Richard Landes: The latest news from Gaza, Israel, and the West Bank illustrates all the anomalies involved in this fundamental failure of the “human rights” community to understand what’s going on: black hearts and red spades galore.

Ed Morrissey: The first of the military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay’s detention center ended in a split decision today for Osama bin Laden’s driver, Salim Hamdan. 

Amy Proctor: Anti-Bush Protests Fizzle, Pro-U.S. Rallies Sizzle as Bush Visits Korea

AJ Strata: Obama is out trying to defend is ridiculous claim that America can save up to 4% on our oil imports by inflating our tires. How stupid can this be? Well, let me do a simple analysis to assess the potential for savings and explain why folks who rely on C+ HS math skills should stay away from numbers to make their case.

WSJ: Consumption isn’t rising because of wastefulness. The U.S. produces more than twice as much GDP today per unit of energy as it did in the 1950s, yet energy use has risen threefold. That’s because energy use is tethered to growth, and the economy continues to innovate and expand. Mr. Obama seems to have other ideas

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