6-18-2009

Thomas Lifson: If a Republican president had fired three inspectors general working on sensitive investigations, the media firestorm would drown out every other story…We have a president and Democrat-controlled Congress which are spending trillions of dollars as fast as they can, and simultaneously inspectors general charged with keeping the process honest are fired. Why isn’t this the top story? The question answers itself.

Victor Davis Hanson: Are you confused by all that has changed since Pres. Barack Obama took office in January? If so, you’re not alone. Perhaps, though, this handy guide to Age of Obama “logic” might be of some assistance.

Byron York: Norman Eisen, the White House Special Counsel to the President for Ethics and Government Reform, met with investigators on the staff of Republican Sen. Charles Grassley at Grassley’s offices Wednesday morning.  The investigators wanted to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the abrupt firing of AmeriCorps inspector general Gerald Walpin.  According to Grassley, Eisen revealed very, very little, refusing to answer many questions of fact put to him.  And now Grassley has written a letter to the White House counsel asking for answers.

Frank J Fleming: Okay, liberals, I have a radical idea I want to run by you: the Iranian government is bad and worthy of some of your outrage. Yeah, I know, it sounds crazy. Iran is not a beauty queen speaking out against gay marriage, or Sarah Palin. Why in the world would you want to direct any scorn towards a brutal theocracy seeking nuclear weapons? It’s not obvious, but let me explain.

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