6-22-2009

Tiger Hawk: I’m not sure that when Obama said he would “not take a dime” people understood that he meant that he, personally, would not actually carry out the bags of cash. We’re going to have to pay closer attention to what this guy says.

Richard Fernandez: My own guess is that President Obama is trapped by two things. The first is the momentum of his own miscalculations. He has crafted an entire strategy for the Middle East and now the carpet (and a Persian one) has been pulled from under his feet. The second is an implicit intelligence and bureaucratic failure.

Tarek Fatah: Their silence in face of the killings in Iran is deeply troublesome and makes one wonder about their true agenda. After all, the U.S. Justice department has already labeled ISNA and CAIR as “unindicted co-conspirators” in the Texas Terror trial that led to the convictions on all counts for all the accused.

Jim Lindgren: White House says Obama Health Care Promises Should Not Be Taken Literally. After President Obama’s big speech on health care, I was among the first to note that I couldn’t see how he could possibly keep his promises. Now, according to the Associated Press, the White House has backed off Obama’s promises made just last Monday.

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