Let’s not even go into the whole Oil-for-Food fiasco. Peter Wehner writes about the new old Hopeychangey realpolitik: The first is that for 60 years, we tolerated oppression for the sake of “stability” in the Middle East. While much of the rest of the world moved toward freedom, the Arab Middle East did not. It suffered from what Arab scholars call a “freedom deficit” that froze social and material progress.

Several months ago, I received an email from one of my Senators. In this case, it was Bernie Sanders, most recently seen screeching over the caption to the official portrait of George W. Bush at the National Gallery. An avowed socialist, Bernie is nevertheless somewhat less a partisan hack than my other Senator, the august Patrick Leahy. So, seizing the opportunity, as the tone he had assumed toward me was

And it looks like ‘Zo. Here was Iowahawk’s take on Teh Pledge. Here’s the original abortion. Point/Counterpoint takes on the Israeli-Palestinian mess: Don’t get me wrong. It’s not like I love the Palestinians. After all, they’re Muslims, and all Muslims are trained to be suicide bombers at an early age. So, I don’t like that. Also, the way they pray frightens me, and their skin color is different from mine,

Just as we predicted, it constitutes another form of torture. John Stephenson’s got the story at STACLU. Meanwhile, Cuba would like very much to have Guantanamo back, now that Jimmy Carter’s back in office.

Bill Whittle’s gone over to Breitbart’s Big Hollywood. Iowahawk’s already there, though what the deal is with Anorak, I don’t know, and he’s got Bolus and his own place. Some of the other writers there are quite good. I think that Jeff would fit in well, as the interest there is in representation and he’s a bit of a pop culture maven. Richard Fernandez is the only regular voice that

Or maybe, it’s like a gruntitlement: The massive recovery package has stirred consternation among Republicans who say their ideas are not being adequately considered. But Democrats have a comfortable majority in the House and stressed that fact in a talk with reporters. “If there is somebody who is disgruntled, so be it. But we will have an overwhelming vote,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. She and more than a half-dozen

From a story improbably datelined San Juan, Puerto Rico: Before he was released from Guantanamo, a Saudi detainee insisted he had only wanted to help refugees and was not a fighter. Now, as an al-Qaida field commander sporting a bandolier of bullets, he is threatening the United States and has been hailed by a militant Web site as a veteran guerrilla and “a fomenter of war.” I blame the System,

Why isn’t this guy’s name revealed in the article? The CIA’s station chief at its sensitive post in Algeria is under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department for allegedly raping at least two Muslim women who claim he laced their drinks with a knock-out drug, U.S. law enforcement sources tell ABC News. Officials say the 41-year old CIA officer, a convert to Islam, was ordered home by the U.S. Ambassador,

“If life is a bowl of cherries, where the fuck is my pie? “LIFE OWES ME SOME GODDAMNED PIE! AND I EXPECT IT, LIKE, YESTERDAY, PEOPLE!”

She was hotter when she was a salt buffalo.