FSM Security Update: 2-18-09 *The Commander-in-Chief – Leading by Example*

February 18th Newsflash: They don't want a "stimulus!" Obama looks like Carter on speed! New foreign policy leans too close to appeasement. What "mutual respect" between the U.S. and Iran is Obama talking about? John Bolton on Iraq & Iran. Exclusive: The Commander-in-Chief - Leading by Example Tim Wilson One of the most common areas of misunderstanding by U.S. Commanders-in-Chief is of the behavior which our troops expect of their leadership, who often seem not to realize that respect, like trust, is a two-way affair. Peace through weakness? Frank Gaffney, Jr. Obama's nuclear reduction policy risks standing the time-tested Reagan philosophy of "peace through strength" on its head. Exclusive: Scary Court Cases Have Grave Implications for Freedom and Security Tom McLaughlin Two recent court cases on two continents make me very nervous. That they're even being tried is outrageous. That either may succeed is ominous, and few people know anything about either one. The ‘Stimulus' Is Law: Now What? Bob Parks Is throwing more money and power to an already bloated and arrogant government the end-all-be-all for restarting a sputtering economy? Today's Blog Topics For Obama, it's more about showmanship than sunlight VIDEO: Connecticut Mayor Defends Stimulus Request For $15M To Build Turf Field VIDEO: Evidence Unearthed Obama's Plan All Along Was to Repealed Clinton 96 Welfare Reform LaRoe's Restaurant vs. The Oprah VIDEO: Kelsey Grammer: Stimulus and Bailout Laws Reward ‘Evil-Doers' Libraries must put Bible on top shelf in move to appease Muslims VIDEO: Sarah Palin tells Obama to veto pork filled bill - send it back to Congress Chicago Tribune: Roland Burris, resign A Perspective on the "Stimulus" Bill - What The President's "Stimulus" Bill Means to Joe Average Stimulus Bill Abolishes Welfare Reform and Adds New Welfare Spending Exclusive: El Presidente for Life? Hugo Chávez Wins, Venezuelans Lose. Pam Meister As Margaret Thatcher once said, "The trouble with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money." This is happening in Venezuela. Could it happen in America too? Tough love for Tehran: Danger in a careless seduction Peter Brookes The Obama administration appears to be working toward a "grand bargain" with Iran. But is this based on mutual interests? ACORN and Obama: Together Again Michelle Malkin It appears that Obama has become the 'Community Organizer-in-Chief' on a massive national scale - and you're going to be paying the bills. Where does the conservative movement go from here? Newt Gingrich The next few years will see a stunning resurgence of conservatism if we simply follow three critical rules. USS Vella Gulf Crew Captures Pirates in Gulf of Aden Our U.S. Navy is now accelerating its cooperation with the multinational force in apprehending pirates in the Gulf of Aden. Caption Contest: Top Entries - February 18 And the winner is... Today's Hot Topics: 2-18 We choose, you peruse. •1. Are Obama's Policies Ushering in Era of Socialism? •2. Obama OKs about 17,000 more troops for Afghanistan •3. Ethics panel opens probe on Sen. Burris (Dem. Illinois) •4. Keep casket photo ban, vets say •5. Dubai Double Fault - A cosmopolitan city, unless you're Jewish. •6. Britons on trial over "airliner bomb plot" •7. Iran minister seeks missiles on Russia trip •8. Ahmadinejad calls for change in US relations but says nuclear issue is 'closed' •9. Jury: Rancher didn't violate illegal immigrants' rights •10. Liberal Newspaper Reporters Revolve Into Jobs With Kerry, Obama •11. Media Ignoring Obama's Plans to Control Census •12. More than 87,000 U.S. Weapons Unaccounted for in Afghanistan •13. Barry Honey, can we talk about hypocrisy? •14. Hamas' Lies about Gaza Fatalities Unmasked •15. The Rush to Wait by Thomas Sowell •16. Uncanny, Disturbing Historical Parallels •17. How Netanyahu Helps Obama, Peace •18. Obama's War on Terror May Resemble Bush's in Some Areas •19. "Hope and change" meet reality. The ironies bring us back to the unlamented days of Jimmy Carter. By Victor Davis Hanson •20. Beheading in Buffalo •21. The Hidden Healthcare Horror