FSM Security Update: 2-25-09 *Lawsuits challenge sanctuary policies - Illegals' victims say cities liable*

February 25th Obama's new spending bill has 9000 earmarks! There's a new ‘grinch' in town. Maureen Dowd: "Dark Dark Dark!" Jonah Goldberg: Truth to Power Grab. "Uncanny, disturbing parallels." Needed: "diplomatic miracle" if we are to win in Afghanistan. Exclusive: The Big Lie: Illegal Immigration Benefits Americans Jim Kouri, CPP Even though illegal aliens make little use of welfare, the costs of illegal immigration in terms of government expenditures for education, criminal justice, and emergency medical care are significant. Exclusive: Russia on the Move - Putin Comes Up with an Alternative to NATO Dr. Robin McFee While POTUS pleaded for a bailout, Russia created a rival to NATO. Beware of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Can President Obama cut it against Putin, Inc.? Today's Blog Topics Senator Kyl under pressure for hosting Fitna GITMO detainee in line for taxpayer-funded benefits Obama's On Path To An American Welfare State By Jed Babbin Lawsuits challenge sanctuary policies - Illegals' victims say cities liable Video: Bail me out, Obama! Bus Driver and her $800,000 home..... ACT NOW! House Democrats propose $410 Billion spending bill Video: Olbermann Mumbles 'Oh God' After Introducing Bobby Jindal Maritime Piracy: Implications for Maritime Energy Security The Usurpers - Awaken, America! Hamas Takes Advantage of U.S. Diplomacy Steve Emerson U.S. officials need to figure out how a letter from Hamas was delivered to Sen. Kerry before pursuing future visits to Gaza. Can they trust UN officials who serve as Hamas conduits? Ideology vs. Principles: Schwarzenegger Hides Under the Bus Rick Moran Schwarzenegger and others may be willing to abandon principle in these uncertain times, but how is this "doing what's right for the country?" Exclusive: Arizona Rancher's Case Illustrates Absurdity, Arrogance and Selective Hypocrisy Gabriel Garnica, Esq. If illegal immigrants are given the same rights as citizens, what value is there in being a citizen? These Foreclosure "Victims" Deserve No Sympathy Michelle Malkin The reality of many current financial sob stories turns out to be startlingly different from the hard luck yarns they spin for the media. Exclusive: Fatherless Families Contribute to the Destabilization of American Society Ben-Peter Terpstra If American families are broken, what does that portend for the security of our nation? Leader in Group Seeking "Engagement" with Islamic Supremacism to Advise State Dept Jeffrey Imm The appointment of Dennis B. Ross as a U.S. State Department advisor is another reason why Americans must demand that their leaders wake up to the ideological threat of Islamic supremacism. An American Added to the Islamists' Armory? Melanie Phillips Why would the appointment by America's 44th President of Chas W Freeman as chairman of the NIC be a stunning coup as a weapon in the armory of the enemies of the Jewish people and the free world? Caption Contest: Top Entries - February 25 And the winner is... Today's Hot Topics: 2-25 We choose, you peruse. •1. Jindal calls Obama's plan irresponsible •2. Bernanke Told Congress The Recession Might End This Year •3. MSNBC Introduction for Gov. Jindal: 'Oh God' •4. FACT CHECK: Did Obama tell the truth? •5. Congress Should Cut Military Spending, Says Democrat Barney Frank •6. Senate Will Vote on Constitutionally Controversial Bill Allowing a Non-State to Have a Member in the House of Representatives •7. Gitmo in Conformity with Geneva Convention, Obama-Ordered Report Confirms •8. Obama Job Approval Dips Below 60% for First Time •9. Launch date to be set for Iran's first nuclear plant •10. Mexico mayor moves his family to USA... •11. CBS Tries to Discredit Homegrown Jihad Documentary •12. As President's Poll Numbers Drop, Obama Attempts to Co-opt Reagan •13. The Left and a Woman's Severed Head •14. The Putin Plan To Sucker America •15. Investigators Charge Lone Surviving Mumbai Gunman •16. Secretary of Golf: John Kerry's latest crusade. •17. Obama Unbridled - The President has only begun to expand the government. •18. The president picks a China apologist and Israel basher to write his intelligence summaries.