FSM Security Update: 6-01-09 *Video: Harry Reid Slams Bush Family in New Book*

June 1st Brent Bozell - Cheers for Cheney! STEYN: Speak softly and carry a big teleprompter! How often does Ahmadinejad have to threaten genocide for us to take it seriously? Is Sotomayor a liberal in the Ginsburg mold, or someone more left wing? Exclusive: Obama's Middle East Trip: New Dawn or More of the Same? Ali H. Alyami The president has a unique opportunity to establish a new American-Arab era of hope and true partnership that his predecessors failed to establish. Will he take full advantage of it? An Open Letter to Sonia Sotomayor John Armor Sonia Sotomayor's "life story" proves that she is persistent - but persistent to what purpose? Today's Blog Topics Video: Harry Reid Slams Bush Family in New Book Video: ‘Semper Fi' Scrutiny: Disabled Veteran's Patriotic Stickers Under Fire Video: California Public School District Will Force All First Graders to Follow Curriculum That Normalizes Same-Sex Unions The Obama administration is repeating Clinton's national-security errors. By Andrew C. McCarthy Sonia Sotomayor: The ironies abound By John Dendahl Speak Softly and Carry a Big Teleprompter Obama's Empath, Sonia Sotomayor, is unfit to serve on the Supreme Court. By Jed Babbin Video: Iraq's celebrity traffic cop Video: Reporter Dragged Away From Obama by Secret Service Explains What Happened Why Obama is losing The Third Jihad Book Review: Reversing U.S. policy in AfPak Diana West Is working with "moderates" in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia the way to beat Islamists at their game? It's Time to Take North Korea Out Gregory D. Lee "If you don't stop now, I'm really going to be mad this time, and my friends at the UN will double the economic sanctions against you." Stupefying America Alan Caruba It is truly no laughing matter when Jay Leno asks simple questions of people in the streets to reveal time and again how little actual knowledge they possess. They are the products of our school system. Exclusive: Doers and Dreamers W. Thomas Smith, Jr. Why - no matter the situation - doers win and dreamers fail. How Obama Impacts the Future of the Press Salena Zito Presidents generally have sought to manage their encounters with the press so they can produce positive coverage, but Obama seems to be taking it further than ever before. The Fruits of Appeasement Melanie Phillips Obama has been abasing himself to every despot on the planet, proclaiming America's weakness through his "hand of friendship" and infantile belief that talking to tyrants is the route to peace. Chinese People Are Human Beings Too Jeffrey Imm This weekend, remember the people in China who 20 years ago rose up in the cause of freedom against a Communist totalitarian government. We must not forget Tiananmen Square. 20 Years Later: Professional Military Education James Carafano, PhD Dr. James J. Carafano testified on May 20 before the Sub-Committee on Oversight and Investigations, Armed Services Committee, United States House of Representatives. Coming This Summer: Health Care Wars Newt Gingrich Every American family's future depends upon whether private health care remains a personal choice, or government takes control of medical decisions affecting you and your family. Exclusive: Hot Town, Summer In The Beltway Satire by Shawn Goodwin How did a select group of Beltway insiders celebrate Memorial Day Weekend? Today's Hot Topics: 6-1 We choose, you peruse. North Korea preparing to launch its most advanced missile…capable of reaching Alaska Sotomayor’s focus on race issues may be hurdle On Obama's travels to Mideast and Europe, he should leave the apologies behind Taliban Attacks Are Widening Conflict in Pakistan 36 Congressmen Ask Obama to Return Authority Over Auto Bailout to Congress--But White House Says Its Not Over-Reaching Its Power Obama Administration Asserts Uighur Detainees Have No Right to Come to US Bush is diplomatic on subject of Obama Muslims want change on Mideast from Obama Let's Not Ignore Sotomayor's Negative View of the Constitution Gordon Brown sets out reform of politics and Parliament and insists he will not quit Chávez's Cash Crunch Iraq's Casualty Decline Pelosi's Chinese Climate Change - Carbon reduction trumps human rights. Consumer Spending, Not Stimulus, Made Economy Better in First Quarter Without Congressional Approval or Legislative Authority, Obama Plans for Government to Take Majority Interest in General Motors Undersecretary of Naivete Testing O's Limits (He Has None) - Iran And North Korean Are Making A Mockery Of Him Pakistan closes in on Swat Valley victory over Taliban Journalists who don't kiss Obama's feet Truce Or Consequences For N. Korea The Sotomayor Nomination and the Politics of Racial Identity PM: Demand to halt natural W. Bank growth 'unreasonable' Sotomayor's Deliberate Choice of Words U.S. Reporters' Trial Begins in N. Korea This Week BREAKING: Air France Plane Drops Off Radar Over Atlantic Caption Contest May 28-June 2 Will your caption come in at number one? The glory is all in seeing if your caption comes in at #1! Please send your (clean and tasteful) caption entry (or entries) to FSMCaption@gmail.com by noon on Tuesday. The top entries will be posted in this space Wednesday.