06-08-11: The Global Chessboard (Plus: CBS' Schieffer Takes Pelosi to Task on Economy)

The Nation's Economic Future Herbert London The talk of economic recovery now seems to have been wishful thinking. America's economy is now at a precipice. Will it pull back or go over the edge? * VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS * 1. Video: CBS' Schieffer Takes Pelosi (D) to Task on Economy 2. Video: James Carville (D) on Democrat Reaction to Weinergate 3. Video: Allen West (R) Responds to Weinergate 4. Lawmaker Upset When Daughter's 3rd Grade Class Appeals For School Funding 5. Video: Breitbart to CNN: People Send Me These Stories Because They Know the MSM is Liberal 6. Video: Survey: 30% of American Employers to Stop Health Care Coverage When Obamacare Kicks In 7. Video: Qaddafi on State TV: We Are Stronger Than Your Missiles 8. Video: Mark Levin: "Washington Is Very Sick And It's Getting Sicker" 9. Video: White House (D) "I'm Not Concerned About A Double-Dip Recession" 10. Video: The Inconvenient Truth About Islam From an Ex-Muslim Woman The Global Chessboard Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely, US Army (Ret) Global chess games are currently being played out at an alarming rate, threatening to destroy any sense of a stable world order. Ways to Defeat Islamic Jihadism Amil Imani The goal of the Islamists' mission from Allah is the eradication of just about everything that falls under the rubric of human rights. Unless challenged, they will kill the free world. Today's Hot Topics We choose, you peruse. 1. Radical Muslim Cleric's Pentagon Lunch: Top DOD Lawyers, Executive Director of CAIR Invited (FOX) 2. USA has Record $61.6 TRILLION in Unfunded Obligations...Amounts to $534,000 per Household (USA TODAY) 3. British Gov't to Tackle ‘Non-Violent Islamic Extremism' (CNS) 4. Panetta will deal with a Pentagon bureaucracy that Gates mastered (THE HILL) 5. Firms to Cut Health Plans as (Obamacare) Reform Starts: Survey Shows 30% Of Companies Say They'll Stop Offering Coverage (MARKETWATCH) 6. Democrats unload Weiner campaign donations (CNN) 7. Islamic radicals are in schools, government report says (TELEGRAPH) 8. Alabama's Law On Immigrants Tops Arizona's (IBD) 9. Yemen's President Saleh reported in serious condition as deadly clashes continue (WA PO) 10. College Ditches 'The Star-Spangled Banner' Because Of War Imagery Tough Day for the Left, Weiner Admits He Lied Don Irvine The liberal leftist media did more than give Weiner the benefit of the doubt - they ripped into the sleazebag's critics. Weiner lied, but no-one has said sorry. Italy Hit by Global Insurrection Dr. Michael Ledeen In the recent general election in Italy, candidates from Berlusconi's party were rejected by many voters, and he has lost the power-base he guarded for 18 years. A Whiff of Secession and Nullification Alan Caruba Over the last 50 years, politicians and the Supreme Court have eroded constitutional principles. Is it time for "the people" to reclaim what is rightfully theirs? Obama Administration's Egghead Economic Saboteurs Michelle Malkin Life is good for left-wing academics. Everyone else pays dearly. Smokes Cheap, Tensions High Salena Zito The declining fortunes of Salamanca have been brought about by successive federal governments and local and state politicians failing to act either fairly or with consistency. Click here to sign up for FSM's e-mail updates!