07-18-11: All in the Islamic Family [PLUS: Jane Fonda: 'I Have Never Done Anything to Hurt My Country']

Bachmann is Not the Radical in the Room Andrew McCarthy McCain and the rest of the establishment, left and right, are out of excuses. Refusing to endorse further debt is not a sign of radicalism or eccentricity. * VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS * 1. VIDEO: Police Shutdown Lemonade Stand Because the Little Girls Running It Didn't Have a Business License/Permit 2. Political Cartoonist Beeler Contrasts the Fictional Bravery Shown by Harry Potter to the non-motivating Performance Thus Far in Congress 3. VIDEO: CNN's chief political analyst: Tea Party ‘Hijacked' GOP Preventing Obama From Becoming ‘Transformational President' 4. VIDEO: Eric Bolling "I'll Never Forget 9/11 BUT Thank You Liberals For Reminding Me How Petty You Can Be" 5. House Probing Kagan's Link to Obamacare 6. VIDEO: CBS' Schieffer to Senators: Why Are You ‘Wasting Time Debating Balanced Budget Amendment?' 7. President Extends Hand; America's Enemies Extend Fist 8. VIDEO: Why Does Compromise Always Mean Raising Taxes Now and Cutting Spending Later? 9. VIDEO: Obama [D]: 80% of the people want some tax hikes 10. VIDEO: Rep. Jackson Lee [D] Suggests Race is Delaying the Debt Solution All in the Islamic Family Edward Cline As communists in the past have done in pursuit of global socialist state, Islamists are plotting the overthrow of the West and its replacement with a global caliphate right in our backyard. Just Another Day at The Breach Gadi Adelman In this post 9/11 world with the 2012 Department of Homeland Security budget at over $56 billion at what point can we be certain that we are safe? I'm Pro-Choice on Light Bulbs and You Can Be Too Peter Gadiel The drive to force people to only use mercury-containing "green" light bulbs is being resisted. There are ways to avoid using these toxic low energy bulbs in your home. Today's Hot Topics We choose, you peruse. 1. Lawmakers Struggle to Find Detour Around Debt Impasse [FOX] 2. General Petraeus to step down in Afghanistan [BREITBART] 3. Number of healthcare waivers nears 1,500 [THE HILL] 4. Iranian government blocks Google+, calling it America's "new spy tool on the Web" [JIHAD WATCH] 5. The Great Charade: The spenders are negotiating among themselves how much debt they're going to burden you with. [MARK STEYN] 6. Jane Fonda: 'I Have Never Done Anything to Hurt My Country' [CNS] 7. Same-Sex Dorms Being Challenged at Catholic University [CHRISTIAN POST] 8. Cash-Strapped Connecticut To Axe 365-Year-Old Ferry, Nation's Oldest [CBS] 9. Bodyguard who killed Karzai's brother was trusted CIA contact [INDEPENDENT] 10. More Illegal Immigrants From India Crossing Border [FOX] When Will This Long National Nightmare End? Frank Hill President Gerald Ford coined the phrase: ‘Our long national nightmare is now over' in 1974. Since then, for almost three decades debt and excess spending has run out of control. Poll Exposes Palestinians' Peace Opposition Steve Emerson It is assumed by policy-makers that Palestinians will be content with a two-state solution. Far from it. The majority of Palestinians do not even want Israel to exist. Freeing Al Qaeda? DOJ Moves to Cut Prison Term for Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Frank Gaffney, Jr. Abdurahman Alamoudi was jailed for 23 years on terror charges. Why is this administration wanting to reduce his jail term, fifteen years before he completes his sentence? Jihadists Target Banks for not being Shariah Compliant Christopher Holton The Islamists of Boko Haram have caused havoc in the northern shariah-enforcing states of Nigeria. Now they are demanding that banks comply with strict shariah terms. Court of Appeals: Airport Body Scanning not Unconstitutional Jim Kouri, CPP The use of scanners that expose a person's body to TSA staff has generated alarm. Now, an appeals court has ruled that examining a person's intimate regions is permissible. North of the Border Salena Zito Americans once flocked to Canada's "cottage country." Now the shortage of visitors is closely tied to the recession and America's economy. Quote of the Day - July 18, 2011 Unable to comprehend the Middle Eastern mentality...? Absurdity Rules Some Rules of Engagement Lt. Colonel James Zumwalt, USMC (ret) U.S. rules of engagement, though not as restrictive as those employed by the British military, frequently prevent soldiers from being able to strike against Taliban targets. Click here to sign up for FSM's e-mail updates!