09-14-11:No "Common Ground" With the Left [PLUS: Koran Demands ‘Jihad' …]

Obama's Big Green Boondoggles Michelle Malkin Buried in the details of the latest government jobs bill are yet more big green boondoggles that will reward cronies, waste taxpayer dollars and make no dent in the jobless rate.	** VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS ** 1. VIDEO: George W. Bush ‘back in the hood,' warns isolationism is ‘dangerous' 2. VIDEO: Dick Cheney on Afghanistan and Iran on "The View" 3. VIDEO: Ex-Muslim Author: Koran Demands ‘Jihad' & Teaches Believers to ‘Hate' Christians and Jews 4. Columnist: Beware of Leftist Assault on America's Kids 5. VIDEO: Flashback 2007: Tim Russert and Chris Matthews Agree Social Security Is 'A Bad Ponzi Scheme' 6. VIDEO: Federal Appeals Court Considers Sharia Law - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) joined CAIR in challenging this anti-Sharia measure. 7. Understanding Poverty in the United States: Surprising Facts About America's Poor 8. Materialism Dominates Family Life As Parents "Pointlessly" Amass Goods For Their Children To Compensate For Long Working Hours 9 . VIDEO: Obama to Congress: What On Earth Are You Waiting For? 10. AUDIO: Rumsfeld Cancels NY Times Subscription Over Krugman's 9/11 Attack No "Common Ground" With the Left Christopher Adamo The examples of truly hateful and divisive rhetoric abound, and are invariably found on the left. Yet the instigators of such heinous actions are never held to account. Will America Continue to Stand Up to Terror? Presidential Policy: Does It Make the Grade?, James Carafano, PhD This president's counterterrorism strategy is undergoing transformation from "Bush-lite" to becoming "Clinton-redux." From Blood Stripes to Bloody Ridge Military History, W. Thomas Smith, Jr. Commemorating the anniversaries of this week's defining events in American military history. Today's Hot Topics We choose, you peruse. 1. Israeli Fogel Family Massacre Update: Murderer Gets 130-Years Behind Bars [JPOST] 2. Republican Wins House Race in New York, Seen as Obama Rebuke [AP] 3. Record Number of Americans Living in Poverty, Census Reports [FOX] 4. Budget director cuts time for supercommittee to cut deficit [WT] 5. DHS to Roll Out New Airport Security Policy for Kids Under 13 [AP] 6. Krugman on Social Security Circa 1996: 'The Ponzi Game Will Soon Be Over' [NEWS BUSTERS] 7. Obama's Border Chief: Bad Economy is Good for Border Security [CNS] 8. WH Pressured OMB on Solyndra Decision [NRO] 9. Intel chiefs: Al Qaeda offshoots more menacing [WT] 10. University Halts Students Distributing Flags for 9/11 [AZ DAILY SUN] Lessons from the Embassy Takeover Caroline Glick Until last weekend, both the Israeli Left and the US foreign policy establishment believed the situation in Egypt was not significantly worse than it had been under Mubarak. Al-Qaida in Pakistan: Down, But Not Out Steve Emerson Despite some main Al-Qaida operatives being targeted, there are still enough willing footsoldiers and enough key elements of its command structure to pose a threat. Making the World Safe for Jihad and Sharia: Libya Diana West U.S. and Nato interventions in Islamic countries seem only to be making these nations more amenable to hardline Islam and sharia "justice." 'Middle' America Indeed Salena Zito Despite the polarizing hysteria whipped up in the media, many citizens in Middle America are neither fully progressive nor conservative in outlook.