05-24-11: Arab Spring Unsprung by Hostility to Israel (Plus: Netanyahu Addresses AIPAC)

A Foreign Policy Institute Obamamania Love Fest Seeing the President as a "Born Again Neocon" by Alyssa A. Lappen This past week, a meeting of experts chose to reinterpret Egypt's history, to give their imprimatur to a myth currently upheld by the President, that real democracy can flourish amongst Islamists... Post Your Comment Here * VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS * 1. The Candy-Cane Cops (People who are supposed to be teaching our children civics want to deny them the protection of the Constitution.) 2. Video: Restaurant Owner Asserts His Business Has Tripled Since Posting ‘English Only' Sign 3. Video: Prime Minister Netanyahu Addresses AIPAC 4. Video: 8 Year Old (Son of a Marine) Takes Care of Tattered American Flag 5. Video: The Myth Of ‘Net Neutrality': Crowder Exposes How Many On The Left Use It As A Buzz-Word Slogan Without Knowing Anything About The Issue. 6. Video: Howard Dean: GOP Far-Right Hates Muslims, Gays and Immigrants 7. Video: OBL Was Radicalized By the Muslim Brotherhood 8. Video: Glenn Beck - Keeping Your Kids Safe from ... Teachers Who Pray? 9. Video: Paul Krugman's Race Double Standard - Asserting Ronald Reagan Was an Ugly Race Baiter 10. Video: President - ‘No One More Irish Than Me' Arab Spring Unsprung by Hostility to Israel Presidential Policy: Does It Make the Grade?, James Carafano, PhD The administration's hopes for democracy and peace in the Middle East are derailed by equivocation, and an impractical and biased approach to dealing with Israel's borders. Center for Public Integrity Strikes Again: Left Wing Bias in the Blood Peter Gadiel The left-leaning Center for Public Integrity has exploited the tragedy of 9/11 as an excuse to launch a vituperative attack on George W. Bush, rather than assessing the situation without bias. Notes on Democracy: And to the Republic, for Which It Stands Nancy Salvato Democracy is a buzzword that is thrown around while rarely being examined or properly understood. This situation is not helped when people try to redefine its meaning. Today's Hot Topics We choose, you peruse. 1. Supreme Court orders California to release tens of thousands of prison inmates - In a sharp dissent, Justice Scalia warns 'terrible things are sure to happen.' (LAT) 2. Netanyahu Says Israel Can't Accept ‘Indefensible' 1967 Lines (BUSINESS WEEK) 3. Study: Higher ed bubble could be solved by getting faculty to teach more (PAJAMAS) 4. More than 100 Employees of the IRS Cheated, By Fraudulently Claiming a First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit (Part of economic stimulus packages) (WT) 5. Tax Delinquents Collected Billions From Administration's Economic Stimulus Plan (FOX) 6. Hamas to Obama: We Won't Recognize Israel (CNS) 7. Paul Ryan's GOP critics are ObamaCare's best friends. (WSJ) 8. Senate agrees to take up extending Patriot Act provisions (CNN) 9. Administration doesn't ask for approval on the Libya war; Congress declines to act (CHICAGO TRIBUNE) 10. Discovery of Another Mass Grave in Mexico Brings Questions of Law Enforcement Failings (FOX) Churchill or Chamberlain or Both? Herbert London The Middle East Speech, delivered in the State Department on May 19th, displayed qualities that could be considered valiantly forceful or conciliatory. Which qualities will have influence? Hamas' New Social Media Push Steve Emerson Even though its politics are stuck in the 7th century, terror group Hamas is at the cutting edge of contemporary online social networking, with Twitter feeds and Facebook friending... Peace in Our Time? Alan Kornman In 1938, Neville Chamberlain thought he had found peace in the Munich Agreement, underestimating Hitler. Has the administration been similarly duped by Hamas and Fatah? "We Are the Taliban. We Are the (Afghan) People." Andrew Bostom American military advisers support talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan. If they knew the disdain that the Taliban held for Westernized women, would they be so supportive? The Escalating Costs of Social Security and Medicare Charles Blahous, Ph.D. This month, Social Security and Medicare reports were released. These show that already, the costs of these bodies are rising substantially, before ObamaCare implementation. New Al-Qaeda Chief Threatens Brits with Retaliation Jim Kouri, CPP Saif Al-Adel, the interim leader of Al-Qaeda, has vowed that he will ensure Britain is punished with terrorist attacks for assisting in the hunt for Bin Laden. Taliban Terror Network Establishes Itself in Southern Pakistan Adrian Morgan, The Editor The Pakistan Taliban's attack upon a naval airbase in the southern port city of Karachi should not come as a surprise. For some years, the Taliban has been establishing itself in this city. Quote of the Day - May 24, 2011 The real purpose of the stimulus bill - jobs for the public sector? Click here to sign up for FSM's e-mail updates!