McChrystal out; Petraeus picked for Afghanistan

McChrystal out; Petraeus picked for Afghanistan:

"WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama ousted Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan on Wednesday, saying his scathing published remarks about administration officials undermined civilian control of the military and eroded trust on the president's war team."

Federal Gov't Halts Sand Berm Dredging - New Orleans News Story - WDSU New Orleans

Federal Gov't Halts Sand Berm Dredging - New Orleans News Story - WDSU New Orleans:

"'Once again, our government resource agencies, which are intended to protect us, are now leaving us vulnerable to the destruction of our coastline and marshes by the impending oil,' Nungesser wrote to Obama. 'Furthermore, with the threat of hurricanes or tropical storms, we are being put at an increased risk for devastation to our area from the intrusion of oil."

The US Report - The US Report - Michael Yon’s criticism of McChrystal deemed prophetic

The US Report - The US Report - Michael Yon’s criticism of McChrystal deemed prophetic:

"Apart from Yon, however, many conservatives have been troubled by the prosecution of this war in accordance with demands from the left and from media, and complaints about the dilution of the Rules of Engagement have been vocal in some quarters. Troop deaths rose sharply this year in Afghanistan, but national media, sympathetic to Obama, rarely make note of that. When President George W. Bush was in office, however, troop deaths were noted daily and above the fold."

US General In Afghan War At Risk Of Losing His Job - Politics News Story - KPRC Houston

US General In Afghan War At Risk Of Losing His Job - Politics News Story - KPRC Houston:

"WASHINGTON -- A furious President Barack Obama weighed whether to fire his Afghan war commander at a perilous time in the conflict as he summoned Gen. Stanley McChrystal to Washington to explain disparaging comments about his political masters."

U.S. public still backs offshore drilling | Reuters

U.S. public still backs offshore drilling Reuters

Rahm Emanuel’s BP Connection - Planet Gore - National Review Online

Rahm Emanuel’s BP Connection - Planet Gore - National Review Online: "Imagine if Bush were president right now, and it was revealed that his chief of staff had lived rent-free in the home of one of BP’s consultants. Yeah, that might be something the MSM would report on. Andrew Malcom on the Rahm Emanuel’s BP bennies:"

Interesting You know that job offer Obama said Reagan made to get a candidate to drop out of a race? WH might want to check the facts before spouting off....

From the Fact Check Desk: Did Reagan Offer a Senator a Job If He Agreed to Not Run for Re-election in 1982? - Political Punch

But the Reagan White House official involved tells ABC News that that's not true, and he’s supported by press accounts at the time.

American Thinker Blog: Drip...drip...drip...: CO candidate details WH job offers

American Thinker Blog: Drip...drip...drip...: CO candidate details WH job offers: "Rick Moran

Colorado senate candidate Andrew Romanoff has confirmed that the White House offered him not one, not two, but three separate jobs in government to drop out of the primary race against the incumbent Michael Bennett."

Why can't the mainstream media report on stuff like this???

» Hedge Funds Donate Big to Democrats; Get Exemption from Bank Bill - Big Government

The world’s top-earning hedge fund managers have bankrolled almost exclusively Democratic campaigns.

The top 10 highest-paid hedge fund managers in 2009 have dished out campaign contributions almost only to Democrats.

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Poor Illegal Aliens

CBS Frets Illegal Aliens 'No Longer Feel Welcome' – and the Problem Is? | NewsBusters.org

Most support Arizona’s impending immigration enforcement law and a solid 78 percent think the federal government should do more to keep illegal immigrants from getting into the U.S. where, Katie Couric noted in citing the new poll numbers, “hundreds of thousands of them now live in Arizona.” So, how did CBS take these hardly surprising findings? Couric fretted “many” of those illegals “no longer feel welcome.”

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FOXNews.com - 17 Suspected Illegal Immigrants Caught in Search for Ariz. Deputy's Attackers

 

The violence "should show the rest of the country what we Arizonans have known for too long -- the unsecured border poses a very real and very immediate danger," said U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, a Democrat whose district includes part of Pinal County.

FOXNews.com - 17 Suspected Illegal Immigrants Caught in Search for Ariz. Deputy's Attackers

Boehner: GOP Will Repeal Health Care Law : NPR

But Republicans face criticism that much of their time in the minority has been spent opposing Democratic proposals. Boehner rejects that charge, saying his party offered ideas on the stimulus bill, the budget and health care.

"If you look over the course of the last 16 months, every time we've had to oppose our Democrat colleagues, we've offered what we thought was a better solution," he says

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Boehner: GOP Will Repeal Health Care Law : NPR