Category Archives: Politics

At a certain point, Israel’s Right meets Left, both seeking state’s destruction

JERUSALEM POST Israel’s homegrown enemies by Caroline Glick December 24, 2015 …The Shin Bet’s history, along with the IDF’s Central Command’s longstanding policy of portraying alleged Israeli vandalism of Palestinian property as the moral equivalent of Palestinian terrorism against Israelis … Continue reading

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In 2015, Illinois has a stunning loss of 105,000 people to other states, causing population to shrink by 22,000

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE Illinois Losing 1 Resident Every 5 Minutes to Out-Migration by Michael Lucci December 23, 2015 The U.S. Census Bureau report released Dec. 22 is compelling evidence that Illinois needs pro-growth, pro-jobs reforms. The report shows that Illinois … Continue reading

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It makes you wonder, What’s the point of having Congress?

BLOOMBERG Iran Nuclear Deal Restricts U.S. More Than Congress Knew by Eli Lake and Josh Rogin December 22, 2015 Members of Congress knew the Iran nuclear deal came with strings attached. They just didn’t know how many. When the administration presented … Continue reading

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Ted Cruz: “I would not make fighting same-sex marriage a top priority”

POLITICO What Ted Cruz said behind closed doors by Mike Allen December 23, 2015 In June, Ted Cruz promised on NPR that opposition to gay marriage would be “front and center” in his 2016 campaign. In July, he said the Supreme … Continue reading

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How and why Hollywood distorts history (Bridge of Spies, The Imitation Game, Munich and others)

COMMENTARY Bridge of Lies by Kyle Smith December 14, 2015 Midway through Steven Spielberg’s Cold War picture Bridge of Spies, the upstanding lawyer Jim Donovan (Tom Hanks) suffers a shocking attack when his Brooklyn house is raked with gunfire. Donovan … Continue reading

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Obama blames media for exaggerating ISIS threats

COMMENTARY Obama Cannot Hide His Resentment by Noah Rothman December 21, 2015 …No one disputed the accuracy of the [New York] Times’ dispatch, however, and the initial reporting was subsequently confirmed when the president essentially made the same argument in … Continue reading

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Iran–our partner in peace– besides lying about their nuclear program, also lied about not blowing up Buenos Aires AMIA Jewish Community Center

JEWISH PRESS Former Argentine FM Admitted Iran Blew Up Jewish Center by David Israel December 19, 2015 Argentine journalist Daniel Santoro on Friday revealed two recordings in which former Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman is heard admitting that Iran “planted … Continue reading

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Congress bill sanctions banks doing business with Hezbollah, small consolation for disastrous #IranDeal

BREITBART Congress Approves Bill to Sanction Banks Financing Iran’s Terror Proxy Hezbollah by Edwin Mora December 18, 2015 The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously voted to pass a Senate-approved bill that imposes tough new sanctions on financial institutions that knowingly … Continue reading

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In the liberal “Foreign Policy” Hagel tells all — now all three of Obama’s defense secretaries (Gates, Panetta and Hagel) have attested to his management style, “meddling and micromanaging”

FOREIGN POLICY Hagel: The White House Tried to ‘Destroy’ Me by Dan De Luce December 18, 2015 In an exclusive interview, Chuck Hagel said the Obama administration micromanaged the Pentagon, stabbed him in the back on the way out — … Continue reading

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