Illustration By Carlos Latuff President Obama got the leaders of Israel and Palestine to shake hands this week. But a meeting in Midtown does not a Palestinian deal make. Here’s why. By Zahi Khouri * “Economic Peace Is Possible.” No. Neither sustainable economic development nor peace is possible without political freedom. The idea of “economic peace” suggests an economic conflict, and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is certainly not that.

I don’t know the last time I was this creeped out.  I just got a call about this YouTube video that is going off about a public school in New Jersey pretty much brainwashing young students into worshiping Barack Hussein Obama.  WTF?  Is this AMERICA?  It’s not feeling that way much these days. Watch this, Okay.  How [...]

In a recent poll, 8 percent of respondents in New Jersey admitted to thinking that Barack Obama is the antichrist. As in, they think the president is the Beast of Revelation, he whose coming portends the rapture, the battle of Armageddon, and the end of the world as we know it. Thirteen percent weren’t sure.

“On November 4th 2008, we held a mock presidential election in my third grade classroom. Students spoke their minds about the candidates, and I facilitated making sure all sides were heard. Secret ballots were cast, and Barack Obama won getting 18 out of 20 votes. John McCain and Cynthia McKinney split the remainder. Later that night of course history was made.” — misterbee [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed.

by ToddK on September 25, 2009 Take a look inside the Trojan Horse…From: Flopping AcesHow can Dems say there won’t be cuts or rationing in health care if they vote against amendments specifically addressing those and other issues?Just as Democrat party line votes against GOP amendments in House Committees drafting health care legislation gave the lie to Obama’s claim that abortions and illegal aliens wouldn’t’ be covered the same is true in the Senate. This week, the Senate Finance Committee is drafting the Senate’s version of Obama Care.

Cartoon By Carlos Latuff President Obama got the leaders of Israel and Palestine to shake hands this week. But a meeting in Midtown does not a Palestinian deal make. Here’s why. By Zahi Khouri * "Economic Peace Is Possible." No. Neither sustainable economic development nor peace is possible without political freedom. The idea of "economic peace" suggests an economic conflict, and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is certainly not that.

  by  Tom Engelhardt Talk about roller-coaster rides: the price of a barrel of crude oil, which was still under $20 the week after September 11, 2001, made it to $147 in July 2008, just before the global economic meltdown, only to hit a low of $32.40 early this year. And yet, in recent months, hardly noticed, it's crept back above $70 -- and this with "recovery" barely on the horizon and global industrial demand still muted at best. And that's the good news.

Barack Obama speaks of his victories in MD, DC, and VA and looks forward to the primary in Wisconsin.

   A New York Times/CBS News poll released today SHOWS that President Obama is in a better position than congressional Republicans on the issue of health-care reform and is just about as popular as Ronald Reagan was at this point in his presidency.  A few excerpts from the Times’ report on the survey: [T]he poll suggests that Mr. Obama is in a decidedly more commanding position than Republicans on [health-care reform] as Congressional negotiations move into final stages. Most Americans trust Mr.

AP – President Barack Obama and the leaders of France and Britain declared Friday that the revelation of a previously secret Iranian nuclear facility puts heavy new pressure on Tehran to quickly disclose all its nuclear efforts — including any moves toward weapons development — “or be held accountable.” See the original post here:  (AP)”> (AP)”>US, UK, French heads demand Iran nuke site opened (AP)