“All this pomp and glory were short-lived. In the last days when the forces were closing in on Prabhakaran none of them was there to hold his hand. He was a lonely man on the run, hunted by the Sri Lankan forces. “ Right opposite the rusting and cannibalized hull of Farah 3, the Egyptian ship pirated by the Tamil Tigers, a monument is rising now from the sandy beach in Vellamullivaikkal to mark the historic event of May 16, 2009 – the day when the two divisions, 58 and 59, that advanced from the south and the north met, clearing the entire northern and eastern coastline of the last vestiges of Tiger threats to the territorial integrity and national sovereignty.

Jews can’t vote for Obama and be pro-Israel at the same time By Ted Belman (July 22/08) In the poll of Jewish voters (conducted April 1-30), it showed Obama getting 61% of the Jewish vote against John McCain (32%). Yet in the same poll Hillary Clinton beat Obama among Jewish voters 62% – 38%. So obviously Jews are lifelong democrats who will vote for Obama, whom they rejected in the primaries, rather than vote for McCain. Thus, for them, party loyalty is preferable to Israel loyalty .

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Newsday Sen. Ensign admits parents gave money to mistress and family Los Angeles Times The Nevada Republican’s lawyer says $96000 was given legally and ethically ‘out of concern’ for Cynthia Hampton’s family. The revelations follow an interview in which her husband criticizes Ensign. By Ashley Powers and Mark Z. Barabak Reporting from … Ensign’s Parents Made Payments to Mistress, Her Family Washington Post Star Report: Ensign’s mom, dad gave his mistress nearly $100K San Jose Mercury News Sen.

President Obama’s health reform surtax will push U.S. tax rates higher than they are in France and Italy . How does a 51% tax rate sound to you?  In the midst of a recession, the government wants more than half, to fund a $1.6 Trillion plan that leaves tens of millions uninsured. Members of Congress could get fired for these numbers.  (In fact, the last time the Democrats tried to reform health care, under President Clinton, they lost 56 seats.)  And the polls are beginning to turn south.  As Politico reports “ Independents begin to edge away from Obama .”“They’re saying, ‘Costing too much, no results, see the downside, not sure of the upside,’” according to a Democratic pollster.

Looks like Politico needs to shut its own yap after slapping down the Washington Post over its salons. A reporter from Politico, Mike Allen, was among those attending President Obama’s off-the-record 4th of July BBQ for the WH press corps, and has now been busted. When Allen quoted from the pool report in his Playbook column the next day, he deleted a reference to his own name and didn’t bother to tell his readers that he was actually at the party. Yep, sounds like something the “old media” would do.

Washington Post Health care overhaul suffers another setback The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The drive to remake the nation’s health care system suffered yet another setback in Congress on Thursday when a pivotal group of House Democrats demanded changes in legislation the leadership was drafting on a fast track. …

Newsday Sen. Ensign admits parents gave money to mistress and family Los Angeles Times The Nevada Republican’s lawyer says $96000 was given legally and ethically ‘out of concern’ for Cynthia Hampton’s family. The revelations follow an interview in which her husband criticizes Ensign. By Ashley Powers and Mark Z. Barabak Reporting from … Ensign’s Parents Made Payments to Mistress, Her Family Washington Post Star Report: Ensign’s mom, dad gave his mistress nearly $100K San Jose Mercury News Sen.

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