Delbert McClinton -Givin' It Up

What is Israel if Laws Matter?

Netanyahu 'casting pearls before swine' at the U.N., "theater of the absurd":


Who are the real "Palestinians"?:

Sightseeing From Space Station

A time-lapse taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night. This movie begins over the Pacific Ocean and continues over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica. Visible cities, countries and landmarks include (in order) Vancouver Island, Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles. Phoenix. Multiple cities in Texas, New Mexico and Mexico. Mexico City, the Gulf of Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, El Salvador, Lightning in the Pacific Ocean, Guatemala, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Lake Titicaca, and the Amazon. Also visible is the earths ionosphere (thin yellow line), a satellite (55sec) and the stars of our galaxy.

"... It's even worse than we thought."

Dumb And Dumber - Legislation: Over the weekend, President Obama encouraged everyone to read his jobs proposal and judge it for themselves. We took him up on his offer, and found five more reasons to kill the bill.

We've noted how Obama's so-called jobs bill is an expensive rehash of all the policy failures he's already imposed on the country, with the only new idea being several job-killing tax hikes.

But when he urged Americans during his weekly Saturday address to read the bill and decide for themselves, we thought we'd give the 155-page bill another try. Our conclusion: It's even worse than we thought. Among the dumber ideas tucked in:

• Wage insurance: The bill would let states use unemployment funds to make up the difference between an over-50 worker's previous wage and what he gets paid at his new job. Why not? Isn't it written in the Bill of Rights somewhere that no American shall ever be forced to take a job paying less than his previous one?

• Bridge to nowhere: Obama claims his "Bridge to Work" idea will let people on unemployment "participate in temporary work as a way to build their skills," citing the Georgia Works program as an example. But as Reuters reported, only 92 had signed up for that program since February and, according to the person in charge, it's "fraught with problems." ............Read more

What did we do right in Afghanistan and Iraq?

Jotta.A & Michelly Manuella - Hallelujah