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Jennifer Rubin is the Washington Post‘s “right” columnist, though many people would dispute that designation. Rubin has made no secret of her Trump hatred, which came through today on MSNBC. Rubin branded several of Trump’s cabinet and high level nominees “ignoramuses.” “I wish I could say that Ben Carson is the only person who doesn’t have experience in his area. You mentioned Tillerson. We also have Terry Branstad, who is the ambassador to China. He’s been the Governor of Iowa! And I like her, I think she’s smart, Nikki Haley, terrific person, but she’s going to the UN. But does...

Lone wolf jihadis operating in Europe are following a doctrine of 19th century warfare in which they are given a deadline and a target - then sent to attack it by any means necessary. Invoking the Germany Army's historical strategy of Auftragstaktik, the policy helps ISIS carry out attacks abroad when its chain of command is restricted by Western intelligence agencies. This allows operatives hiding in Europe to inflict terror with a large degree of autonomy, while also inhibiting authorities from tracing their chain of command.

The way Bill Maher sees it, resistance to ObamaCare is all God's fault. Why? Because so many people believe in this "schmuck" who lives in the clouds...and this belief, in turn, intensifies opposition to ObamaCare. This leftist social critic, anti-Christian crusader, and HBO comedy show host warned God at the end of last week to back off, to allow smart people like himself and Barack Obama and the New York Times editorial board to push the God-fearing "ignoramuses" aside this week and take control of the nation's health care.

Obama just told us....the GOVERNMENT is going to HELP US....BBBAAAAAAAAWWAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH (Really, I'm near tears.)

Evidently, the "teachers" at this elite PRIVATE school (grades 5-12) found out Dinesh DeSousa was to speak and threatened a walk-out......so the school paid DeSousa his fee, as he was already IN SEATTLE for the engagement. Diversity for ME, but, NOT for THEE...

The official end of judicial independence in Venezuela Today the National Assembly named the new members of the TSJ, our High Court, based on the new law voted a few months ago. At least the opposition had the delicacy to step out of the assembly when the vote took place. It is fair to say that today is a dark day in Venezuelan history. By packing the TSJ with 17 political appointees, the Government ensures that his already clear majority in the present Court will be a large one, a commanding one in every single of the different court halls...

Two US senators have accused the Bush administration of driving up already high oil prices by its policy of filling up the country's strategic oil reserves. Carl Levin, a Democrat from Michigan, and Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, wrote a letter at the weekend urging Spencer Abraham, the energy secretary, to suspend plans to fill up the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to "help provide American consumers and businesses with urgently needed relief from near-record high crude oil and energy prices". With oil prices in the mid $30-range and commercial stockpiles at record lows, high petrol prices this summer could...