Lech Walesa Slams Obama’s Foreign Policy Words of widsom from a leader who led. BY John Noonan
February 6th, 2010 | 
Author: Quote of the day (so far, as Continetti says), from the champion of the Polish Solidarity movement, Lech Walesa:
"The United States is only one superpower. Today they lead the world. Nobody has doubts about it, militarily," the Polish leader said. "They also lead economically, but they’re getting weak.
"But they don’t lead morally and politically anymore. The world has no leadership. The United States was always the last resort and hope for all other nations. There was the hope, whenever something was going wrong, one could count on the United States. Today, we lost that hope."
President Obama has said as much. During the campaign he rejected the idea of American exceptionalism, which essentially is a rejection of America’s responsibility as a global leader. But, paradoxically, he still wants the power to influence the international tempo. Only instead of the language of freedom and hope, Obama’s America is to be the shining city on the hill for tired left wing boilerplate issues like climate change and nuclear disarmament.
That vision of America’s global leadership role is far more invasive than George W. Bush’s or Ronald Reagan’s, but with a softer title. It’s a strange, new Wilsonian outlook, where we’re just one average nation among many, but will — simultaneously — usher in sweeping socialized changes to global economics, politics, and security. In a sense, his foreign policy communicates that America isn’t really all that special, but is still important enough to dictate to the citizens of the world how often they can drive their cars, when they can defend their borders, and where the Olympics will be held.
Color me old-fashioned, but it seems as if inspiring the world to a higher standard, rather than forcing it down its throat, is a more honorable way to conduct the business of foreign affairs. Lech Walesa experienced real American leadership first-hand, and indeed — after Reagan unapologetically captained the free world– tyranny suffered. President Obama should take note.
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Watch Obama’s Actions, Not His Words
In true mob fashion, he’s exacted retribution from moderate Michigan Democrat Bart Stupak by eliminating the $1 million funding for the B. J. Stupak scholarship that supports aspiring Olympians at Northern Michigan University.
And you other congressmen better watch out and not step out of line either, or you’ll be next. This is the modus operandi of his controversial chief of staff Rahm Emanuel. As Obama told Rep. Peter DeFazio in true mobster form, "Don’t think we are not keeping score, brother."
His doublespeak continues. When lecturing Republicans on bipartisanship, he means: Abandon your principles and vote for my policies, no matter how liberal.
The Great Peasant Revolt of 2010
"I am not an ideologue,"
Perhaps he did not speak slowly enough.
(1) The people are stupid and (2) Republicans are bad. Result? The dim, led by the malicious, vote incorrectly.
For liberals, the observation that "the peasants are revolting" is a pun.
HOLMES: When China rules the world? Sorry, not likely
Not only that, China’s ownership of our debt is actually a sign of dependence on us, rather than the other way around. The Chinese have no choice but to buy U.S. bonds, because ours is the only market sound enough and big enough to park their excess funds. Since China’s currency is tightly controlled, they can’t spend those dollars on their own economy. They invest even more in the U.S. economy, thus funneling billions of dollars we spend on Chinese goods right back to us.
Very interest take on China and its role in the world. Quite different from what you read and hear from the regular media’
Read more: http://washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/04/when-china-rules-the-world-sorry-not-likely/
Global Warming Update
Mounting evidence of scientific fraud might make little difference in terms of the response to manmade global warming hysteria. Why? Vested economic and political interests have emerged where trillions of dollars and social control are at stake.
What would all the beneficiaries of the global warming hype do if it becomes widely known and accepted that mankind’s activities have very little to do with the Earth’s temperature? I don’t know but a lot of people would feel and look like idiots. But I bet that even if the permafrost returned as far south as New Jersey, as it once did, the warmers and their congressional stooges would still call for measures to fight global warming.
Read more: http://townhall.com/columnists/WalterEWilliams/2010/02/03/global_warming_update?page=full
Obama administration is tone-deaf to concerns about terrorism
There is almost nothing the Obama administration does regarding terrorism that makes me feel safer.
The Obama administration, on the other hand, seems to have bent over backward to prove to the world it is not the Bush administration and will, almost no matter what, ensure that everyone gets the benefit of American civil liberties. But the paramount civil liberty is a sense of security and this, sad to say, has eroded under Barack Obama. Repeatedly, the administration has shown poor judgment. Abdulmutallab’s silence is a scream that something is wrong.
This from a liberal columnist from the liberal Washington Post. Read more:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/01/AR2010020102854.html
A Roadmap for America’s Future By: Rep. Paul Ryan
Wall Street Journal Op-Ed, Jan 27 -
In tonight’s State of the Union address, President Obama will declare a new found commitment to “fiscal responsibility” to cover the huge spending and debt he and congressional Democrats have run up in his first year in office. But next Monday, when he submits his actual budget, I fear it will rely on gimmickry, commissions, luke-warm spending “freezes,” and paper-tiger controls to create the illusion of budget discipline. Meanwhile, he and the Democratic congressional leadership will continue pursuing a relentless expansion of government and a new culture of dependency.
America needs an alternative. For that reason, I have reintroduced my plan to tackle our nation’s most pressing domestic challenges—updated to reflect the dramatic decline in our economic and fiscal condition. The plan, called A Road Map for America’s Future and first introduced in 2008, is a comprehensive proposal to ensure health and retirement security for all Americans, to lift the debt burdens that are mounting every day because of Washington’s reckless spending, and to promote jobs and competitiveness in the 21st century global economy.
Read more: http://www.roadmap.republicans.budget.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=167112
What I Said to the Republican Members of Congress
People get smaller and pettier, as the government and state get bigger. That’s what you are fighting. And that’s why I came to tell you this is the proudest moment in my life as a Republican. Thank you for doing what you are doing.
Seven Huge Flaws in the Way Liberals Think
They can be dumb as a rock, but believe they’re smarter than most other people because they’re liberals. In other words, in the minds of most liberals, liberalism is an all-purpose substitute for actual virtue instead of just another political philosophy.
Angry Voters Track RINOS and Incumbents
All across the country, local, state, and national organizations are preparing to choose a new future for America. The future America wants is controlled by neither Democrats nor Republicans, but by elected officials who honor their pledge to "…preserve, protect, and defend" the U.S. Constitution.
Read more: http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/hlamb/2010/hl_02011.shtml