Archive for February, 2010
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Israel’s Air Force on Sunday introduced a fleet of huge pilotless planes that can remain in the air for a full day and fly as far as the Persian Gulf, putting Iran within their range.
The new aircraft, called the Heron TP, has a wingspan of 86 feet, making it the size of a Boeing 737 jetliner and the largest unmanned aircraft in Israel’s military.
The commander of Israel’s Air Force, Maj. Gen. Ido Nehushtan, said the aircraft “has the potential to be able to conduct new missions down the line as they become relevant.â€
Israel’s military refused to disclose the size of the new fleet or whether it was designed for use against Iran.
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Designed for use against Iran is the best bet
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Ha ha! 50 votes in 60 days! Good one. Remember when they were going to have it done before they took their summer break?
It’s Reid via The Hill, on how they are going to get that health care thing through in two months, using procedural tactics to push it through with a simple majority, bypassing the usual 60-vote filibuster barrier:
“I’ve had many conversations this week with the president, his chief of staff, and Speaker Pelosi,†Reid said during an appearance Friday evening on “Face to Face with Jon Ralston†in Nevada. “And we’re really trying to move forward on this.â€
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And, the Dems will self-destruct if they use budget reconciliation – go ahead my friends.
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WINNERS
The Tea Party Movement: Virtually every speaker paid homage to a movement that remains loosely defined, praising fiscal restraint and a renewed energy among activists protesting the Obama admin's policies. The media had fun interviewing the guy in the tri-cornered hat and "Don't Tread On Me" flag, but GOP leaders are doing their best to incorporate, and kowtow to, the movement. Anyone who can show they lead a local Tea Party group is leaving CPAC with an enormous sense of power, and the GOP is all too happy oblige.
Ex-MA Gov. Mitt Romney: He didn't win the CPAC straw poll, but Romney came in second place to a contender no one believes is serious about running in WH'12 — Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX). Romney gave a well-regarded speech that fired up the crowd more than most of his potential '12 rivals, and his showing, 3 times more than ex-AK Gov. Sarah Palin (R), demonstrates he still has a following among the influential group of activists.
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Tim Pawlenty did not make a splash
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The New York Times noted in observing Buckley's passing: "Mr. Buckley's greatest achievement was making conservatism — not just electoral Republicanism, but conservatism as a system of ideas — respectable in liberal postwar America. He mobilized the young enthusiasts who helped nominate Mr. Goldwater in 1964 and saw his dreams fulfilled when Mr. Reagan and the Bushes captured the Oval Office." (Emphasis added.)
As one of the leading organs of the Eastern Liberal Establishment, the Times unquestionably played a key role in granting Buckley the keys to the kingdom of "respectability" (whatever that means in contemporary society) by which he might possess the power to admit (or deny) an entire political spectrum passage through the pearly gates guarded by alumni of Ivy League universities and members of the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations.
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Read it all and understand why the nuts/extremists from the JBS should be shunned from the conservative movement
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The annual Conservative Political Action Conference is a great event attended by just about everybody who is anybody in the conservative movement. It also attracts a lot of college students who aspire to make a contribution to the movement.
ABC's Jonathan Karl reports that this year's CPAC event was co-sponsored, unbelievably to me, by the John Birch Society. Karl quotes some of Buckley's characteristically vibrant denunciations of the JBS. "Two years after Buckley's death," Karl observes, "the John Birch Society is no longer banished; it is listed as one of about 100 co-sponsors of the 2010 CPAC."
Karl reasonably asks: "Why is the Birch Society a co-sponsor?"
"They're a conservative organization," according to Lisa Depasquale, the CPAC Director for the American Conservative Union, which runs CPAC. "Beyond that," she told Karl, "I have no comment."
Additional comment is required, and if Depasquale will not provide it, I will. This is a disgrace.
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Disgraceful indeed
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Day By Day by Chris Muir
Chris, I don’t know. Mitt Romney did pretty well at CPAC this past weekend.
Ex-MA Gov. Mitt Romney: He didn’t win the CPAC straw poll, but Romney came in second place to a contender no one believes is serious about running in WH’12 — Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX). Romney gave a well-regarded speech that fired up the crowd more than most of his potential ’12 rivals, and his showing, 3 times more than ex-AK Gov. Sarah Palin (R), demonstrates he still has a following among the influential group of activists.
Should the economy remain trashed, voters will be looking for somebody that is tired and true. And, despite Romney’s inconsistent past, he is experienced and tested.
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I was looking over Flapsblog.com tonight and I noticed this Google Ad showing up on the main page (right sidebar):
When you click on the ad you are directed to this page:
So, is Senator Scott Brown endorsing Carly Fiorina in a contested GOP primary Senate election?
If it is not a formal endorsement, it is pretty darn close since Brown is definitely raising money for her.
And, what does this mean for Chuck DeVore and Tom Campbell?
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Steve Poizner is prepared to hold his fire against Meg Whitman, his opponent for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, until the final month of the primary campaign, according to wavering supporters who were told of the strategy in an appeal for them to stay with him.
In conversations with top officials in the Poizner campaign, his top political backers have been asked to remain patient as Poizner waits until the final weeks of the June 8 primary before he starts pummeling Whitman on the airwaves with an $18 million on-air assault, the backers told the Bay Area News Group. They spoke on condition of anonymity about the sensitive strategy they said was relayed to them. They haven't officially declared their switch to Whitman, but some have brought the strategic intelligence to Whitman's campaign team.
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A negative campaign that late in the game is gambling. Is it over for Poizner now?
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In another surprising step forward for the public option, Senator Harry Reid’s office says that if a final decision is made to pass health reform via reconciliation, the Majority Leader would support holding a reconciliation vote on the public option.
With more and more Senators signing on to the letter urging Reid to hold an up or down vote on the public option under reconciliation rules, Reid spokesman Rodell Mollineau sends over a statement signaling Reid’s qualified support for the move:
Senator Reid has always and continues to support the public option as a way to drive down costs and create competition. That is why he included the measure in his original health care proposal.
If a decision is made to use reconciliation to advance health care, Senator Reid will work with the White House, the House, and members of his caucus in an effort to craft a public option that can overcome procedural obstacles and secure enough votes.
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Obama is flirting with losing it all
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Attorneys for Republican Meg Whitman's gubernatorial campaign have filed a complaint with state election officials against a group of Democrats who launched radio ads this week attacking Whitman.
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Why, of course, big Labor is paying for the ads – gotta have disclosure. And, shckingly they support Jerry Brown
The filing marks the increased gamesmanship between Whitman's campaign and Democrats supporting Jerry Brown as the race for California governor officially gets underway.
The seven-page complaint, filed Thursday with the Fair Political Practices Commission by Whitman attorney Tom Hiltachk, alleges that Level the Playing Field 2010 is violating state election law by not disclosing the name of it major contributors in ads. The complaint calls Level the Playing Field "a labor union front group," and alleges collusion between the committee and Jerry Brown, the likely Democratic candidate for governor.
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President Barack Obama is expected to publish his healthcare plan as early as Sunday or Monday, combining features of the two Democratic bills passed by the Senate and House of Representatives, congressional aides and healthcare advocates said on Friday.
The administration's bill will aim to jump-start the stalled healthcare overhaul and comes just days ahead of a planned televised White House summit with congressional Republicans, who are calling on Democrats to scrap the bills and start over with a far less sweeping proposal.
Democrats are struggling to push healthcare legislation over the finish line in the face of sagging public support and solid Republican opposition bolstered by recent election victories in Massachusetts, Virginia and New Jersey.
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If the Dems try to RAM this through, they will lose the House and Senate in November.
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