Thursday, January 28, 2010
Iran Hangs Two Protesters
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Clinton, in London, Pushes for New Sanctions on Iran While Obama Calls for a Nuclear-Free World
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did not attend President Obama's first formal State of the Union Speech, which included ridiculous rhetoric about a nuclear-free world. Clinton stayed in London--not for security reasons--but to push for new sanctions on nuclear-arming Iran. Click here for the story.
In related news, a retired CIA officer asserts Al Qaeda is aiming for a nuclear attack on the United States. Click here and here.N. Korea Escalates, Fires More Artillery Near South
Desperate to Save Democratic Party and His Failing Presidency, Obama Delivers Silly Campaign Speech
Yes He Can Get Something Right! Obama Plans to Spend $8 Billion on Job-Creating, High-Speed Rail
The job creation portion of President Obama's State of the Union Speech will focus on spending money in order to build important, new industries with permanent, well-paying jobs, instead of simply throwing money at bureaucracy and public works projects.
Enter high-speed rail. Obama will unveil an $8 billion "down payment" to provide high-speed rail between 13 major U.S. corridors, and to upgrade existing rail infrastructure on the way to eventual high-speed rail.
Great. At last, he gets it. And so will the American people, this reporter predicts. The idea of flying between congested New York and clogged Chicago, for example, is downright stupid, given the direct, downtown-to-downtown, fast-train technology that has existed in Europe and Japan for decades.
Now, if Obama will only dump appeasement of Islamist Iran--and Islamism in general--and phony, global warming-fueled green energy schemes and dreams that produce relatively few jobs in favor of a strong national defense policy and ... real ... energy development, including domestic oil and gas and coal, he could still save his Presidency ... and the country. Can't hurt to dream--for a day or two.
Back to rail. Here's a suggestion for New York State's unpopular Governor and two U.S. Senators, all liberal Democrats: Push Obama to spend small money, relatively speaking, on a long overdue rail improvement project--namely, extending electrification of the Metro-North, Harlem Line commuter rail system all the way from Manhattan's Grand Central Station to the line's northern terminus, in rural Wassaic, NY, in northern Dutchess County. Presently, the line is electric only to the Southeast station at the southern tip of Putnam County, an outer suburb of New York City. Extending electrification--the cost is peanuts compared to building high-speed rail--would allow residents in what are now for the most part second home markets to commute to work in the city. The upgrading would also boost real estate prices by putting areas farther to the north within the second home, New York City orbit--no mean achievement in the midst of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
Thursday, 28 January 2010
The regime has begun executing opposition activists. Click here for the report.
As predicted, North Korea seems bent on raising tensions and provoking a crisis or conflict. Click here for the news.
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