The Morning After ....

I'm catching up on all the news that happened while we were celebrating Thanksgiving.  Trying to keep track of all that we have to worry about around the world can be depressing.  But keep your chin up folks, true change is taking place in Washington after the November elections.  I'm so proud of the newly elected politicians, especially those affiliated with the TEA party.  There is a bright new morning after (after Obama).

Here at home I think we have reason to look for a much better future than the last two years have brought us.  The situations around the world seem to be heating up.  Having Barack Obama in charge has emboldened our enemies and the enemies of our friends.  The halo has worn off and nations around the world are seeing Obama for what he is, a weak leader, and enemies are taking advantage. 

In Rocking Obama's World,  Caroline Glick lists all the countries and dangers lurking and provides Obama's response, or lack thereof, to each.  She concludes:

In all these cases and countless others, Obama's senior appointees are implementing policies that are even more radical and dangerous than the radical and dangerous policies of the Washington policy establishment. Not only are they weakening the US and its allies, they are demoralizing public servants who are dedicated to defending their country by signaling clearly that the Obama administration will leave them high and dry in a crisis. [snip]

Given the threats Obama's radical policies are provoking, it can only be hoped that through hearings and other means, the Republicans in the Senate and the House of Representatives will take an active role in curbing his policies. If they are successful, the American people and the international community will owe them a debt of gratitude.

 

Here's a few headlines:

NKorea warns region is on brink of war...

 
China issues warning ahead of US-SKorea drills...

Sounds of new fire near island cause panic...

Saudi Arabia Says It Detained 149 Al-Qaeda Suspects, Foiled Attack Plots...

Aviation Security Threats and Realities, at StratFor.  Look for the bomber, not just the bomb!  Good advice.

Is North Korea Moving Another 'Red Line'?, StratFor

... the threat North Korea’s nuclear program poses is more theoretical than the threat posed by conventional weapons engagements. Just as it seems that a North Korean nuclear test would not result in military action, the ChonAn sinking and the Nov. 23 attack seem to show that an “unprovoked” North Korean attack also will not lead to military retaliation. If this pattern holds, it means North Korea could decide to move from sea-based to land-based clashes, shell border positions across the Demilitarized Zone or take any number of other actions that certainly are not theoretical.

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"The Morning After"


There's got to be a morning after
If we can hold on thru the night
We have a chance to find the sunshine
Let's keep on looking for the light.

Oh can't you see the morning after?
It's waiting right outside the storm
Why don't we cross the bridge together
And find the place that's safe and warm.

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• *First place with 2 votes! – Joshuapundit--JCS Mullen: ‘We Can Stop Islamic Extremism by Teaching People to Read The Qu’ran…’
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• Fourth place with 1 vote -Mere Rhetoric- J Street Co-Founder Daniel Levy – Israel “Does Everything To Try And Turn” Palestinians Violent
• fifth place with 2/3 vote – The Razor – Why Two Friends Hate Sarah Palin
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• First place with 2 votes! – Stop Shouting - My Rebuttal to a Progressive who Admonished Me to Play Nice ….submitted by Right Truth
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• Fifth place *t* with 1/3 vote -Political Punch – Biden on Afghanistan: ‘Daddy is Going to Start to Take the Training Wheels Off.’ submitted by Mere Rhetoric
• Fifth place *t* with 1/3 vote -American Thinker – A Mass Nervous Breakdown of the Left submitted by VA Right

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