tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:04:34 +0000Good. Better. Best. Never let us rest. Until our good is better, then our better best.http://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)Blogger456125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-7468539472258402514Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:07:00 +00002009-12-27T20:32:48.997-08:00ObamaPoliticsWar on TerrorHomeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has taken the position that U. S. security procedures successfully prevented tragedy in the attempted bombing of NWA 253. According to the Secretary, describing her security apparatus,So the system has worked really very, very smoothly over the course of the past several days.In the real world, less framed by wishful thinking, self-delusion and http://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/12/unteachable-jane-napolitano.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-8140815876502006780Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:21:00 +00002009-12-18T10:38:16.000-08:00SocietyA new mother woman in Rustburg, Virginia successfully aborted her healthy newborn shortly after its natural full-term delivery at home Monday night. Local prosecutors have declined prosecution because the woman suffocated the baby while it was still connected, making the event an abortion rather than a homicide.“In the state of Virginia as long as the umbilical cord is attached and the placenta http://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/12/heart-warming-late-term-abortion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-7548427224912391384Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:30:00 +00002009-12-17T05:52:48.805-08:00ObamaEconomicsPoliticsThis morning's headline: President Obama is concerned that failure to pass a bill mandating federal control of health care will eventually bankrupt the government.President Obama worrying about a future federal bankruptcy is a little like Typhoid Mary worrying about the sniffles!The man is lost.http://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/12/obama-worries.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-1441941284286026493Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:23:00 +00002009-12-09T07:27:56.824-08:00SocietyOver the years each new arrival in our household has been an excuse to buy Zwieback toast, those little pieces of twice-baked sweet bread packaged in boxes and sold in the baby food section of the grocery store.Excuse is the right word. I'm confident that less than 10% of our purchases made it to the intended consumer.I love Zwieback. It is, I suppose, reason 1,153 to be pro-life, to go forth andhttp://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/12/civilization-ends-zwieback-is-gone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-6839603159059772732Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:41:00 +00002009-12-09T07:12:45.076-08:00GoreCorruptionGlobal WarmingClimateThe evidence that "climate warming" crisis has been manipulated is now widespread, overwhelming and irrefutable.The question remaining is who are responsible for what appears to be a con larger than any imagined by Bernie Madoff or Carl Ponzi. Will Al Gore, who has untold millions of dollars off the scam, live in history as a perpetrator and the major beneficiary of the greatest fraud in history?http://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/12/what-did-al-gore-know-and-when-did-he.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-4715113656207857588Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:16:00 +00002009-12-01T19:18:43.585-08:00ObamaWar on TerrorI haven't heard so much talk about exit strategy in a speech since Richard Nixon ruled the White House.Hmmmhttp://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/12/talk-of-exits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-2904766872198174811Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:32:00 +00002009-11-20T12:38:20.779-08:00HealthcareObamaEconomicsThe rallying cry for the very most liberal causes of the past 20 years has been, "It's for the children."Well, now it is. The $1.5 trillion tab for nationalization of the health care insurance industry is to be placed on the backs of the children.As Ramesh Ponnuru put it so well in NROIn the primaries, Obama distinguished himself from Clinton on health care by opposing an individual mandate. In http://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/11/for-children.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-5598465742620946968Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:13:00 +00002009-11-14T11:22:01.096-08:00ObamaWar on TerrorFor the dead at Fort Hood, killed by a jihadist agent in time of war, their lives fully spent, military honors are all that remain.Will they and their wounded comrades receive those honors or will they suffer one more sacrifice, one more indignity in the name of political correctness?Each of them deserves the Purple Heart, which is usually awarded nearly immediately after suffering a combat http://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/11/purple-hearts-or-get-well-soon-cards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-8596306443534516075Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:00:00 +00002009-11-14T11:08:00.964-08:00ObamaGlenn Reynolds points out over at Instapundit that two Japanese submarines were discovered on the ocean bottom outside Pearl Harbor, presumably sunk by the U. S. Navy on their way to attack either Pearl or Honolulu during WWII.I wonder if this had anything to do with President Obama's deep bow to the Emperor, an apology for that war-like act on our part?If I ever need the "world's most obsequioushttp://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/11/another-obama-apology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-9177475615587478980Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:36:00 +00002009-11-14T11:09:35.984-08:00ObamaGun ControlWar on TerrorDo you suppose President Obama gave a moment's thought to the future jury that will sit for the trial of the terrorist war criminals in New York City? If the jurists eventually vote to convict, won't they likely be targets of real and wannabe jihadists for the rest of their lives?They will spend every waking moment of every waking day wondering whether the car will start with a flash, whether thehttp://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/11/jurors-sentenced-to-life-without-parole.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-3152102950374138809Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:26:00 +00002009-11-14T10:31:25.087-08:00ObamaIf there's one thing community activists have to know how to do well, that's to be obsequious in the pursuit of their activism.President Obama was one heck of a community activist.At least he's not on bended knee this time.http://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/11/from-superpower-to-superbower.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-6358152247111738054Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:38:00 +00002009-11-11T16:56:50.977-08:00Legacy MediaWar on TerrorThe debate currently consuming way too much attention is the question whether Nidal Hasan, the Ft. Hood killer, is unbalanced. National Public Radio is reporting that officials at Walter Reed and USUHS, Hasan's school, debated for nearly a year whether Hasan was psychotic.Past the immediate response of who cares lies a more troublesome thought: Wouldn't these folks diagnose any jihadist as http://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/11/nuts-to-nuts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-837901897165152738Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +00002009-11-11T10:38:30.317-08:00HealthcareCorruptionObamaEconomicsWar on TerrorEntire schools of philosophy are devoted to the question of coincidence. Does it exist or not?This week's strangest timing was the mass killing by a government doctor, a psychiatrist no less, of prospective patients at Ft. Hood the day before passage by the House of Representatives of a 2,000 page bill nationalizing the health care industry.Historians of the future will note and wonder.Of course,http://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/11/historical-juxtaposition-dr-hasan-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-6045533671874540994Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:24:00 +00002009-11-12T08:43:40.840-08:00SocietyDomestic TerrorGun ControlWar on TerrorEighteen years and two weeks ago, tragedy struck Killeen, Texas as a single vengeful killer armed with two pistols murdered 23 people and wounded 20 more customers eating lunch in Luby's Cafeteria. Last week, a different single vengeful killer armed with two pistols murdered one civilian and 12 soldiers and wounded 30 more at neighboring Ft. Hood, less than eight miles up U. S. Highway 190 from http://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/11/lesson-unlearned-lubys-cafeteria-to_10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-5036047762812414327Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:05:00 +00002009-11-09T16:19:49.234-08:00HealthcareCorruptionObamaIn the 2,000 page health care monstrosity passed late Saturday night by the House of Representatives, only one section mustered bipartisan support. The Stupak amendment passed the House with a truly bipartisan, strong majority vote.Unfortunately for those who believe still in democracy, President Obama has just announced that "because there are strong feelings on both sides," the bill needs more http://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/11/obama-decides-bipartisanship-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-3112304983886259074Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:01:00 +00002009-11-05T20:04:49.703-08:00ObamaWar on TerrorThe man can talk…But, at the end of the day, it's all about him.A word here, a word there, and pretty soon a word is worth even less than the dollar.http://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/11/mr-obamas-moving-comments-on-fallen-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-6653241740002525967Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:51:00 +00002009-11-05T16:54:51.876-08:00HealthcareEconomicsPoliticseconomySpeaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has repeatedly promised that she would publish the health industry takeover bill at least 72 hours prior to any vote.She's scheduled a vote for Saturday.Where's the bill?No question about her haste. She needs her followers voting before they go home on recess and think too much about last Tuesday and the upsets last summer.http://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/11/wheres-bill.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-5037847958331499249Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:09:00 +00002009-11-04T11:14:45.333-08:00CorruptionObamaPoliticsYesterday began the battle to take it back.Promising anything, delivering jackboot controlshttp://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/11/year-ago-they-captured-white-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-4685414432325720211Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:08:00 +00002009-10-16T19:59:35.851-07:00CorruptionObamaEconomicsPoliticsWith the outing of Anita Dunn, President Obama's White House communications director as a loud and enthusiastic admirer of Chairman Mao, it is almost certain that there are more communists in the White House today than in all the former Soviet Union.Oh, for the gold old days, when most of our enemies were on the outside looking in.http://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/10/more-communists.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-3801646342679896667Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:46:00 +00002009-10-02T10:49:37.937-07:00CorruptionObamaPoliticsDrudge headlined the story, "The Ego Has Landed," but I doubt that it has.I agree with French President Sarkozy's view that Mr. Obama's ego is so great as to block sunlight on the brightest days.Now, the IOC has pointed out what Americans should already know, the man who would be king has no clothes.Mr. Obama promised us during the campaign the renewed respect of the world. Instead, his ceaselesshttp://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/10/ioc-breaks-news-our-president-has-no.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-925013318149741100Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:54:00 +00002009-10-01T20:00:14.333-07:00SocietyJust a few months after slandering Sarah Palin and her daughter Willow, David Letterman has publicly admitted to an inability to keep his pants zipped.He's shown equal dexterity inappropriately flapping both ends of his anatomy, no laughing matter.As I asked here, is David Letterman a pervert or merely starved for attention?http://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/10/so-does-willow-palin-now-get-to-tell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-8312441601852486034Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:08:00 +00002009-09-27T20:44:12.460-07:00CorruptionObamaPoliticsPresident Obama unquestionably has two tremendous qualifications for election to his office: he reads a teleprompter with passion; his smiles dominate the camera. He was the nearly perfect candidate.Unfortunately, attributes that make a great candidate often don't translate well into those necessary once in office.Here is an absolutely fascinating view into Mr. Obama, much more so than first http://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/09/stepford-president.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-3356172281563253064Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:01:00 +00002009-09-22T16:23:18.084-07:00ObamaAfghanistanWar on TerrorPresident Obama's hand-picked general to lead the war in Afghanistan made it his first priority under orders from the President to do a thorough review of strategies and resources in his war theater. General Stanley McChrystal, America's leading expert on taking the fight to al-Qaeda and very much the President's man on the ground, finished his analysis for the President in August. Since then http://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/09/obama-to-mcchrystal-i-cant-hear-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-4706201631938646639Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:57:00 +00002009-09-21T21:01:16.171-07:00SocietyObamaI haven't seen Letterman's show in years. The monologue wasn't much from a humor standpoint. Not nearly as good as Jay Leno's, I think.Interesting, though. Letterman didn't make any "jokes" about the President's daughters.Probably took a great deal of self-restraint.Or, maybe he's taking his meds.Jeez, if you can't joke about the rape of your friends daughters, what can you joke about?http://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-watched-david-lettermans-show-tonight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20177887.post-620236338150971751Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:36:00 +00002009-09-21T16:56:01.309-07:00HealthcareCorruptionObamaEconomicsPoliticsThe biggest news out of the weekend of wall-to-wall coverage of the networks by the President is… what didn't happen.No news, no noise, no post-show analysis, no extensive commentary the day after. The media "buzz" was on a level commensurate with an appearance by Mr. Obama on one network, not five.Obviously, the administration has lost its audience.It needs a change.It needs Ron Popeil!Mr. http://canticleforleibowitz.blogspot.com/2009/09/obama-doesnt-slice-cant-dice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Leibowitz)0