Is there nothing that Obama can’t do?

The man who will be “providing substantive counsel to the DNI and senior policymakers on issues of top national security importance” is in the pocket of the Saudis. Contrary to the expectations of Marty Peretz and others, Obama has enlisted in his administration a number of individuals with views that are hostile to Israel. One more won’t matter too much. What makes Freeman different is that he actually defends the corrupt Arab states that foment and support terror while at the same time condemning a democratic ally of this country.

Meryl Yourish – “The lack of concern about Freeman from the media and from the Left shows how much they value critics of Israel. In any other circumstance an appointment of someone with Freeman’s conflicts of interest would be the subject of scrutiny. I guess his anti-Israel stands trump all else.”
Don’t expect to see any of those “O” logos disappearing from the sites of self proclaimed “pro-Israel” Liberal bloggers. Obama’s a Democrat, and that trumps anything and everything Israel.
Scratch a leftist, you’ll find an anti-semite – but at least they’re somewhat honest about it. Scratch a Liberal, and you’ll find an exploiter of useful Jews.

Now you know why he wants that assault weapons ban;

President Barack Obama will propose raising new revenue through a greenhouse gas cap and emissions trading scheme when he unveils his first budget on Thursday, US media reported.
The budget he will present assumes an emissions trading system will generate revenue by 2012, the Washington Post reported.
Fifteen billion dollars of the money generated would be directed to clean-energy projects, the Post said, citing sources familiar with the document.
Another 60 billion would go to tax credits for lower- and middle-income working families, and the rest to help families, small businesses and communities deal with higher energy costs, the paper reported.
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According to Orszag, who at the time was director of the Congressional Budget Office, the program — which would force companies to buy permits if they exceed pollution emission limits — could generate between 50 and 300 billion dollars a year by 2020.
The New York Times also reported that the projected revenues would subsidize research and development of alternative energy sources.

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capture courtesy Brian J.

Presidential staff say America remains determined to play a leadership role at the climate talks in Copenhagen, but downplay prospects of taking steps to curb its own carbon emissions first.

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