In the Newt "Greengrich" Category
... Rumors that President-elect Barack Obama may create an Energy Security Council similar to the National Security Council have spawned wide speculation about whom Obama would appoint to be a "climate czar" in charge of the new advisory group. ...
... Among the many names being bandied about for a "climate czar" are two heavy hitters: California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican who actively supports cutting greenhouse gas emissions and promotes renewable energy projects in his state; and former vice president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore, whose "An Inconvenient Truth" has become the bible of global warming activists. ...
In the "Country Last" Category
... I hope Barack Obama remembered to thank George Bush on behalf of his illegal alien aunt this week. The lame-duck Republican president did the Democratic president-elect a generous — and dangerous — favor right before Election Day: Putting politics above homeland security, the Bush administration ordered immigration authorities across the country to halt all deportation enforcement actions until after the campaign season was over.
According to my sources, the Bush administration issued a 72-hour cease-and-desist order to all fugitive apprehension teams to spare Obama embarrassment over his Kenyan half-aunt, Zeituni Onyango. The Associated Press had reported on Nov. 1 that Onyango was a deportation evader – one of an estimated 700,000 illegal alien absconders who have ignored orders from immigration judges to leave the country. The wire report mentioned that the Department of Homeland Security distributed “an unusual nationwide directive within Immigrations and Customs Enforcement requiring any deportations prior to Tuesday’s election to be approved at least at the level of ICE regional directors.” .... HT: Doug (text from Michelle Malkin)
In the "Can't We All Just Get Along?" Category
... Retired U.S. Army Gen. Tommy Franks, who developed and executed the Iraq invasion plan, said President-elect Barack Obama will "do the right thing" when it comes to the war.
"I give him a lot of credit for being a very, very bright man," Franks said Tuesday. "Nobody will have to give him instructions. He'll figure it out all by himself. And at the end of the day, he'll do the right thing." ...
Let's Just Close Our Eyes and Hope! ; )
... WASHINGTON -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has given President-elect Barack Obama a conditional vote of confidence on handling the war in Iraq. ...
... "I'm comfortable with Barack Obama as our commander in chief, assuming that he has those around him who recognize .... that terrorists have not changed their minds ... Those who recognize what the threat is and how to deal with the threat." ...
... it just makes you want to grin and giggle, doesn't it? - Tiger
The Observer
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