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The Detainee Shell Game

Why closing GITMO is harder than it sounds -- and may actually be less humane.

Oops! North Korea Preparing for Long-Range Missile Launch. But, Hey, Obama's Working on His Frown

Swell. 

Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK) appears to be preparing for a long-range missile test, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Saturday, citing an informed source.

    The source, asking not to be identified, said an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was recently spotted on a cargo train near Pyongyang, Yonhap said.

    The missile has since been moved to an undisclosed location, according to the source.

    "It usually takes about two months to set up a launch pad, but the process could be done in as little as two weeks, which means the North could launch a long-range missile as early as in mid-June," the source said.

    The remarks came shortly after a defense source said some activities were spotted at a DPRK's munitions factory used to build long-range missiles.

That's OK, because America's tough, lean, mean commander-in-chief will give North Korea a stern look:

 

No, wait -- that's not it.  Try again, Mr. President.

 

Better, but I'm not really feeling the stern-ness. 

 

Ooh.  That's good.  Very good.  Kim John-il will by lying awake tonight!

But then he'll launch anyway.

But, hey, he hasn't nuked a major U.S. city yet, so we've got time. 

So relax, Mr. President.  Enjoy!  Fly a private jet to New York and take in a show. 

And then give us one of those great speeches you do about shared sacrifice.

Good thing you cut $1.4 billion from missile defense, Mr. President.  Because flying out of town for a presidential "date night" in a different city every week could add up.

But, hey, if it keeps the First Lady happy, it's worth it, right?

A president's gotta take time to really enjoy the taxpayer largesse while he can!

Priorities, people!

Not Quite! . . .

But what a ride!

SUSAN Boyle has been beaten in the final of Britain's Got Talent by brilliant dance act Diversity.

The Scottish singer - whose performances in earlier rounds of the show clocked up millions of views on YouTube - wowed TV viewers with a heart-rending performance of I Dreamed A Dream.

But it was not enough to beat Diversity, who won on the night with a fantastic dance display.

Click here to see the 50 best photos from the Britain's Got Talent final

The ten-member street dance troupe pulled off one of the biggest shocks in TV history.

After the incredible result was announced the group - aged between 12 and 25 - looked overwhelmed that they had beaten Susan and fellow street dancers Flawless to the £100,000 prize.

And here, once again, is Susan Boyle's original performance that captured the hearts of millions around the world

 

Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent
by dwarthy

Earlier: Did You Dream a Dream?  

Was Selection of Chrysler Dealerships to Terminate Politically Motivated? Magic 8 Ball Says "YES"

Doug Ross updates the important developing story on Chryslergate (yeah --I'm going there) with Closing Chrysler's Dealerships: The Reader's Digest Version.  The evidence is mounting that the selection of anti-Obama dealerships to be closed was no accident.

Here's one key fact to ponder: 

Using the list of all 789 dealerships to be closed, WND found that owners contributed $450,000 to GOP presidential candidates; $7,970 to Sen. Hillary Clinton; $2,200 to John Edwards and $450 to Barack Obama. For the "progressives" out there, that's a 1000-to-1 ratio of GOP-to-Obama donations for closed dealerships.

Doug Ross links to another excellent update at the Strata-Sphere, where AJ Strata notes: 

Major Update: Two US Senators are now asking for details on the decision process - one from each party!

U.S. Sens. Claire McCaskill and Kit Bond wrote a letter Friday to President Barack Obama’s auto task force seeking answers to concerns raised by Chrysler and General Motors dealerships in Missouri that learned last week their contracts will be terminated.

Meanwhile, those who made the termination decisions are running for cover:

Dealer Jim Anderer told Fox News’ Neil Cavuto he can’t comprehend how his dealership can be among those killed: he stated that his sales volume ranking is in the top 2 percent of all dealers.

Furthermore, Anderer says explanations aren’t forthcoming. “They won’t tell us. They seem to be running for cover right now because they won’t give us a solid explanation. They come up with all these reasons, but none of them seem to make sense… This is insanity. The government is stealing my business. And they’re telling me there’s nothing I can do about it… There was no process that you could put your finger on and say, ‘Hey, we cut 25 percent of the lowest performing dealers.’ They didn’t do that. Nobody will give us a real clear explanation of the formula that they came up with.” 

Answers MUST be forthcoming and there needs to be a full investigation with people under oath. The fact the answers keep changing is a clear sign there is something behind this story

My Magic 8 Ball says, heck yes politics were behind the selection of dealerships to be closed. 

Now the race is on to prove that the U.S. is better than a banana dictatorship and is still capable of rectifying politically-motivated abuse of the power of the federal government

Exit question:  Who will Obama's scapegoat be this time?

But Did Obama Notice?

 
(Editorial Cartoon by Eric Allie)

Will Obama stand by his dangerous plan to slash the budget for the U.S. military and specifically his $1.4 billion cut to missile defense, leaving U.S. cities defenseless against nuclear missile attack?

Obama's Meltdown is Taking Too Long

By DemocracyRules

The percentages of American who strongly disapprove of Obama and those who strongly approve of Obama are now about the same.   Furthermore, most Americans oppose most of Obama's initiatives.  That opposition is growing, as his approval ratings continue to fall.

Americans have begun to wake up.  But we need to keep hammering on these topics, and disseminating our ideas as widely as possible.  Without the internet, all would be lost.  Unless we get the word out, Obama will capture the vote for the Dems in 2010, and the US will live for additional years under his widening  boot heel.

As Obama extends his power over time, he will become more difficult to unseat.  For example, for undisclosed reasons, a Supreme Court Justice is about to step down.  The replacement will almost certainly be secretly vetted for her willingness to dismiss any cases related to Obama's eligibility.  I expect Obama will replace as many prosecutors and judges as possible with people who are willing to do his bidding in court.

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