Today's Political Digest

Reality Sets In
White House Drafts Executive Order to Hold Detainees Indefinitely Fearing battle with Congress that could stall Guantanamo closure, administration drafts order that would embrace Bush claims that certain people can be detained without trial for long periods under laws of war.

More shared values with Islam
Last Friday marked the 3rd anniversary of the abduction of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. A citizen of Israel and France, Gilad was only 18 years old when he was captured by Hamas. Over his 1,095 days in captivity he has yet to be allowed a mere single message from his family; Hamas having denied even the repeated requests of the International Committee of the Red Cross. To mark his third year away from friends and loved ones, the Consulate General of Israel in New York has created a video based on the book Gilad wrote when he was 11, "When the Shark and the Fish First Met."
http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102623615088&s=225&e=001N52JatRPlkFzGUpGJCo2HjwVKo-DdDurXSCUwUhC2hF2pe44rB2zYNiqrlul8GqVbG1y_wSowixtGIMwcpwtztIp8fdWlIK1ijnJFVpvrfg0DGCWA4Q4CA==

New clashes in Iran as standoff worsens with West
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090628/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election;_ylt=Ajzn10QXjKr43IrA9n9mCjWs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTJoaHBobzdqBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNjI4L21sX2lyYW5fZWxlY3Rpb24EY3BvcwMyBHBvcwM4BHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA2JyaXRhaW5hc3NhaQ--
I predicted BO would be the new Jimmy Carter. Iran seems to agree.

Why Health Reform is Bound to Fail
http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/why-health-reform-is-bound-to-fail/#more-3978
The system is so complex, no one fully grasps it fully--especially politicians campaigning on simple slogans. This is a must read!

The Obamacare horror story you won't hear
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Perspectives/Default.aspx?id=573226
This came out while I was on vacation. What is so sickening is how sanctimonious Obama & crew are about helping the poor. Mostly, they want them to stay poor and dependent on the government, thus voting democrat.

Dissecting the Kennedy Health Bill
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124536864955329439.html

High Court Rules for White Firefighters in Discrimination Suit
Ruling Reverses High-Profile Decision by Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/29/AR2009062901608.html?hpid=topnews
A blow against racism

Tax Oppression Index Ranks America in Bottom Half of Industrialized Nations
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=18143
And it’s going to get worse—from the people who complain about jobs going overseas.

The Albany-Trenton-Sacramento Disease
How three liberal states got into deep trouble with 'progressive' ideas.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124597150183556945.html
Coming soon to a location near you.

World's 65 and older population to triple by 2050
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=130&sid=6911425
Lucky for me, I don’t expect to be here then.

Tilting at Green Windmills
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=18137
The Pain in Spain falls mainly on the Plain (plain taxpayers, that is)

Propane & the Pickens Plan
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/t-boone-pickens/propane-and-the-pickens-p_b_219724.html
Green American energy? Nah.

Ahmadinejad Demands Apology From Obama
Iranian Warns Against Further Criticism
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/25/AR2009062500774.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter
Boy, I’m surprised. Who could have predicted that BO’s kissing up to Ahm-a-nut-job wouldn’t work out? Time for more groveling, I guess.

Government Health Plans Always Ration Care
Europe offers a glimpse of the future if President Obama and congressional Democrats have their way.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124588779662250705.html
But they know that….

Lynching in Kenya: A routine crime
http://www.economist.com/world/mideast-africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13876716
Lucky for these people they were able to throw off British rule.

Slamming Palin
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) would like to amend that little joke he made earlier this week about Sarah Palin when he said he wished it had been the Alaska governor who had gone missing instead of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford.

"Too bad, if a governor had to go missing, it couldn't have been the governor of Alaska. You know, Sarah Palin," Kerry told a group of civic and business leaders on Tuesday, according to the Boston Herald. That, of course, was before he and the rest of us learned Sanford had lost himself in Argentina with his secret mistress.