While Obama Talks, Pirates Continue to Hijack

Memo to The One: Pretty words alone will not do.  Video:

Hat tip: Gateway Pundit

Meanwhile away from Obamaland, back in the real world,

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) – Undeterred by U.S. and French hostage rescues that killed five

Bit rambled earlier:

Donna writes me yesterday;

Pelosi said one of her favorite moments from Inauguration Day was when Marine One lifted off the Capitol grounds, signifying former President George W. Bush’s exit from Washington. “It felt like a

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Bruce has a great story, today:

When you read of this young man’s heroics, remember when this happened he was a Lance Corporal and a driver. The fact that he assessed the situation, realized he had to take charge

Noted with some amusement at Michelle’s place:

When last we heard from Toledo mayor Carty Finkbeiner, he was cussing up a storm over the nation’s backlash against his anti-Marine words and actions.

He’s as unpopular at home as he

Fox News Channel’s Jamie Colby has a new report up talking about the big showdown in Berkeley, CA tonight – TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH – when patriots from around the nation will hold an all-day pro-troop demonstration and protest against the

Local plug, wasn’t a bad weekend for Upstate New York.  Syracuse grad, Art Monk got elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame.  Well deserved.  Waterloo native, Syracuse grad coach, and Rochester Institute of Technology head coach Tom Coughlin won the

Kathy, Five Feet of Fury, wants you to see Scarlet Johanssen’s “Army of Two”

Addendum: 

More, Marine Corps News, via Memeorandum.

Until about an hour ago, I had been concentrating on who won and who lost, and trying to make some political “Will of the people” sense about it all.  But no really clear picture came through until such time as

Michelle notes a Fox News report that says a career army officer, and small business owner has decided to challenge Jack “Cold Blood” Murtha…

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. —(FOX)- A career Army member left the service two years short of retirement to

Scott over at PowerLine speaking of the Rush Limbaugh smear letter signed by 41 Democrats in the United States Senate, and the New York Times artcile on the subject

The auction of the letter for the benefit of the Marine

According to, Kathyrn Jean Lopzz, National Review, Dirty Harry Reid gave this speech on the Senate floor:

REID: MADAM PRESIDENT, EARLY THIS MONTH I CAME TO THE FLOOR TO DISCUSS SOME COMMENTS MADE BY RUSH LIMBAUGH. FOLLOWING MY REMARKS,