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Tear Down That Wall
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There was something for everyone in Obama’s speech last week – a new brand for Israel, 1967 Classic, and a new work ethic for the rest of the Mideast.
Bobbing along with the president’s verbal flotsam of Egyptian debt relief, enterprise funds, and IMF / World Bank schemes was this proclamation:
“Prosperity also requires tearing down walls that stand in the way of progress -– the corruption of elites who steal from their people; the red tape that stops an idea from becoming a business;”
Horse Sense
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I got this idea from a Rich Lowry column.
Osama bin Laden famously talked of the weak horse and the strong horse. Obama is the show horse.
For the record, the Show Horse picked Kansas to beat Ohio State in the March Madness final in April.
Can You Hear Me Now?
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The domino effect has been a standby image at least since the Vietnam war. The social media effect is new.
Kathleen Parker’s column, Tanks vs Twitter, is a good one.
Clueless Clapper
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National Intelligence Director, James Clapper, is at it again. Yesterday, when Egyptian President Mubarak decided to stay, before he decided leave, Clapper described the Muslim Brotherhood as a non-violent secular outfit. The administration issued a correction. When last seen, Clapper was being briefed by Diane Sawyer about a major terrorist arrest in London. Don’t ask him if the Pope’s Catholic.
The Force
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The squirt in the Darth Vader outfit who thought he had power over the car was a popular Super Bowl commercial last night. Your can see it here. I also liked the one where grandpa comes back with a little sprinkling of Dorito dust. See it here.
Food Fuel
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Here’s a look at the problem from the Simon Nixon blog in yesterday’s WSJ.
The protests in Egypt, Tunisia and Jordan are all clearly rooted in deep political grievances against brutal dictatorships, but they have their origins in soaring food prices. The chart below from Absolute Strategy Research shows why:
Choosing Sides in Egypt
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In 1978 Jimmy Carter supported the overthrow of the Shah. The Ayatollah took charge and things haven’t gone well since. In 2009 President Obama passed on backing the Iranian Green Revolution.
Ships in the Night
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The UN condemned Israel for it’s raid on the blockade running “Peace Flotilla”, sponsored in part in Turkey. Netanyahu remained defiant, claiming the craft was not the “Loveboat”. Krauthammer thinks the blockade is more than justified. Peter Beinart says it must go. Beinart’s old boss at the New Republic, Marty Peretz, had the bad manners to bring up the Armenian Genocide.