From crashing Russia rockets to revealed global warming fraud to the adolescence of voters looking for hope from political charlatans, the only real hope can be found in the possibility, no matter how, slim it seems at times, that Americans can wake up and maybe save their nation from the failed socialist/progressive/ Marxist ideology. What does the Russian space program have to do with it? Well, the U.S. used to have one, one that explored and offered results which did improve the lot of the American life. The Obama administration turned NASA into a political outreach tool, which means the agency lost its usefulness. so, as with everything else in the world which is now turned on its head, we who pay attention, must wait and watch.

Russia's Mars probe will crash to Earth in January

A Russian spacecraft bound for a moon of Mars and stuck in Earth's orbit will come crashing back next month, but its toxic fuel and radioactive material on board will pose no danger of contamination, the Russian space agency said Friday.

http://news.yahoo.com/russias-mars-probe-crash-earth-january-112402928.html

Did Department of Energy conspire to hide global warming data?

"Fox News has this interesting story. Apparently, the US Department of Energy funded the Phil Jones weather station temperature data and told him he didn't have to release the raw data - a fundamental tenet of good science so that others can duplicate your results.”

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/12/did_department_of_energy_conspire_to_hide_global_warming_data.html#ixzz1go6pCHR1

The Cult of Adolescence

"Never underestimate the human proclivity for wanting more, and wanting it for free. President Obama is building his re-election campaign around that theme. "Obama money" doesn't exist, but our 44th president will do everything in his power to convince Americans that everyone deserves the trappings of a middle-class lifestyle, only achieved if we return to a 90-percent tax bracket for the wealthiest among us.”

http://spectator.org/archives/2011/12/16/the-cult-of-adolescence#commentcontainer

Krauthammer: Killing Osama bin Laden Is the Exception that Proves Obama's Appeasement Rule

"The charge of appeasement has become a potent theme of recent Republican presidential debates, infuriating the White House and its defenders in the media. Sen. Rick Santorum pointed out, in response to Obama's bin Laden defense, that the administration was merely continuing the policies of George W. Bush.”

http://bigpeace.com/jpollak/2011/12/16/krauthammer-killing-bin-laden-is-the-exception-that-proves-obamas-appeasement-rule/#more-184392

Young Voters are Waking up to Reality

"In 2008, voters under the age of 30 helped catapult Obama into the White House. Three years later, Obama's approval rating is underwater with the demographic, which is becoming increasingly confidenthe'll lose reelection."

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/12/young_voters_are_waking_up_to_reality.html#ixzz1gnwzkO00

British Police Raid Climategate Blogger's Home

"So, now the long knives are coming out. The leftists, the ruling class, the environmentalists pinned all of their hopes on Global Warming, and these leaked e-mails are finishing it. We are now seeing acts of desperation.”

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/12/british_police_raid_climategate_bloggers_home.html#ixzz1gnw4BqiK

The Real Sleeping Giant

"A new Gallup poll suggests Obama's class warfare is becoming a big loser for the left. (Updated.)"

http://spectator.org/archives/2011/12/16/the-real-sleeping-giant

A Santorum Surge or a Jindal Jig

"Gingrich, grizzled and grayed, will fizzle and fade.”

http://spectator.org/archives/2011/12/16/a-santorum-surge-or-a-jindal-j

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Life gets busy an posts are posted late. These are from last week. Articles of interest.

What Is An Ex-Iran Guard Commander Doing At The White House?

"If you worry about the growing influence of Iran in neighboring Iraq, look no further than the delegation that visited the White House to proclaim the end of the Iraq War.”

http://bigpeace.com/pschweizer/2011/12/13/what-is-an-ex-iran-guard-commander-doing-at-the-white-house/#idc-container

Russian Students Forced To Take Political Exam….Same Day As Planned Anti-Putin Protests

"Clearly Putin remembers some of the techniques from his old days in the KGB:”

http://bigpeace.com/nmachiavelli/2011/12/13/russian-students-forced-to-take-political-exam-same-day-as-planned-anti-putin-protests/#IDComment236924453

Saudi Arabia executes woman convicted of 'sorcery'

"The Saudi Interior Ministry says in a statement the execution took place on Monday, but gave no details on the woman's crime.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/saudiarabia/8951248/Saudi-Arabia-executes-woman-convicted-of-sorcery.html

China's Hu urges navy to prepare for combat

"Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday urged the navy to prepare for military combat, amid growing regional tensions over maritime disputes and a US campaign to assert itself as a Pacific power.”

http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-hu-urges-navy-prepare-combat-160509787.html

Gallup: Far More Fear Big Government Than Big Business

"You can get into definitions of what constitutes "big government”, but the ideological stance remains the same: Government that gets big is a threat, not an admirable goal. That's an ideological victory for advocates of limited government confined to its proper role.”

http://amerpundit.com/2011/12/12/gallup-far-more-fear-big-government-than-big-business/

Canada Withdraws from Kyoto Protocol, Says It Failed

"For years environmentalists have slammed the United States for failing to sign-on to the Kyoto Protocol. The agreement hampered developed countries like the United States while allowing developing countries like India and China to continue chugging-along.”

http://amerpundit.com/2011/12/12/canada-withdraws-from-kyoto-protocol-says-it-failed/

Obama: I'm Arguably More Successful than Lincoln, FDR

"Bwahahahahahahahaha…..”

http://amerpundit.com/2011/12/13/obama-im-arguably-more-successful-than-lincoln-fdr/

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President Obama is looking at a very rough ride to any hope of reelection. Will he be reelected? Presently, "No.” It's so bad I don't think even a big war will save him. His foreign policy, even with the assassination of Osama Ben Laden isn't enough. Too much of the world is tainted by his indecision, lack of forethought, and a basic lack of a foreign policy. The reality is he didn't run as a ‘Foreign Policy' president, and it shows.

The whole of North Africa has fallen away from American influence, unless Obama wanted Islamic strongholds in those countries. We suppose he did not, any other thought in the other direction is a horrifying conclusion. So, due to his lack of understanding and the same lack of understanding by his State Department, that is Hillary Clinton, again, the whole of North Africa has been lost.

The president's vacillation in his statements and actions regarding Israel shows a man who doesn't know how to peruse a coherent policy or is shilling for votes. Either one is very bad. Israel is the only nation, which the U.S. could rely on in a large scale conflict. Where else is there? Iraq looks like it would be part of ‘ground zero' keeping in mind that Iran would be the epicenter of any conflict.

A war with Iran is not impossible.

Now, who will be the next president, the one which will be replacing Obama, because he will more than likely loss in 2012, again, a war will not save him. The slow plodder has been Mitt Romney, and had stayed steady, between 25% and 30%, against rising and falling Republican challengers.

Herman Cain's rocketing candidacy created enthusiasm and sideswiped Romney, and though Cain has left the race, the damage his rise didn't to Romney is evident. It showed that the majority of Republican voters weren't interesting in the Massachusetts governor, and that hasn't changed. Once viewed by the Republican élites and the MSM has the ‘presumed', Romney's campaign has grown desperate as Gingrich has risen to take Cain's place, and still rises. Will Gingrich keep the lead, maybe. But Romney is now in a slow fade, but fading none the less.

What is interesting is that Gingrich is being beat up daily about his past sins, about his divorces, about his flirtations with left-wing junk science and policy, AGW, and Cap and Trade, for instance. He's getting more than vetting, but he's enduring an examination Obama never received and to the detriment of the nation—going back to foreign policy.

Certain presidential candidates have not gone away. Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum are still shadowing the front runners, though their shadows are a distance behind. They should keep on going, and not drop out considering the volatility of the race. Romney may disappear entirely, and that second spot needs to be filled.

There are those pulling for Johnson and Paul, and they should continue to do so. Persistence can pay off and Rick Perry is still there.

Fact is Obama is a one-term president. His presidency is going to leave a mess behind. The new president will have to clean up not only the mess, but resuscitate the morale of the nation.

Glenn Beck: Conservatives Who Support Gingrich Must be Racist

"Not a typo or a joke. He thinks if you're a conservative and you see even the slightest difference between Newt Gingrich and Barack Obama then you must be opposing Obama because he's black.”

http://amerpundit.com/2011/12/10/glenn-beck-conservatives-who-support-gingrich-must-be-racist/

CBS Poll: Just 41% Say Obama Deserves Second Term

Just 41% of Americans say Barack Obama's job performance warrants a second term in office, according to a new poll from CBS News. 54% say they are looking for a new guy.

http://amerpundit.com/2011/12/11/cbs-poll-just-41-say-obama-deserves-second-term/

Harry Morgan -- Grownup

It was by sheerest coincidence last Thursday that I read Gerald Nachman's fine "The Teening of America" in the December edition of TAS (if you haven't read it yet…), and later the same day heard of the death of the character actor Harry Morgan at 96.

http://spectator.org/archives/2011/12/12/harry-morgan-grownup

Newt's Rise: It's the Persuasion, Stupid

Generally, the only persuasion we see today is the phony attempt to make voters think the politician agrees with them.

http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/12/newts_rise_its_the_persuasion_stupid.html

The Iran War. Get Used to It.

"The Middle East has caught fire.”

http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/12/the_iran_war_get_used_to_it.html

I Bet You This Hurts Romney

"If you haven't heard yet, in Saturday night's debate wherein a former Nixon Administration staffer and a Clinton Administration apparatchik un-ironically asked questions to Republicans pretending to be without bias…”

http://www.redstate.com/erick/2011/12/12/i-bet-you-this-hurts-romney/

The Conservative Fight of the Year Goes On

The Tea Party has lined up strongly in favor of Senator Ron Johnson in against Establishment- favorite Roy Blunt for in the race Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference.

http://www.redstate.com/erick/2011/12/12/the-conservative-fight-of-the-year-goes-on/

The Teening of America

"It used to be we couldn't wait to grow up. Now we strive for permanent adolescence.”

http://spectator.org/archives/2011/12/12/the-teening-of-america

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I don't watch television that much, a few hours during the whole of a week and it's been that way for me for a number of years. But, I should qualify; I do watch TCM for the reason that there are no commercials. It's the commercials, and what I see has a great number of shows that just don't interest me. Occasionally, click to a station, and spend time viewing a program I won't normally plan to watch. That goes for everyone I suspect. The other day I found myself watching a roast of Charlie Sheen, though not to see Sheen, but to hear what William Shatner could possibly say about Sheen.

I've seen the classic Dean Martin Roast, and they are funny. The insults were utterly ludicrous therefore impossible and never crude, or what I would call ‘mean.' But this Charlie Sheen Roast was offensive. I'm sure this group of people new each other, how well I don't know, but these comedians were simply abusive. If they were friends, they should be friends not more. None of the laughs were born of good nature humor, but of ‘I can't believe he or she said that.' One of the targets of this nefarious verbal assault disguised as humor was a Patrice O'Neal.

I don't know who are the top comics or the up and coming. All I know is what I saw during that ‘roast' which was more of a nasty insult fest—posing as comedy. The look on Patrice O'Neal's face was enough to illustrate the high of the vicious humor. When his turn can to ‘roast' Sheen, he spent more of his time ‘getting his own back' from the rest of the ‘jolly' band of comic ‘talent'.

The whole episode continues to confirm for me that humor in America has taken the wrong road. Insulting humor isn't funny, because comedians are not Don Rickles.

The first time I ever saw Patrice O'Neal was on this television ‘roast'. No, I'm not a follower of popular television and entertainment culture, but O'Neal was worth the time I spend enduring that particular waste of time. What was truly sadden was that Patrice O'Neal passed away do to the complications of a stroke. His death at the age of 41 is most definitely a waste. RIP

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