National Defense
At some point, after the questions keep piling up, one overriding and fundamental question begs to be answered: Whose side is Obama on? Obama Ready to Slash Nuclear Arsenal: Disturbing report, from The Guardian Obama has rejected the Pentagon’s first draft of the “nuclear posture review” as being too timid, and has called for a…
Ocean State Republican has posted video and text of President Reagan’s 1984 D-Day speech: The men of Normandy had faith that what they were doing was right, faith that they fought for all humanity, faith that a just God would grant them mercy on this beachhead or on the next. It was the deep knowledge…
From President Obama’s speech yesterday: Where demanded by justice and national security, we will seek to transfer some detainees to the same type of facilities in which we hold all manner of dangerous and violent criminals within our borders — namely, highly secure prisons that ensure the public safety. As we make these decisions, bear…
So, Senator Whitehouse is pretty proud that he’s finally getting a chance to question Bush Administration lawyers about “torture memos.” I wonder if he’s interested in questioning members of Congress, particularly House Speaker Pelosi, about what I’m sure Whitehouse would consider a lack of oversight of the program?
Recently Rhode Island Congressman James Langevin has been quoted as saying “We’re way behind where we need to be now” in terms of our preparedness to withstand and resist Cyber Terrorism attacks. Going beyond the purely defensive posture of his initial position, Congressman Langevin also told United Press International “The best defense is a good…
Harry Reid, so classy: “My staff tells me not to say this, but I’m going to say it anyway,” said Reid in his remarks. “In the summer because of the heat and high humidity, you could literally smell the tourists coming into the Capitol. It may be descriptive but it’s true.” Reid was talking about…
From Power Line: We are now three weeks out from the presidential election, and so far as I am aware Barack Obama has not been asked a single question about the disarmament credo he sets forth in the video… Isn’t it time for someone who covers politics for a living to ask Obama a few…
Richard Clarke, Your Government Failed You: Breaking the Cycle of National Security Disasters Your government failed you. So said Richard Clarke to the American people during the 9/11 Commission hearings a few years back. Clarke’s resume of over 30 years in the foreign policy arena speaks for itself and adds weight to his point of…
According to John Mulligan at the ProJo, it looks like Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse will follow the lead of fellow Democrats Jim Langevin, Barack Obama and Jack Reed and vote to approve the FISA bill (Andrew had more details and analysis of the bill here and here). As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen.…
Apparently Congressman Langevin has voted in favor of FISA. Local progressives are apoplectic, throwing around the DINO label (what kind of Democrat is pro-life!). It also seems that the fact that Congressman Langevin is Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee (Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats) is not so much indicative of his familiarity with the issue…
