LFTC - Letter From The Capitol

Kagan's Damascus Conversion

Elena Kagan's Damascus conversion testimony was predictable....

Tea Party Winners

Jeffrey Lord profiles for TAS several Tea Party primary election winners, with much of interest....

The Latest Palestinian Child-Abuse Atrocities

Watch this "When We Die as Martyrs" child video (3:02) and try not to throw up: Orwell + Nazis.  More....

Kagan Hearings & Supreme Salvo

More questions on offer after Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's first day....

Why the World Cannot be "Reset"

Ex-Spanish PM Jose Maria Aznar says the world cannot be "reset."  How true indeed....

Nuclear Arms: Slowing New START as Iran Races

GOP disclosure demands imperil Obama's strategic arms treaty, as Iranian uranium nears weapons grade....

Elena Kagan Nomination: "Let the Confirmation Games Begin!"

Elena Kagan, whose Supreme Court nomination hearings begin today, is even worse than I feared....

Gitmo Lives!

"Closing Guantanamo fades as a priority"; so reads an NY Times piece.  Reality, it seems, has set in.

Letter from the Capitol, LFTC, 9/11, National Security, Terrorism, Homeland Security

Obama: Manchurian Candidate?

A former college classmate of the President's argues that "O" is following a sinister agenda....

Prepare to Meet Thy Doom!

We are overdue for an Asteroid Catastrophe....

Why Israel Matters (& the UN Doesn't)

Author Shelby Steele explains why Israel matters to the West....

Enter Petraeus

Great choice. Now fire Amb. Eikenberry & tell Biden to shut up.

Hollywood Right: Constitution Central

Actress Janine Turner co-founded Constituting America, an educational website all should visit.

Letter from the Capitol, LFTC, 9/11, National Security, Terrorism, Homeland Security, Foreign Policy, UN, Supreme Court, Conservative Politics

NYPD: Counter-Terrorism Central

Manhattan Institute scholar Judith Miller interviewed NYPD chief Ray Kelly re terror & NYC....

Afghanistan: McChrystal Shatters Administration Glass

Had General Stanley McChrystal even HEARD of "Rolling Stone"?....

Federal Judge Drills Obama's Deepwater Drilling Ban

A federal judge blasted an agency order to halt deep Gulf drilling for 6 months....

Supreme Court: Lawfare Loses--THIS Time

Monday the Supremes, by a surprising 6-3 margin, dealt "al-Qaeda Bar" litigators a setback....

BP's Lack of Class & America's Unclassy Political Class

Britain's august Economist sees "Vladimir Obama" strong-arming BP....

"The One": The Love Affair Wanes--Worldwide

When formerly entranced supporters head for the exits The One is in trouble indeed....

Congress: In Love With Their Own Voices, Yet Again

As President Obama's fortunes fade, Congress is in mid-season form disgracing itself....

Afghanistan: Shopping for a Solution

Author Ann Marlowe opens our eyes to ugly goings-on in Afghanistan....

Russia Goes Shopping--Warships, Not Vodka

Russia's military gets stronger while Team Obama "resets" on Moscow's terms....

Morocco: Moderate Islam Center?

AS Turkey turns away, Morocco turns anew towards the West....

Judge to Voters: Vote Early & Often!

Another judge, run amok, allows multiple votes by selected voters....

Gaza Blockade: Obama Piles On

As Israel removes "luxury" food items from blockade list, Obama asks for more on behalf of Hamas....

Gulf Oil Spill - Obama's "It's Another 9/11" Boomerang

Obama's "another 9/11" remark is wrong; were it true, it would be worse for him.  Here's why....

Israel Eases Blockade at Blair's Behest

Tony Blair got Israel to agree to narrow blockade terms.  The good & bad news....

America's $130 Trillion Future

America's official federal national debt is some $13TR, but America's real load may be $130TR....

America's Doctor: Kathleen Sibelius

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, as Health Care Tsarina, is becoming America's Doctor....

President Obama's Gulf Oil Spill Oval Office Address

Last might Barack Obama gave his first Oval Office address, on the Gulf oil spill mess....

Iran: Beyond Containment?

WSJ pundit Bret Stephens explains why Iran cannot be contained.  More bad news:

Unions: Arkansas Armageddon

Michael Barone details why unions lost big when Democrat Blanche Lincoln won renomination for senator....

Cuba 1962, Iran 2010: Another Nuclear Crisis

Today TAS posted my article, "Cuba 1962 and Iran 2010: Will There Be a Mideast Nuclear Castro?"

Letter from the Capitol, LFTC, 9/11, National Security, Terrorism, Homeland Security, Nuclear Proliferation, Arms Control, WMD, Foreign Policy, UN, Conservative Politics

Iran: Is the Revolution Dead?

WSJ pundit Bret Stephens explains why he thinks the Iranian revolution is dead....

BP's Diplomatic Boiling Pot & a Royal's Royal Green Rot

As the NY Times details rising anger in Britain over US treatment of BP, a Royal pipes up....

Afghanistan: "There's Gold in Them Thar Hills!"

Afghanistan, graveyard of empires, has $1TR in buried mineral treasure too.  Which means....

Israel: A Flotilla Fallout Scorecard

David Frum's Gaza flotilla scorecard shows several losers and one BIG winner....

IRAN: Revolt 2009 Plus One

Claudia Rosett exposes feeble US policy as Iran's democratic movement sinks, a year after a stolen election.

Taliban HIV Cocktail

The Sun reports that Afghan Taliban are lacing IEDs with HIV, targeting Brits.

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Jack Bauer's Fadeout--and America's

May 24 the Fox mega-hit show "24" closed out its last season.  What we can learn from its hero....

Education: Teachers' Unions v. Parents & Students

Read this WSJ education article about a new film and weep for the ghetto kids trapped in teachers' union hell.

Letter from the Capitol, LFTC, Conservative Politics

White House Primary Games: A Democrat Objects

Loyal, serious opposition voices are essential to our debate.  A Democrat dissents from Obama....

Drumming & Dancing in the Golden Age, Long Gone

Take 3 minutes and savor the kind of artistic grace gone down memory lane, never to return (3:19):

Deportation Alert: No, Not Mexico--Islam Apostate

Incredibly, the son of Hamas who fled to the US and published a book exposing Hamas faces deportation....

IRAN Update: Mostly Bad News

The Daily Telegraph reports on Iran's latest smuggling via Dubai for its nuclear program....

Supremo-To-Be Elena Kagan (Gasp!) is a Liberal!

Extra!  Extra! Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is a (gasp!) liberal!!!...

What Tiger Woods Can't Do With a Golf Club

Think Tiger can play golf?  Not like Fred Astaire in "Carefree" (1935) (1:45)!!....

Obama's Stayin' Home!

So, once again our President disses a top ally....

Turkey: "Islamism 2.0" Crashing?

Turkey's turn toward Islamism gives America new opportunities, if we are astute enough to seize them....

51 Years Ago: American Power Kept Us Free

I attended the christening of the USS George Washington, SSBN 598, launched June 9, 1959....