Obama Channeling FDR and… Reagan?

Obama talks about his plan for instituting government programs to stabilize the economy.  
CBS News via Allahpundit at HotAit:
Kroft: There’s been talk on Capitol Hill and a number of Democratic congressmen have proposed programs that are part of sort of a new New Deal. The possibility of reviving agencies like the Home Ownership Loan Corporation.
Obama: [...]

Republicans and Conservatives – Not Always the Same

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -

Rudy Giuliani said Sunday he will consider running for governor of New York and isn’t ruling out a second attempt at the U.S. presidency.

“No one knows whether you’ll do something again until you come to the point of: ‘Is it possible to do it again? Would you have a chance of winning?’” he said of a second White House bid following a speech in Dubai. “I mean those are just things you can’t evaluate right now.”

Rudy Giuliani is something of a problem for me. The man has impeccable conservative creds, as evidenced by his brilliant success as New York City’s mayor (see below.) Yet, when it comes to cornerstone Republican values such as the right to life and the definition of marriage, Rudy is in a “New York state of mind.” (see further below)

Veteran and Father of Slain USS Cole Sailor Banned from Federal Property Because of Anti-Islam Window Sticker

In the news Thursday, a North Carolina Marine veteran whose son died aboard the USS Cole filed a federal lawsuit suit against the military base that banned his vehicle from all federal installations.   The AP reports:
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – A civilian worker at Camp Lejeune has sued base officials for banning his truck and [...]

Sage Words from Condoleeza Rice

From today’s New York Times Magazine piece on a late October (pre-election) interview with Condoleeza Rice:
It’s not easy for a country to embrace the chaos of democracy. It’s especially not easy because people who try to introduce democratic reforms are often people who have to bear the responsibilities but also the consequences when sometimes things [...]