Could the Fort Hood terrorist attack have been prevented?
ABC News has a disturbing report on how intelligence agencies here in the US knew about Army Major Nidal Hasan’s electronic attempts at contacting Al Qaeda (via Memeorandum):
Why isn’t President Obama traveling to Germany for Berlin Wall fall anniversary?
Fox News reports that the WH is taking heat over our celebrity President’s decision not to attend the 20th anniversary celebration in Germany for the fall of the Berlin Wall:
Panthers at the Saints (UPDATE: PANTHERS LOSE 30-20)
Well, it’s the Panthers’ turn to try and stop the Saints’ unbeaten streak, which now stands at 7. The Cats are 3-4, and would like nothing better than to capitalize on last week’s big “team of old” win over the Cardinals, as a win today would take them to the .500 mark for the first time this year. Playing away makes it all the more tough, and the Saints are hard to beat (the Falcs came close last week but no cigar) but when picking football teams to win on Sundays my heart always wins out so I’m picking DelhommeCo. to upset the Saints for their first loss.
Health care “reform” goes to vote in the House (UPDATE 2: BILL SQUEAKS BY HOUSE 220-215)
After an appearance by our celebrity President earlier today and intense lobbying efforts by his admininstration, the House will vote later today on the mammoth health care “reform” bill that has become the centerpiece of President Obama’s first year agenda. Do Democrats have the votes? Maybe, but on the Republican side of things the GOP is telling MSM outlets that not a single one of the 177 Republicans in the House will vote for this pro-abortion, pro-big government, pro-illegal immigrant coverage, anti-patient “health care” bill. Bravo. Up to 40 House Dems can “defect” from this bill without it hurting PelosiCo’s efforts in getting it passed. Here’s a list of Democrats who are on the fence. USA Today’s On Politics blog has more on the fencesitters, some of whom are first termers who represent districts McCain won last year.
No, the WH war on Fox News is not over
The Chi-Trib’s Swamp blog reports on something many of us predicted at the time of the so-called “truce” made between Fox News and the Obama admin: That it was a TINO (Truce In Name Only). Peter Nicholas writes (via Memeorandum):