Another Blatant Lie

In 2006, Senator Obama  voted against the 2006 Military Commissions Act.  Last May, he gave a speech, regarded as one of his best national security speeches, where he condemned “the flawed commissions of the last seven years” and that under him the commissions would be “in line with the rule of law.”

Ready for the change offered? The man who will be making key decisions for the Obama Administration in regards to trying remaining Gitmo detainees in military commissions is a former top aide to Donald Rumsfield, William Lietzau. William played a big role in the Bush Administration's first military commission for terrorists, which were later found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

I guess this guy's track record is good enough for Obama to believe that the rule of law will be upheld. By the way this William Lietzau has argued that the War on Terror is a special case that is exempt from international law, such as the Geneva Convention.  This is sadly just another example of a blatant lie from the Obama Administration.

Kudos to Spencer Ackerman of the Washington Independent for breaking this story.

Top 10 Disasters of the Obama Administration in 2009

From the Libertarian Christians blog:

Top 10 disasters of the 2009 Obama administration:

   1. Cash for Clunkers
   2. War escalation in Afghanistan
   3. Giant government health care expansion bill
   4. Post office loses money hand over fist
   5. Stimulus package
   6. Expansion of "state secrets" doctrine
   7. Big increase in unemployment
   8. "Bailout" Geithner as Treasury Secretary
   9. Skyrocketing federal spending
  10. Huge federal deficits

Now wait a second, doesn’t this sound familiar? Hmm…

Top 10 disasters of the 2001-2008 Bush administration:

   1. Cash for Car Companies
   2. War in Iraq
   3. Giant Medicare expansion bill
   4. Post office loses money hand over fist
   5. Stimulus "rebate" checks
   6. PATRIOT Act
   7. Big increase in unemployment
   8. "Bailout" Paulson as Treasury Secretary
   9. Skyrocketing federal spending
  10. Huge federal deficits

Need I even comment?

A different kind of war president? Only barely.

The left still won't recognize that it has voted in Bush 2.0

He's younger and better looking and all around way more fun.  He's the Mac to Bush's PC, and he makes the rest of the world feel a little more warm and fuzzy toward the American empire than they have in recent years.  Political disagreements (with both) aside, we all know that President Obama is way cooler than his predecessor.

And despite his wavering on Afghanistan, Obama has also charmed his way (and his war's way) into the hearts of the (formerly) antiwar left, writes Jack Hunter:

Worshipping a president who promised "change," liberals continue to ignore the fact that little has. On foreign policy -- the Left's primary gripe against Bush -- Obama's war mentality is remarkably similar to his predecessor. In drawing down in Iraq, Obama has simply transferred the massive U.S. presence from Iraq to Afghanistan.  Meanwhile, controversial war on terror-era measures like the Patriot Act, extraordinary rendition, and warrantless wiretapping remain intact. Notes observant liberal Noam Chomsky, "As Obama came into office, [former Secretary of State] Condoleezza Rice predicted he would follow the policies of Bush's second term, and that is pretty much what happened, apart from a different rhetorical style."

Chomsky (whom YAL's own Matt Cockerill interviewed recently -- check it out here if you haven't yet!) is right and, to echo an old theme, this is more of the same.  Contrary to appearances, this isn't Mac vs. PC; this is just a new face on the same policies.  Read more from Campaign for Liberty here.