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The Blackpool Glower

Daily Express [UK], by Eugene Henderson Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 11/11/2012 8:31:47 AM Post Reply

The best-loved seaside resort in Britain could put up its “No Vacancies” signs to stop attracting deadbeats, drunks and drug addicts. Councillor Simon Blackburn warns that the popular holiday destination has welcomed the “dependency culture” in recent years. [Snip] Mr Blackburn, 40, told them: “Essentially, we would be saying Blackpool is full and if people are planning on moving here, they need to think long and hard about securing accommodation, a job and means of entertaining themselves which do not negatively impact on the wider community.” The council’s Labour leader said watching an episode of the Channel 4 series

America has become
an Old World country

Telegraph [UK], by Janet Daley Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 11/11/2012 8:14:53 AM Post Reply

So Europe got the American president it wanted--the one who would present no threat to its own delusions. The United States is now officially one of us: an Old World country complete with class hatred, ethnic Balkanisation, bourgeois guilt and a paternalist ruling elite. And it is locked into the same death spiral of high public spending and self-defeating wealth redistribution as we are. Welcome to the future, and the beginning of what may turn out to be the terminal decline of the West. It has become clear why it was so easy to misjudge the significance of the apparently

Stick to conservative principles

Morning Journal [Lorain, OH], by Tom Skoch Original Article

Posted By: Harlowe- 11/11/2012 8:12:16 AM Post Reply

The results of the presidential election were certainly a sharp disappointment for those on the right, but conservatives shouldn’t be looking for any non-fiscal cliffs to throw themselves from. Nor should Dems see any grand mandate for President Obama’s policies. Obama won small, and the nation and Congress remain as divided as before the election. A Republican comeback in 2014, taking control of the U.S. Senate, would change the picture greatly. By 2014, Americans will have had a much bigger taste of what a second Obama term means in their daily lives

Lest we forget: Queen lays wreath
at Cenotaph in memory of war
dead as Remembrance Sunday
events are held across Britain

Daily Mail [UK], by Mark Duell Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 11/11/2012 7:56:46 AM Post Reply

Remembrance Sunday events were today held across the country in tribute to members of Britain and the Commonwealth’s Armed Forces who have died during conflicts. The Queen attended a service at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, where she laid a wreath in memory of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. She was joined by senior royals, Prime Minister David Cameron and leaders of opposition parties for the service, a focal point of the nation’s ceremonies. The first stroke of Big Ben at 11am and the firing of a gun from Horse Guards Parade by The King’s Troop

At least two killed in southeast side
explosion, four others injured

WXIN-TV [Indianapolis, IN], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: corndoggies- 11/11/2012 7:45:05 AM Post Reply

At least two people were killed and four others were injured following an explosion on the city´s southeast side. It happened near Stop 11 and Sherman Drive just after 11 p.m. Saturday.At least two homes were destroyed in the initial explosion. Two others were also directly impacted. Flames quickly spread to several other surrounding homes. Extensive damage was reported blocks away from the initial explosion. Nearly three dozen homes were damaged.
Source corrected by Staff

New York readies for Veterans
Day as region struggles

Reuters, by Edward Krudy Original Article

Posted By: JackBurton- 11/11/2012 6:24:21 AM Post Reply

New York City was preparing to stage its first major event since cancelling its annual marathon as thousands of victims of Superstorm Sandy continued to struggle with power outages, gasoline shortages and freezing weather conditions.Sunday's annual Veterans Day Parade is expected to attract crowds of over 600,000 people to central Manhattan and will be a test for a city still struggling to clean up after one of the worst natural disasters in the region's history.Thousands were in temporary shelters, and in New Jersey a tent city on the edge of Monmouth Park racetrack was home to hundreds.

The Disappointment of Living
in an Electoral Republic

American Thinker, by Clarice Feldman Original Article

Posted By: DW626- 11/11/2012 6:16:53 AM Post Reply

Tuesday´s returns seem inexplicable. (a) Logic Took a Powder Jeff Dobbs, a regular at Just One Minute, did some work and shows why the election results this week seem inexplicable and unpredictable: (snip) This compendium of voter illogic is not complete without acknowledging, as Breitbart has, that voters expressed great concern over federal government corruption and, yet in the face of all the scandals including the trillions wasted in the Stimulus and failed and failing green energy programs, they believed the Republicans less capable of rooting it out.

Diplomats still in Benghazi
say they had long questioned
U.S. reliance on local militia

McClatchy Newspapers, by Nancy A. Youssef Original Article

Posted By: Pluperfect- 11/11/2012 5:58:35 AM Post Reply

BENGHAZI, Libya — Even before the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, diplomats from other nations and Libyan security officials had questioned the wisdom of a U.S. decision to rely primarily on members of a local militia to protect its compound here. Diplomats here told McClatchy that while it’s customary to depend on local forces to protect diplomatic missions, only the United States of the 10 or so foreign missions here allowed the local militia to be the first line of defense.

Holly Petraeus: The
Woman Behind the General

Daily Beast, by Nina Strochlic Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 11/11/2012 5:52:36 AM Post Reply

Earlier this year, Gen. David Petraeus praised his wife Holly, calling her “the greatest source of support, wise counsel, and love that any soldier could have.” And two days ago, he apologized to his former colleagues at the CIA for “engaging in an extramarital affair.” Such behavior, he wrote, “is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours.” It has since become clear that the other woman was Paula Broadwell, Petraeus’s biographer. But who is the woman whose forgiveness matters most in the coming weeks?

Florida officials order partial
recount in tight House race between
Rep. West and Democratic challenger Murphy

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 11/11/2012 5:41:42 AM Post Reply

Election officials in St. Lucie County will recount early votes cast in the hotly contested race for Florida´s 18th district´s House seat between Tea Party favorite Rep. Allen West and his challenger, Democrat Patrick Murphy. The St. Lucie County Canvassing Board announced late Saturday it had set an “emergency meeting” to start at 7 a.m. Sunday at its headquarters, to “recount all ballots cast during early voting.” The number of early ballots is estimated by officials to be roughly 37,000. West, who has refused to concede the race, is currently trailing Murphy by 2,442 votes,

Military timeline from night of
Benghazi attack begs more questions

Fox News, by Jennifer Griffin & Adam Housley Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 11/11/2012 5:39:07 AM Post Reply

After more than nine weeks of trying to reconcile their story line with that of the State Department and the CIA, the Pentagon finally released its timeline of the Libya terror attack during a Friday afternoon, off-camera briefing with an official who could only be quoted anonymously. The news was overtaken almost immediately by the announcement that Gen. David Petraeus had resigned, purportedly due to an extramarital affair. He was slated to testify in closed-door hearings on Capitol Hill this coming week before the Senate and House intelligence committees. Petraeus no longer plans to testify.

Invalid boy’s diary focus of
Library of Congress Civil War exhibit

Washington Post, by Michael E. Ruane Original Article

Posted By: MissMolly- 11/11/2012 5:34:09 AM Post Reply

On a blazing Wednesday in July 1862, an invalid teenager from Macon, Ga., opened the journal he was keeping to make his daily entry. “Terribly hot,” he wrote. It was so hot that beads of his sweat fell onto the page. He tried to rub them off, but they smeared the ink. Mindful of his readers, he explained, “notwithstanding we have just eaten a nice melon .?.?. perspiration pours off me and drops on the book.” A century and a half later, LeRoy Wiley Gresham’s smudges still mark the page, in a kind of communion

Mitt Romney sends note
of thanks to supporters

CNN, by Kevin Bohn Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 11/11/2012 5:31:00 AM Post Reply

Washington - Mitt Romney sent a note Saturday to his campaign backers saying he and his wife "cannot thank you enough for supporting and believing in our cause." "This was more than just a campaign - this was a national movement," he said. "Thank you for the work that you did - going across neighborhoods to knock on doors and put up yard signs. Thanks for making phone calls, coming to rallies, donating funds, and convincing friends and family to join our team."

America still honors her heroes

Washington Times, by Sen. James M. Inhofe Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 11/11/2012 5:26:38 AM Post Reply

Honor Flights bring veterans from around the country to Washington, D.C., to visit the memorials of the wars in which they fought. The current focus is on World War II veterans and any veteran who has a terminal illness. Without these fitting tributes, many of them would never get to see their memorial. When these flights come from Oklahoma, I am honored with the privilege of meeting the veterans at their memorial and thanking them for their service. From World War II, Korea and Vietnam to our current combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan,

The Ethicist Letter Wasn´t
About Patraeus After All

Atlantic, by Connor Simpson Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 11/11/2012 5:22:11 AM Post Reply

The conspiracy theory that thought the husband of CIA Director David Petraeus´ mistress wrote to Chuck Klosterman, the New York Times Magazine´s Ethicist, asking whether or not he should expose the affair has been debunked. Times Magazine editor Hugo Lindgren confirmed on Twitter the letter was not related to the Patraeus affair. Which government official it was about remains unknown. Original: There´s a conspiracy theory gaining traction on Twitter that alleges the husband of CIA Director David Petraeus´ mistress wrote to Chuck Klosterman, the New York Times Magazine´s Ethicist, asking whether or not he should expose the affair.

The City That Doesn’t Sleep

National Review Online, by Mark Steyn Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 11/11/2012 5:16:21 AM Post Reply

The Great Leader in the awesome bomber jacket has moved on, but in New York your “Federal” “Emergency” “Management” tax dollars are hard at work: A major disaster occurs on the outskirts of one of the most advanced civilizations on earth, and 10 days later there are victims walking 6 miles to find food? Likewise: Does this look like a photo from a first world nation? Good thing Nanny Bloomberg resigned from the Republican Party or there might be some bad press over this.

He betrayed us on two fronts

New York Post, by Michael Goodwin Original Article

Posted By: Pluperfect- 11/11/2012 5:11:06 AM Post Reply

Mother always said the bigger they are, the harder they fall. If ever there was any doubt, the stunning case of CIA boss David Petraeus dispels it. The most important and celebrated military leader of our time has fallen from the sky with a thud that is shaking all of Washington. His personal life and career are in tatters, but that is not the whole story. Not by a long shot. Petraeus, once talked about as presidential timber, played a big part in the administration’s misleading narrative surrounding the murder of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya.

Obama’s Full In-Tray

Weekly Standard, by Irwin M. Stelzer Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 11/11/2012 5:03:56 AM Post Reply

The robocalls have stopped. Television ads have gone from attacks on candidates to the usual pitches for medications and exercises that will enable you to live forever. Political post-mortems are under way. And the 2016 wannabees are lining up financing and staffs for their runs at the Democratic and Republican nominations. This will be a relatively easy task for the Clintons should Hillary decide to make a run, but might be more difficult for New Jersey governor Chris Christie, whose embrace of the president during their televised tour of the damage from Sandy helped Obama to dispel the notion

6 lingering questions about
the exit of Gen. David Petraeus

Politico, by Edward-Isaac Dovere & Josh Gerstein Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 11/11/2012 4:58:06 AM Post Reply

Resignations over scandals often raise more questions than they answer, and that’s true of Gen. David Petraeus’s abrupt exit from the Central Intelligence Agency. Some have already been put to rest: Paula Broadwell, the author of “All In: The Education of David Petraeus,” has been identified as the woman at the center of the FBI email probe that ultimately toppled him. But many questions remain. Here are POLITICO’s six most important: 1. Why resign now? The Obama administration’s first sex scandal exploded just three days after the president was reelected at the end of a hard-fought campaign and just days before Petraeus was scheduled

With Petraeus Gone, Administration
Shuffle Begins In Earnest

Buzzfeed, by Zeke Miller & John Stanton Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 11/11/2012 4:51:22 AM Post Reply

Washington, D.C. — President Barack Obama´s tentative plans for reshuffling his deck of aides and Cabinet members accelerated this week when word reached the White House of an FBI investigation that brought to the surface CIA Director David Petraeus’ infidelity. The former general’s swift exit provided an immediate reminder of the task facing the administration as it looks to planning out the next for years — ensuring the orderly exit of long-serving, but tired, aides and bringing in fresh blood. Obama’s Cabinet, which has been unusually stable for the past four years, will be at the center of the government-wide change,

Anatomies of Electoral Madness

PJ Media, by Victor Davis Hanson Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 11/11/2012 4:47:08 AM Post Reply

“Gonna be some hard times coming down.” —Kris Kristofferson, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid One way of making sense out of nonsense in this new age is simply to believe the opposite of what you read. I have been doing that and it often works. Latinos — Please Vote for Us… Take the sudden Latino vote obsession. I don’t think not supporting the Dream Act, as we are told, factored in much at all in the Republican defeat — or at least no more than losing by the same margin the Asian vote,

China To Launch Its Next
Manned Spacecraft In June 2013

Forbes Magazine, by Alex Knapp Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 11/11/2012 4:41:39 AM Post Reply

On Saturday, a spokesperson for the Chinese space program announced that China’s next space mission will be launching in June of 2013. This will be the country’s first manned space mission since the Shenzhou-9 completed the program’s first manned docking mission last June. (Snip) If successful, this mission will be another stepping stone for the Chinese space program in its quest to build a fully operating space station by the early 2020's. This goal is partially motivated by the fact that China is excluded from the International Space Station thanks to American embargoes.

Legislators take a break from destroying
California to endorse “Meatless Monday”

Hot Air, by Allahpundit Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 11/11/2012 4:39:08 AM Post Reply

It’s the L.A. City Council in this case. Nice to see the concept of “bread and circus” once again involving actual bread: The Los Angeles council, in a 14-0 vote on Friday, adopted a resolution urging residents to adopt a personal pledge to have a “meatless Monday.” While it does not have the force of law and police will not be checking what you brought to work for lunch, city officials said they hope it will start a trend, make residents healthier and reduce the impact on the environment.

Christian Right Failed to
Sway Voters on Issues

New York Times, by Laurie Goodstein Original Article

Posted By: Pluperfect- 11/11/2012 4:31:42 AM Post Reply

Christian conservatives, for more than two decades a pivotal force in American politics, are grappling with Election Day results that repudiated their influence and suggested that the cultural tide — especially on gay issues — has shifted against them. They are reeling not only from the loss of the presidency, but from what many of them see as a rejection of their agenda. They lost fights against same-sex marriage in all four states where it was on the ballot, and saw anti-abortion-rights Senate candidates defeated and two states vote to legalize marijuana for recreational use.

Diplomats: Mideast nuke talks called off

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 11/11/2012 3:44:57 AM Post Reply

Vienna - Attempts to find Arab-Israeli common ground on banning weapons of mass destruction from the Mideast have failed, and high-profile talks on the issue have been called off, diplomats said Saturday. The two diplomats said the United States, one of the organizers, would likely make a formal announcement soon saying that with tensions in the region remaining high, "time is not opportune" for such a gathering. The diplomats spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to divulge the cancellation ahead of the formal announcement.

Cover-up at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

Canada Free Press, by Doug Hagmann Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 11/11/2012 1:58:14 AM Post Reply

According to two well-vetted sources with intimate knowledge of the CIA operations and events in Benghazi, the resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus is directly related to the testimony he was expected to provide before a closed-door hearing next week before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Sources close to the controversy, citing the need for anonymity due to their positions, stated that Barack Hussein Obama was aware of the CIA director’s indiscretions “long before” the November 6, 2012 elections, and knew about the FBI’s investigative findings weeks before the election, but “erected

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