The Mideast Powder Keg

In an unprecedented move, President Obama announced he will be re-thinking America's support for Israel; ever since Netanyahu won re-election and stated he will not consider a two-state solution at this time (given that the Palestinians have aligned with Hamas, which does not recognize Israel as a Jewish state, and furthermore, calls for its destruction). Since Israel's inception in 1948, there has never been a time when Israel did not have the support of its closest ally, the United States. Obama, however, seems to be looking for excuses not to support Israel.

                                                               

In the ongoing negotiations with Iran re: developing nuclear weapons, Netanyahu said, "the dangerous accord which is being negotiated in Lausanne confirms our concerns and even worse." He added, "The Iran-Lausanne-Yemen axis is very dangerous for all of humanity and must be stopped." At this point in time, Obama is negotiating not whether Iran produces centrifuges, but how many, allowing Iran to produce its own nuclear fuel. That our President is not doing what needs to be done to prevent the largest supporter of terror in the world, Iran, from building nuclear weapons, is incomprehensible. This is in conjunction with the lifting of economic sanctions on Iran, which many felt were effectively working in our favor.

This past week it was reported that the Obama administration, early last month, leaked a classified document detailing Israel's nuclear program. This highly covert information has been kept secret to avoid a regional nuclear arms race.
                                                                                                    

Additionally, the Obama administration is still calling Yemen a success, as our efforts in Yemen represented his anti-terror strategy. Problem is, the Yemeni President Hadi was driven from office by another Iranian backed terror group, the Houthis. Earlier this month, U.S. troops, there as counter-terrorist forces, made an emergency exit from the country as the Houthis struck a U.S. airbase which was being used as a headquarters for their efforts.

Saudi Arabia has now entered into the war with airstrikes fighting back the Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen. The Saudi kingdom is not ruling out building nuclear weapons to counter-balance a nuclear-armed Iran.

"The mideast is on fire," said Sen. Lindsey Graham. Is Obama lighting the matches?

Hillary Clinton...Plenty to See Here

So former Secy of State, soon-to-be presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton has been found to have had her own private email account for official business, even her own server set up in her home in NY, and the general reaction from the Left has been...'so what'?

The point of an official email account for official business, is to have it readily available for scrutiny, should someone or some entity file a FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) request. Personal matters, on the other hand, may be handled on a private email account, just the same as we all do. Only now we're finding out that the computer server, which transmitted her emails, came from a private server registered to her home in Chappaqua, NY! This allows Clinton to manage her correspondence, and manage requests for such correspondence. Essentially it is under her control which emails are released and which are deleted. Stunning discovery to make for a Secy of State whose very business is sensitive international relations and negotiations. And besides the total breach in protocol, and most likely criminal nature of this scandal, she opened herself up to massive security breaches, which, in turn, are security risks for the country.

Breitbart.com raises several important questions about the scandal; first one being: Why did she launch her private email address when she did, which happened to be the day of her Senate confirmation hearing? And why did her top aide also use private emails? Let's remember too, on the other end of the government emails, is the White House. Why didn't the administration compel her to use an official account rather than a private one for official business? The WH has yet to comment. Read more from Ben Shapiro's inquiring article on Clinton HERE.

Senior judicial analyst for Fox News, Judge Napolitano stated, "this is beyond extraordinary and beyond dangerous." In an article by DailyCaller.com, the Judge was quoted as saying,

 “We do know she must have had classified secrets,” Napolitano insisted. “She as the secretary of state — there are four levels of security clearances. She and the president and General Petraeus and the secretary of defense, people of that nature have the highest level.  But the other problem that she faces is far more serious, and that is a conspiracy to deflect documents, to conceal documents from government computers by keeping them from the government computers,” he said. “That exposes her to three years in jail, per document. And a conviction also exposes her to disqualification from holding office in the future, under the United States of America.”

So, nothing to see here Democrats? Move along, shall we? Your long-awaited president-to-be, your beloved Hillary Clinton, who has been shown to have a very crooked past, may, if investigated properly, face felony charges and be disqualified from becoming your president. Now we'll see if your response is: What difference does it make?

Toe The Line, Or Else

Ho hum. Another politician being brought up on charges for corruption. Nothing to see here...or is there?

Maybe this time there is. It involves a senior Democrat Senator from New Jersey. Given President Obama's penchant for silencing his opposition,  Robert Menendez just hasn't been playing by the rules...Obama's rules. As the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Menendez has been outspoken against Obama's foreign policy.

Regarding negotiations with Iran, Menendez has been active in trying to get the White House to impose new and tough sanctions on Tehran to acquire more leverage. The White House, however, sees that as an attempt to undermine a possible deal. Menendez recently made headlines when he accused the White House of getting its talking points on the deal "straight out of Tehran."

Menendez's strong support for Netanyahu's speech also got him on the wrong side of Obama. And, he publicly declared that he takes issue with those who think the visit was "destructive to U.S.-Israeli relations", referring to National Security Adviser Susan Rice's derision of the Prime Minister.

As the son of Cuban immigrants, Menendez is strongly opposed to Obama's efforts at normalizing relations with Cuba. He bluntly stated during a press conference, "I think it stinks. I think it's wrong. I am deeply disappointed in the President." Harsh words for a sitting Democrat in the Senate. Additionally he implied it may be difficult confirming a U. S. Ambassador to Cuba.

So clearly, Obama must be unhappy with Sen. Menendez. Unfortunately for the Senator, he will have the weight of the government bearing down on him soon. Let this serve as a reminder to all...toe the line, or else.
http://www.wptz.com/politics/menendez-white-houses-least-favorite-dem/31656092

A Long Train of Abuses and Usurpations

For any of you who doubted that Barack Obama has usurped his presidential powers to the point of untenable offenses, radio host and constitutional legal scholar, Mark Levin outlined them masterfully at CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) this past weekend. He went on to enumerate the grievances aimed at the President much the way the Founders did toward King George in the Declaration of Independence. Levin also went on to excoriate the Republicans in Congress who have not done what the voters have demanded they do, as expressed in the last, very remarkable election.

Since I cannot improve upon what Levin said,  I will direct you to a video of his speech here.