Why The Neglect Of Communist Crimes Matter

Watch the video and then click on the title of this post to read the article by the same name. You'll be glad you did both.

20 Years Ago: Die Mauer Ist Gefallen!

MC realizes that the photo above is from when the Berlin Wall wasn't really a proper wall. And certainly there are hundreds of images to choose from this day twenty years ago when the DDR mistakenly opened its borders. We like this photo best, however, because it is iconic. MC likes icons.

We are disappointed, though, that President Obama refused to join other leaders (hmm, maybe there's part of the answer?) in Berlin to celebrate the fall of this hideous wall. Why is he so slow to celebrate freedom over tyranny? His silence about the Iranians being slaughtered, his disgraceful refusal to meet with the Dalai Lama in order to appease the Chicoms, his pulling the plug on missile defense in Poland and the Czech Republic, his comments that he doesn't want to "win" in Afghanistan and his shameful bowing to the grotesque "king" of Saudi Arabia surely set some sort of pattern that MC really doesn't wish to see in any American president.

Unfortunately, they are all of a piece. And freedom loving people around the world are worse for it. Still, MC takes comfort that when it was needed, the world had genuine leaders. We know who they were. Happy Anniversary!

Click on the title of this post to read The Independent's coverage of events two decades ago; events that astonished the world. MC remembers where it was when we heard the news; do you?

What Do You Mean Confusing?

Click on the image above to enlarge and be utterly baffled. Is this really happening?

Change: Unemployment Reaches 10.2%

Count on Team Obama to say that this is something they inherited and that they are doing their best. Which, of course, is completely untrue.

What Bolshevik instincts drive these liberals to insist on destroying healthcare in this country while all that people really want is an economy on a sound footing? MC can only hope that the grim numbers released make it more difficult for Speaker Pelosi to pass "that bill" tomorrow.

Janet Beihoffer Resigns As Chair Of CD 2

MC was distressed to learn that the capable, competent and courageous Janet Beihoffer has resigned her position as Chair of CD 2 effective 10/31/09. Click on the images above to read her resignation letter. More on what is behind this step backward for CD 2 and the RPM shortly.

Discretion hat-tip: Co-defendant

Rush Limbaugh Fox News Sunday (Part 3 of 3): Palin, GOP

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Rush Limbaugh Fox News Sunday (Part 2 of 3): Healthcare, NFL, Drug Rehab

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Rush Limbaugh Fox News Sunday (Part 1 of 3): Obama, Economy, Afghanistan

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Medvedev: Remember Stalin's Horrors!

Unexpected good news from Russia: President Dmitri Medvedev warned that Russians have lost their sense of horror over the unspeakable crimes of Joseph Stalin. In a video post to the Kremlin website, Medvedev urged the construction of museums and memorial centers devoted to the manifest slaughters committed by Stalin. This is good news and MC earnestly hopes that actions follow these words.

Click on the title of this post to read the NY Times article on this development.

A New Biography Of Ayn Rand

"Ayn Rand and the World She Made" by Anne C. Heller is reviewed in this Sunday's New York Times' Book Review by Adam Kirsch. Click on the title of this post to read it.