Freedom to Succeed

This ad has been put out by an immigrant who fled socialist Hungary to make an incredible success for himself in the United States.  It's a stirring message and one that should hopefully resonate:

White House and State Department Told Of Terrorist Claim Two Hours After Libya Attack

And yet, "Administration spokesmen, including White House spokesman Jay Carney, citing an unclassified assessment prepared by the CIA, maintained for days that the attacks likely were a spontaneous protest against an anti-Muslim film."

As Professor Reynolds notes over at Instapundit, "Mr. Nakoula was unavailable for comment — since, you know, he’s in jail until after the election."

America Falls To 18th In Economic Freedom

Having dropped from 12th since 2009.

Why does this matter?

Time To Let Him Go

As Clint Eastwood sensibly put it, "When somebody does not do the job, we got to let him go."  The President's job, above all else, the one oath that he takes, is to "preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."

 

As Glenn Reynolds said last night, Obama has violated that oath.  He has not done his job.  We got to let him go.

Why Barack Obama Should Resign

Glenn Reynolds:  This is what it looked like for a man who made a film that made the Obama Administration uncomfortable:

 

 

 

Read the whole thing.  I repeat. Read the whole thing.  This is not what freedom looks like.

Thanks to Google . . .

a corporation, with stronger free-speech values than the United States government is willing to support.

Why We Need The First Amendment

Michael Totten:  Why can't the President of the United States bring himself to defend free speech in front of a murderous mob? Because apparently he doesn't respect it.

This past week has proven that to be true of many on the left.

Happy Independence Day!

Plus, the Declaration of Independence, as annotated by Randy Barnett.

Are We Living In a Post-Constitutional America?

Make Mine Freedom

I came across this cartoon on Youtube, with a little help from Adam Baldwin's twitter account.  It's over 60 years old, but still remarkably applicable today.  Definitely worth 10 minutes of your time.

Happy Birthday, President Reagan

Losing our Economic Freedom

This graph, prepared by the Heritage Foundation, charts America's economic freedom during the Obama presidency.  John Hinderaker at Powerline offers this commentary:

The source of America’s prosperity is no secret: our economy has historically been freer than those of almost all rivals. Unfortunately, that advantage–the essence of what America is all about–is being lost.

The Heritage Foundation has released its annual Index of Economic Freedom, and the United States has slipped to tenth place, trailing Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Canada, Chile, Mauritius and Ireland . . . .

I think that lays out the path Obama is leading us down rather clearly.