Laid-Back Barack

Barack Obama, Government

Bush was no workaholic, but the media diligently and derisively chronicled his all-too frequent escapes to Crawford, Texas.

Laid-back Barack heads to the hood (Chicago) for a leisurely, long, week-end, instead of reading 1100 pages of “Stim”–as Doberman Olbermann calls the Thing affectionately–and the New York Times is enraptured:

“Leaving the protracted battle over the economic stimulus plan and the difficulties of some of his cabinet nominees behind him, Mr. Obama sought a return to the familiar in Chicago: He worked out at a favorite gym. He played basketball with his buddies at the Chicago Laboratory School. He got a haircut from his favorite barber at a friend’s apartment. ‘This weekend was a good time for the family to spend time in Chicago and see a few friends,’ the White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs, said in an e-mail message.”

Far be it from me to protest when a parasite takes a break. Still, this guy is surprisingly lax considering the state of the country. Playing basketball, working out, watching ballgames and hanging with pals; having his hair cropped, wining and dining his wife–this guy is mellow. And all three weeks into a new job.

China To The U.S.: 'We Hate You Guys'

America, China, Federal Reserve Bank, Inflation

Luo Ping, a director-general at the China Banking Regulatory Commission, was speaking at the Global Association of Risk Management’s 10th Annual Risk Management Conventions. Said Mr. Luo: “We hate you guys,” by which he meant Americans, toward whom Chinese are increasingly hostile for trashing the dollar.

“Once you start issuing $1 trillion-$2 trillion, we know the dollar is going to depreciate, so we hate you guys, but there is nothing much we can do. Except for US Treasuries, what can you hold?” lamented Luo. “Gold? You don’t hold Japanese government bonds or UK bonds. US Treasuries are the safe haven. For everyone, including China, it is the only option.”

I suspect dethroning the dollar from its status as world reserve currency would be a wise move. You gotta stop enabling the addict (USA).

Source: Hannity.com

China To The U.S.: ‘We Hate You Guys’

America, China, Economy, Federal Reserve Bank, Inflation

Luo Ping, a director-general at the China Banking Regulatory Commission, was speaking at the Global Association of Risk Management’s 10th Annual Risk Management Conventions. Said Mr. Luo: “We hate you guys,” by which he meant Americans, toward whom Chinese are increasingly hostile for trashing the dollar.

“Once you start issuing $1 trillion-$2 trillion, we know the dollar is going to depreciate, so we hate you guys, but there is nothing much we can do. Except for US Treasuries, what can you hold?” lamented Luo. “Gold? You don’t hold Japanese government bonds or UK bonds. US Treasuries are the safe haven. For everyone, including China, it is the only option.”

I suspect dethroning the dollar from its status as world reserve currency would be a wise move. You gotta stop enabling the addict (USA).

Source: Hannity.com

Updated: Muslim ‘Moderate’ Offs Wife’s Head

Crime, Criminal Injustice, Islam, Law, Multiculturalism

A pillar of the community was apparently still beholden to a pillar of Islam: “disciplining” a disobedient wife.

Erie County District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III called this barbarism in Buffalo “the worst form of domestic violence possible.”

I’m not sure I concur; Muzzammil Hassan’s was simply a culturally compatible response to disobedience.

Muslims are fond of pointing out that the atrocities perpetrated in the name of the faith are not commanded in the Koran. Can we agree that there’s something in the faith of Jihad that has “inspired”–even sanctioned–honor killings, clitoridectomy, and forced marriage? Punishment for the first crime in Muslim countries is light, at best.

Multicultural understanding was forthcoming from the authorities in the form of a second-degree murder charge.

The complete story is here (via Larry Auster).

From the vault:

Jihad in Your Front Yard
Bus Beheading (Or, to quote reader Barbara Grant: Canada’s cannibal)

Update (February 17): On Feb. 14, Thomas Fleming wrote:

“Muzzammil ‘Mo’ Hassan, who has been has been lauded by Jay Leno and NPR, has been charged with second-degree murder. What does it take to get a first degree murder charge—vivisection?”