*“Let me be perfectly not clear,” and “Make lot’s of mistakes about it.” By Victor Davis Hanson.

“…the American people are losing confidence in Team Obama because quite simply they are tiring of being lied to, and treated like children in need of Ivy-League Platonic guardians.”

*Too Much Bank, by Amity Shales.

*Pentagon Whitewash, by Bill Bennett.

“Titled, “Protecting the Force: Lessons from Fort Hood,” this 80-plus page report mentions the words “Islam” and “Muslim” not once. Not once. It refers to Hasan as a “gunman.” As Ralph Peters put it, the report is “not about what happened at Fort Hood.” And “It avoids entirely the issue of why it happened. You can read that “low self-esteem, depression, and anger are tied to many different types of violence” in the report. You can read about “workplace violence” and “disgruntled employees” in the report. You can read about “Motivations for domestic terrorism” such as “animal rights, “white supremacy,” and “religious intolerance” thrown in on equal par among other factors that simply were not in play here in the report. And you can read the grand conclusion that “Religious fundamentalism alone is not a risk factor; most fundamentalist groups are not violent, and religious-based violence is not confined to members of fundamentalist groups.”

RELATED: Hood Massacre Report Gutless and Shameful, by Ralph Peters.

*What if There is a Massachusetts Miracle, by Jennifer Rubin.

“At some point, all but the most deluded Obama spinners must acknowledge that the public is registering its opposition to Obama’s leftward lurch in general and his brand of health-care “reform” in particular.”

RELATED: Martha Coakley: A Democrat Canary in a Coal Mine? By Jake Tapper.

RELATED II: Kirk Can’t Vote After Tuesday, by Fred Barnes.

“Democrats in Massachusetts have talked about delaying Brown’s “certification,” should he defeat Democrat Martha Coakley on Tuesday.  Their aim would be to allow Kirk to remain in the Senate and vote the health care bill. But based on Massachusetts law, Senate precedent, and the U.S. Constitution, Republican attorneys said Kirk will no longer be a senator after election day, period.  Brown meets the age, citizenship, and residency requirements in the Constitution to qualify for the Senate.  “Qualification” does not require state “certification,” the lawyers said.”

RELATED III: They’d Rather Not Talk About It, by John McCormack.

RELATED IV: The Backlash is Coming! The Backlash is Coming! By Jon Keller.

“Are we in for another shot heard ’round the world? Perhaps. More likely, listen for the sound of horse hooves on the pavement, and a modern-day version of Paul Revere’s historic warning—the backlash is coming.”

RELATED V: Brown vs. Coakley = Liberty vs. Tyranny, by Tom Blumer

*Really Mr. Krugman, really?

“Mr. Obama didn’t do what Ronald Reagan, who also faced a poor economy early in his administration, did — namely, shelter himself from criticism with a narrative that placed the blame on previous administrations.”

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