Peace: An Opportunity Missed?

As Obama stood today and accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, his chance to cement a real reason to deserve such an award is slipping away.

In Iran, the seething anti-theocracy revolt hasn't died down, but instead has percolated below the surface at a slow, rolling boil.

The Basiji and Revolutionary Guard are backing down from confrontations with the Green's leaders, and the movement teeters on a breakthrough.

And when a few words of support from the Obama administration could rally them to a final victory, he remains silent.

This is not some craven crowd of dissidents! The Persians are highly-intelligent. They're well-organized and tech-savvy. They're plugged into the internet, Facebook and Twitter. They know to hit-and-run often enough to confound and confuse the Ahmedinejad regime.

And the White House silence is deafening!!

Is the Obama administration so overly-engrossed in revamping our healthcare system to pay any attention to Iran (witness his dithering over Afghanistan and McChrystal's request)?

Could it be any regime change in Iran the results in a westward-oriented government would be a vindication of Bush's street-level efforts and the left's hatred for anything Bush-positive has blinded them to an opportunity akin to the fall of the Berlin Wall?

Maybe the Nobel people should have waited a year before giving their golden boy his laurels.

Help is Coming? So is CHRISTmas!

The only ones with more employment were the photographers at this photo-op!

WHITE HOUSE TO MAIN STREET TOUR
Obama at LCCC: Help coming America, but it will be awhile

ALLENTOWN | - With a wide-ranging and fast-moving visit to the Lehigh Valley, President Obama kicked off a national tour intended to highlight ways to create jobs in an economy no longer built on the historical bedrock of manufacturing.

Obama said the economy's modest recent upward trend, including a positive jobs report today, is not nearly enough to restore a sense of confidence and security.

"I consider one job loss one too many," Obama said to roars of approval from a crowd of 1,000 at Lehigh Carbon Community College. "Good trends don't pay the rent. We have to grow jobs and get America back on track as soon as we can.

"In the two years since this recession began, too many members of our American family have felt the gut-punch of the pink slip," the president said. "Everyone one of us knows [them]."

The president spent about six hours here, departing at 3:50 p.m.

He stopped first at the Allentown Metal Works -- home to some of the Valley's last steelworkers -- before heading to LCCC.

ANOTHER Epic Failure

Not even President for a full year,.....(HT to Wyatt)

Change! Somali Terrorists Use Obama Portraits For Target Practice

Isn’t this racist?
Somali terrorists linked to Al-Qaeda are using portraits of Barack Obama for their target practice.

Radical Islamist Shebab members ride horses in Mogadishu in September. Al-Qaeda and Islamists fighting to topple Somalia’s government provide “mutual support” to each other, the head of the African Union peacekeeping force has told AFP in an interview. (AFP/Mustafa Abdi)

More "O" Oops!

Party Crashers Met Briefly With Obama

FOXNews.com

The controversy over state dinner crashers, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, has prompted the White House to order a "full review" of the incident to find out how the Secret Service allowed such a security breach

A reality TV hopeful and her husband who crashed a presidential dinner met President Barack Obama in the receiving line, the White House said Friday, as a "deeply concerned and embarrassed" Secret Service acknowledged its officers failed to check whether the couple was on the guest list.

The controversy over state dinner crashers, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, has prompted the White House to order a "full review" of the incident to find out how the Secret Service allowed such a security breach.

The White House said Friday it supported the Secret Service and its employees -- but also demanded answers.

"The White House asked the United States Secret Service to do a full review and they are doing that," White House spokesman Nick Shapiro said. "The United States Secret Service said they made a mistake and they are taking action to identify exactly what happened and they will take the appropriate measures pending the results of their investigation."

The White House has insisted that the Salahis were not invited to Tuesday's dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, despite contrary claims by the couple and their lawyer.

Scenes from the Obama Apologia World Tour

HT to Tony Phyrillas:

Another Global Failure

Emperor Akihito, I apologize that the United States is STILL the greatest country in the world, but I'm working on that problem as we speak.

Gargling WIth Absorbine Jr Again!

The Obamessiah response to the Ft. Hood massacre:

Obama: 'Dont' Jump to Conclusions' on Fort Hood Shooting

In the wake of the deadliest mass shooting at a U.S. base, President Obama on Friday cautioned against jumping to conclusions on the motive of the suspect.

"We don't know all the answers yet and I would caution against jumping to conclusions until we have all the facts," Obama said on the White House lawn.

"What we do know is that there are families, friends and an entire nation grieving right now for the valiant men and women who came under attack yesterday," the president said.

Obama said he met with FBI chief Robert Mueller and other federal agencies to discuss what may have caused Nidal Malik Hasan to turn on his comrades in Thursday's shooting rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead and 30 wounded.


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