Vacationing is a human right, EU chief says

It reads like a headline from the Onion.  Alas, it's real.

"The European Union has declared travelling a human right, and is launching a scheme to subsidize vacations with taxpayers' dollars for those too poor to afford their own trips. "

Fortunately, such European-style social policies would never happen in America ... er, wait.

Victor Davis Hanson: "How Could We Be So Stupid?..."

"... Let us count the ways."

VDH presents "seven alternative reasons ... why the present government is hell-bent on doubling the national debt in eight years."

Obama Bans terms Islam, Jihad From National Security Strategy Document

Obama is cleansing national strategy documents of any reference to terms that might offend terrorists.  Does he think that by not uttering the term Jihad, then it will cease to exist?  He's like a small child who covers his eyes and assumes he is invisible.

From dictionary.com:

Main Entry: willful blind·ness
Function: noun: deliberate failure to make a reasonable inquiry of wrongdoing ... despite suspicion or an awareness of the high probability of its existence

Bill Whittle on PJTV provides a compelling illustration of how dramatically Obama's 'willful blindness' has already impacted America's counter-terrorism strategy.