Edmund Burke Rebukes Grover Norquist

by Stuart Shapiro

Edmund Burke is generally referred to as the Father of Modern Conservatism.  Grover Norquist . . . well, you know.  Norquist penned an op-ed yesterday arguing in support of his pledge against raising taxes which has been signed by a majority of House members and 41 Senators.  Burke, it turns out, didn’t like pledges.

What sort of reason is that, in which the determination precedes the discussion; in which one set of men deliberate, and another decide; and where those who form the conclusion are perhaps three hundred miles distant from those who hear the arguments…Authoritative …

Oslo Bombing Suspect Had Anti-Muslim Online Presence

Submitted by BJL411

Anders Behring Breivik allegedly ran the defunct anti-Muslim blog Fjordman. Fjordman was praised by Jihad Watch’s Robert Spencer as “a great European essayist.”  Little Green Footballs links to a Google translated site with information about Breivik:

Anders Behring Breivik, according to own data, previously driven the blog Fjordman and later for many years been a writer for the anti-Muslim and Zionist bloggers Gates of Vienna and Jihad Watch, under the pseudonym Fjordman.

On July 17, released Anders Behring Breivik a message on Twitter where he writes that “One person with a belief is Equal …

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Obama Gives Republicans A Piece Of His Mind

The president was justifiably angry.

“I’ve been left at the altar now a couple of times,” Obama said of the talks with Boehner…

“It is hard to understand why Speaker Boehner would walk away from this kind of deal,” Obama said. “Can they say yes to anything?”

…”I want them here at 11 a.m. tomorrow,” Obama said sternly. “We have run out of time and they are going to have to explain to me how we’re going to avoid a default.”

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FAA Closes Down At Midnight, Furloughing 4000 Workers

Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois blasts the Republicans for not letting go of an anti-union provision resulting in the shutdown.

We’re going to lay off 4,000 people at midnight tonight. Do you think that means anything to them? What I offered was a clean extension that didn’t get into the merits of this, which said let’s put this big debate aside and that debate aside and keep the agency working, the federal aviation administration. [Hatch] said, ‘No, you either take the Republican approach or else.’

And incidentally, he told you at the outset, the House Republicans have gone home. …

John Boehner Walks Out Of Debt Talks

“In the end, we couldn’t connect”…

Bernie Sanders: “It Would Be A Good Idea” To Have “Primary Opposition” To President Obama

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders told radio host Thom Hartmann that a primary challenge to the president would help the progressive agenda.

Sanders: So my suggestion is, I think one of the reasons the president has made the move so far to the right is that there is no primary opposition to him and I think it would do this country a good deal of service if people started thinking about candidates out there to begin contrasting a progressive agenda as opposed to what Obama believes he’s doing. ... Read more » So I would say to Ryan, discouragement is not an option. …

On Friday’s Radio Show…

• Retired Navy Commander Zoe Dunning of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network shares her thoughts on the end of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.

• Now What? Alan analyzes House Speaker John Boehner’s decision to end talks with President Obama.

• It’s the Friday Night Free-For-All!…

Arizonans Think Meteorological Term Is Sign Of Muslim Infiltration

Arizonans are objecting to the word “haboob,” which is a thick dust storm. One minute you use a foreign-sounding word that accurately describes the weather, and the next thing you know, we’re living under Sharia law.

“I am insulted that local TV news crews are now calling this kind of storm a haboob,” Don Yonts, a resident of Gilbert, Ariz., wrote to The Arizona Republic after a particularly fierce, mile-high dust storm swept through the state on July 5. “How do they think our soldiers feel coming back to Arizona and hearing some Middle Eastern term?”

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President Obama Certifies End Of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

Repeal will be fully implemented after 60-day waiting period…

Ron Paul Within 4 Points Of Obama In Rasmussen Poll

41%-37%…