The Rising Irrelevance of Obama

By Patrick J. Buchanan

 "This will not stand!" declared George H.W. Bush.

He was speaking of Saddam Hussein's invasion, occupation and annexation of the emirate of Kuwait as his "19th province."

Seven months later, the Iraqi army was fleeing up the "Highway of Death" back into a country devastated by five weeks of U.S. bombing.

When Bush spoke, the world sat up and listened.

Consider the change.

Tempus Fugit: Didn't The One Promise to "Heal the Planet?"

For in his hand are all the ends of the earth: and the heights of the mountains are his.  For the sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. 

Psalm 94:4-5

"This was the moment," he told us, "when we provided care for the sick, good jobs for the jobless, when the rise of the oceans began to slow, and our planet began to heal.  This was the moment when we ended a war and secured our nation, and restored our image as the last best hope on earth." 

How's that planet healing been working out in Christchurch and Sendai?  About as well as all of Barry Soetoro's other promises.

The Irish Bishops Issue Message for St. Patrick's Day 2011

The Solemnity of Saint Patrick

Irish bishops wish everyone a joyful and peaceful Saint Patrick’s Day tomorrow, 17 March. Patrick was called to serve and bring God to a people far from his homeland. Saint Patrick’s Day, a holy day of obligation for the faithful, is celebrated as a special day for Irish people living at home and abroad. In 2011 we are in the midst of an economic recession which has resulted in unemployment and emigration for many individuals and families in Ireland. The plight of Patrick, himself a migrant, has been faced by many Irish people who have struggled to live and integrate into new cultures. Let us remain in our prayers those who are suffering at this time.

Our national Saint was a pioneer in an inhospitable climate. In the words of Saint Patrick: “May it never befall me to be separated by my God from his people whom he has won in this most remote land. I pray God that he gives me perseverance, and that he will deign that I should be a faithful witness for his sake right up to the time of my passing” (The Confession of St Patrick). All visitors to Ireland for the feast of our patron saint should be afforded the warmest of welcomes.

I arise today

Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through the belief in the threeness,
Through confession of the oneness
Of the Creator of Creation.

I arise today
Through the strength of Christ's birth with His baptism,
Through the strength of His crucifixion with His burial,
Through the strength of His resurrection with His ascension,
Through the strength of His descent for the judgment of Doom.

I arise today
Through the strength of the love of Cherubim,
In obedience of angels,
In the service of archangels,
In hope of resurrection to meet with reward,
In prayers of patriarchs,
In predictions of prophets,
In preaching of apostles,
In faith of confessors,
In innocence of holy virgins,
In deeds of righteous men.

I arise today
Through the strength of heaven:
Light of sun,
Radiance of moon,
Splendor of fire,
Speed of lightning,
Swiftness of wind,
Depth of sea,
Stability of earth,
Firmness of rock.

I arise today
Through God's strength to pilot me:
God's might to uphold me,
God's wisdom to guide me,
God's eye to look before me,
God's ear to hear me,
God's word to speak for me,
God's hand to guard me,
God's way to lie before me,
God's shield to protect me,
God's host to save me
From snares of devils,
From temptations of vices,
From everyone who shall wish me ill,
Afar and anear,
Alone and in multitude.

I summon today all these powers between me and those evils,
Against every cruel merciless power that may oppose my body and soul,
Against incantations of false prophets,
Against black laws of pagandom
Against false laws of heretics,
Against craft of idolatry,
Against spells of witches and smiths and wizards,
Against every knowledge that corrupts man's body and soul.

Christ to shield me today
Against poison, against burning,
Against drowning, against wounding,
So that there may come to me abundance of reward.
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.

I arise today
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through belief in the threeness,
Through confession of the oneness,
Of the Creator of Creation.

President Reagan's Remarks at a Luncheon Honoring the Prime Minister of Ireland on March 17, 1982

Cardinal Raymond Burke on 'The Fall of the Christian West'

Cardinal Raymond Burke

Cardinal Raymond Burke, the American Cardinal who serves as Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, essentially the Chief Justice at the Vatican, has given an important address to the Australian Catholic Students Association in Sydney, Australia.  He spoke on "the crisis of Christian culture in the West and our call to build anew a strong Catholic culture, in fidelity to our vocation to give witness to Christ and, therefore, to be martyrs for the faith."  

The full text of Cardinal Burke's address is here.

This Is What Leadership Looks Like

From RedState

By Russ Vought

As a quick update, here are the heroes with public statements against the short-term CR. Consider these the men and women who are leading the charge in the House and Senate. The list of no votes is much longer, as many prefer to keep their position private until they vote. But that shouldn’t stop us from recognizing a leaders’ row in the run-up to the vote:

House:

Tim Huelskamp (KS)
John Fleming (LA)
Michelle Bachmann (MN)
Steve King (IA)
Jeff Duncan (SC)
Jeff Flake (AZ), a member of the Appropriations Committee
Jim Jordan, the chairman of the RSC (OH)
Mike Pence, former chairman of the RSC and former Conference Chairman (IN)
Allen West (FL)
Andy Harris (MD)
Tom Graves (GA), a member of the Appropriations Committee
Dennis Ross (FL)
Jason Chaffetz (UT)

Senate:

Marco Rubio (FL)
Jim DeMint (SC)
Mike Lee (UT)
Rand Paul (KY)
Orrin Hatch (UT)

These individuals deserve our respect and our thanks—it is not easy to lead against your Leadership. I assure you and have reports that they are under serious pressure from within their caucus.

To those of you in both the House and the Senate who have not made a decision yet: Many of you ran for Congress to join many of these very individuals in the fight. Now is your chance. They all think the current CR is a political and policy loser. So does Mark Levin and Erick Erickson. So does the Family Research Council, the Club for Growth, the National Taxpayers Union, and Heritage Action for America. This is a no-brainer, folks. Vote no.

Can Japan Rise Again?

By Patrick J. Buchanan

We can thank Providence that the earthquake was not 150 miles closer to Tokyo, else Japan's dead might number in the millions.

Prime Minister Naoto Kan calls it the worst crisis since World War II. Yet, horrendous as it is, it does not, thus far, compare with that. For the earthquake dead are not 1 percent of those who perished in World War II.

Between 1942 and 1945, Japan was stripped naked of an empire that embraced Formosa, Korea, Manchuria, the entire China coast, all of French Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia), Thailand, Burma, Malaysia, Singapore, the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), the Philippines and the Western Pacific out to Guam and south to Guadalcanal.

She sustained 2 million military dead and 500,000 to a million civilian dead under U.S. carpet-bombing that reduced her great cities to smoldering rubble and Hiroshima and Nagasaki to atomic ash.

Yet, 25 years after the most devastating defeat in modern history, Japan boasted the second largest and most dynamic economy on earth.