Michael Barone - The damning contradictions of Obama's attack on Libya
Obama's policy is reminiscent of the old saying that a camel is a horse designed by committee. The policy satisfies advocates of humanitarian intervention, like the National Security Council's Samantha Power, who remember Bill Clinton's regret that he didn't intervene to stop the slaughter in Rwanda.
Unfortunately, in order to satisfy those who oppose anything smacking of unilateralism, it took time to get the security council to act, so that we missed the moment when it seemed possible that recognition of a rebel government or imposition of a no-fly zone would topple Gadhafi.
Hayley Peterson - Obama silent on vision for post-Gadhafi Libya
Four days after launching airstrikes against Gadhafi's military, senior administration officials continue to deflect any association with the rebel forces fighting to oust Gadhafi or their primary leadership, the 31-member Libyan National Council.
Susan Ferrechio - McCaskill's plane problems make her bigger GOP target
This week's news that Sen. Claire McCaskill didn't pay taxes on her personal plane and billed taxpayers for its use has put the first-term Democrat in far greater political peril given that her re-election prospects were far from assured to begin with.
Byron York - Libya: A no-fly zone in a country with virtually no air force
Admiral Samuel Locklear III, commander of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn, which is conducting the coalition attacks on Libya, just finished a briefing with reporters from on board the USS Mount Whitney. Locklear said U.S. and coalition forces are continuing to expand the no-fly zone over Libya, which he described as "our primary goal." Read More
Monica Way - Parent-led program combats government's waste of food
Afarin Homer (at right in photo), a mother and a frequent volunteer at Gaithersburg Middle School, couldn’t believe her eyes last March when she noticed how much food was being wasted from an after-school snack program. Thanks to food services regulations, much of the food was being thrown in the garbage, untouched. Read More
Gene Healy - On war powers and Libya, Obama flak thinks you're too dumb to use Google
Pulitzer-Prize winning reporter Charlie Savage did the country a great service back in 2007 when he got all major presidential candidates to answer a questionnaire probing their views on executive power. Read More
Susan Ferrechio - Scott Brown bucks GOP on Planned Parenthood
Massachusetts's moderate GOP Sen. Scott Brown announced Tuesday he will not support an effort by Republicans to strip funding for Planned Parenthood from this year's budget. Brown said the GOP efforts to de-fund the organization "goes too far," even though he backs budget cuts. Brown's announcement makes it harder for Republicans to push to add this provision in a budget deal. Read More
Mark Tapscott - Top 10 names Obama didn't give Libyan action
Patriot Post did some investigative digging into unpublished White House documents and found this list of the top 10 names for the Libyan operation that were rejected: 10.Operation Nine Months In The Senate Didn't Prepare Me For This 9. Operation Organizing for Libya 8. Operation Double Standard 7. Operation FINE! I'll Do Something 6. Operation Enduring Narcissism 5. Operation So That's What the Red Button Does Read More
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