1. The Filibuster Is Preserved – Progressives Lose

2. Egypt Approaches The Abyss

3. Has an Obama Executive Order Put Federal Agencies Into Union Bosses’ Hands?

1. The Filibuster Is Preserved – Progressives Lose

The Senate voted on a package of rules reform proposals, but the filibuster is safe from an attempt by a simple majority of Senators to expunge it from the rules of the Senate. The minority party and individual Senators will retain the right to force an extended debate and participate in the legislative process. The left wing partisans seeking to seize total control over the Senate’s agenda for the next two years have lost.Please click here for the rest of the post.

2. Egypt Approaches The Abyss

The long reign of Hosni Mubarak seems to be in its final decline and the next few weeks will probably determine to a great extent the security picture of the Middle East for a generation.While we should all applaud the removal of a dictator we should do so with the realization that the odds of the Obama Administration producing an outcome superior to that produced by Jimmy Carter in Iran approaches zero.As i’ve said many times, no historical analogy is ever exactly right but the parallels developing between the way the Carter administration betrayed the Shah of Iran are chilling.While the Carter Administration believed for reasons that have never been made clear that it could manage the accession of Ayatollah Khomeini to power, so too the Obama Administration seems to think it has found a working partner in the Muslim Brotherhood.Why the Administration believes cavorting with an organization that is both violent and islamist makes sense is as unclear as Carter’s man-crush on Khomeini.The Administration clearly feels that it is sympatico with the Muslim Brotherhood. Early in the Administration the man chosen for “muslim outreach” was heavily involved with the Muslim Brotherhood. And Egyptian media has reported that Obama has recently met with Muslim Brotherhood representatives.Please click here for the rest of the post.

3. Has an Obama Executive Order Put Federal Agencies Into Union Bosses’ Hands?

There is no way to put this that does not sound alarmist. However, when you read the document [in the original] and give due consideration to all of the ramifications—including national security as the TSA agents begin voting whether or not to unionize—it will be hard not to be concerned that…The President of the United States of America has turned over a significant portion of the Executive Branch of the United States government to union bosses.Please click here for the rest of the post.