Obama and the March

Stolen from Powerline - a few graphics for your enjoyment:

Yes, the prime minister of Denmark...maybe Michelle had a say after their last encounter.
 

French courage?

More news from the attack:

Benoit Bringer, a journalist from the agency Premieres Lignes Tele, whose offices are next door, told the Telegraph he took refuge on the building's roof.

"Three policemen arrived by push bike, but they left naturally as the attackers were armed," he said.

Three policemen left??  You mean, if you're armed, the police leave?  This is the most disgusting thing I've read in a long time.  Turn in your badge, you don't deserve the respect.

Wake up, world

Word this morning that members of the Religion of Peace (tm) demonstrated how peaceful they are in Paris:

BREAKING: Black-clad gunmen stormed the Paris offices of a satirical publication known for lampooning Islam early Wednesday, killing 12 and injuring as many as 15 before escaping, French officials said.

As many as three Kalashnikov-toting shooters were being sought after the attack at Charlie Hebdo, the publication known for challenging Muslim terrorists with a 2011 caricature of Prophet Muhammed on its cover and which recently tweeted a cartoon of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Two policemen and several journalists - including the cartoonist behind the weekly publication's provocative images, were among the dead.

“We’ve avenged the honor of the prophet!” the killers shouted, according to witnesses who spoke to Sky News. The gunmen spoke French without any accent, according to Le Monde.

When will the West recognize that this is not just terrorism, not just random acts of violence, but it is WAR.

Especially telling will be the response of those millions of supposedly "moderate" Muslims.  Silence is assent.

Into the Sea

What does an Airbus, the Civil War, the Euro and Greece all have in common.  The great Bill Whittle has it all in this edition of Afterburner.



Thanks to The Right Scoop.

A Message?

From Iain Murray comes this analysis of a news item:

Hollande’s Plane Struck by Lightning on Way to Germany

Yes, seriously.

There will be some who view this as a divine warning. Others will joke that it has something to do with Zeus and the Greek crisis.

As for me, I think it is the first strike by The Avengers on European socialism. The Mighty Thor led the way. Up next, The Hulk, who will smash France’s economy.

 If only that could be true.

Loons across the ocean

While we have our own leadership election this year to keep our attention, the French are also in the process of selecting a president.  Two of the leading candidates from the left have truly redistributionist views.  First, there is Francois Hollande, the main Socialist candidate.  He advocates a tax rate of 75% on income over €1,000,000 ($1,327,000).  Talk about a disincentive to success.

But that's a piker in the world of European left-wing thought.  Jean-Luc Mélenchon is a hard left, anti-capitalist activist who is rising in the presidential election polls.  He advocates capping "fat-cat" salaries at €360,000 ($477,000), after which income tax would be set at 100%.  Think about that.  The government says, "You have earned enough.  Anything more you make goes to us."

The scary part - there are many who think this is a good idea.  The even scarier part - many in the Democratic Party think that the USA needs to be more like Europe.