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Matt Lewis: What the Cuban Missile Crisis Can Teach Us About Barack Obama
Joe Biden's warning that Barack Obama's election will precipitate an international crisis reminded some of John F. Kennedy's election. While Kennedy is fondly remembered today, it should be noted that during his...
Don’t Worry–We Survived the Cuban Missile Crisis
Don’t Worry–We Survived the Cuban Missile Crisis
commentarymagazine.com — On the very same day he told us that Colin Powell should have ended all questions about... Barack Obama’s national security bona fides, Joe Biden comes along to tell us precisely why we should be scared of Obama as commander-in-chief: “Mark ... (more) Don’t Worry–We Survived the Cuban Missile Crisis
Kristol: What Biden Implied
weeklystandard.com — John McCain took note Monday of Joe Biden’s remarks the day before at a Seattle fundraiser (where... Biden apparently didn’t realize at first there were media present). But there’s more McCain could say. Here’s McCain, in Belton, Missouri: Just ... (more) Kristol: What Biden Implied
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Bill Dyer: Biden warns us to "mark [his] words: It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy."
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog — (Guest post by Bill Dyer a/k/a Beldar ) Hugh, below , and many others in the blogosphere (e.g., Tom Maguire and those he links), have thoughtful comments on Joe Biden's accidental truth-telling yesterday , when he dramatically predicted that America's enemies will quickly contrive crises to "test the mettle" of a young President Barack Obama. I've only got two points to add, but they literally fill me with dread: This grim prediction is Biden's own best-case scenario — that is, he thinks that Obama will make correct decisions in response to the crisis, but they will seem incorrect even to the Americans whose support Biden ...

"Ich Bin Ein Beginner!"
small dead animals — "Ich Bin Ein Beginner!" Joe Biden got it wrong when he said "It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy." All they had to do was stand back and wait for the One to manufacture his own. ...

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