START Treaty Seems to have Had a “Side Agreement”

Unconfirmed reports of a secret side agreement to the New START nuclear arms treaty started circulating in mid-October. The side agreement supposedly restricts the U.S.’s ability to pursue a robust missile defense.

The reports drove a number of U.S. Senators to write Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, demanding that the administration make available all the documents and records regarding any side negotiations. Administration officials turned over “summary” documents only, vehemently denying that any side deals were in the works.

Yesterday, the State Department released a fact sheet admitting that the Obama administration has been negotiating with Russia on missile defense “cooperation.” Awkward!

The State Department insists the negotiations weren’t secret. It’s just that they never mentioned it publicly. So that explains THAT.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2010/12/02/another-shoe-drops-on-new-start/#ixzz175o15qNL

TOTUS Acts up again at MIT

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/10/23/obama_has_teleprompter_trouble_during_mit_speech.html

Obama Picture of the Week

Campaigner-in-Cheif

“Sooner or later it is going to occur to Barack Obama that he is the president of the United States. As of yet, though, he does not act that way, appearing promiscuously on television and granting interviews like the presidential candidate he no longer is.“The election has been held, but the campaign goes on and on. The candidate has yet to become commander in chief.”

“Take last week’s G-20 meeting in Pittsburgh. There, the candidate-in-full commandeered the television networks and the leaders of Britain and France to give the Iranians a dramatic warning. Yet another of their secret nuclear facilities had been revealed and Obama, as anyone could see, was determined to do something about it — just don’t ask what.”

http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=507335

Seven Days in May

     The best part of the scene is Burt Lancaster’s comments that begin near the 2 minute mark.

Iran Put on Notice over Nuclear Violations

     It has been revealed that Iran has hidden a large nuclear facility, too large for “energy resource production”. This morning prior to commencing the G-20 Summit, President Obama, flanked by French Presideny Nikolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, announced that Iran must be held accountable for this continuing violation, and putting Iran on notice that they must comply immediately.

     The Iranian President Ahmadinejad will meet the the UN Secretary General Banke Moon today. There has been no response as of yet from Russia regarding this latest revelation.

The Firesale of American Security