1.) The biggest story of the year, so far: The Obama Administration has announced it is closing the US embassy in Yemen, because it fears a terrorist attack by Al Qaeda. [Obama Fail Blog]
2.) Rep. Peter Hoekstra says the threat in Yemen has been strengthened by former Guantanemo Bay detainees who have been released from Guantanemo Bay - a policy started under George W. Bush and continued by President Obama. [The Hill]
3.) Hoekstra is also blaming the Obama administration for the security lapse that allowed an Islamist terrorist with explosives to board an airliner headed for Detroit on Christmas Day. [The Hill]
4.) Hot Air is all over the Christmas Day terrorist attack and the Obama administration's mishandling of the aftermath. [Hot Air]
5.) Before Obama was surrendering the Yemeni embassy to Al Qaeda, he was simultaneously attacking the CIA while making it look weak and vulnerable. Erick Erickson of Red State is trying to figure out why. [Red State]
6.) Michelle Malkin wonders why the leader of the free world didn't cut short his vacation in the midst of a terrorist attack and she marvels at the lack of urgency shown towards matters of national security:
Team Obama’s stage managers and image gurus are all about symbolism. Wouldn’t the president send a more credible message to jihadi plotters around the world (and to Americans) by cutting his holiday break short and getting back to work in the White House, rather than by phoning it in for the next four days?
...We’ve gone from “Blood, toil, sweat, and tears” to “Beach, golf, (gym) sweat, and (self-pitying) tears.”
Rough men stand ready to keep and defend our safety. As for President Obama, it’s still Me Time.
Source: MichelleMalkin.com
7.) Did you hear how China publicly humiliated President Obama at the climate change hootenany in Copenhagen? Probably not, so check this out:
After promising to meet the Messiah at 7:00 p.m., Premier Wen stood him up in favor of a meeting with the leaders of India, South Africa, and Brazil. Rather than wait, a no-doubt infuriated Obama stalked into the room in question and demanded, "Are you ready to see me, Premier Wen?" No word on Wen's reaction, though he did submit to a discussion on the spot that evidently sealed the release of the immortal and glorious Copenhagen Quasi-Agreement on Climate Change.
Source: American Thinker
