Was it something I said?  —  As many of you are already aware I DID receive a notification from Palin attorney Thomas Van Flein yesterday.  It arrived in my e-mail in PDF form and you can read it over at the Alaska Report.  —  Now Van Flein is forcing me to make an admission …

Third Obama birth certificate appears in court  —  Dr C reports that Orly has filed a motion claiming that she has discovered another Birth Certificate for President Obama, this one from the Republic of Kenya  —  Update: Ron Polarik calls Kenya BC a forgery

The True Nirth Certifikit At Last  —  LGF reader Shiplord Kirel has granted us exclusive permission to reveal his world-shattering scoop!  He's discovered the honest-to-goodness, no BS, real, true, and genuine nirth certifikit for Barack Obama ... and the conspiracy goes much deeper …

Wall Street profits from trades with Fed  —  Wall Street banks are reaping outsized profits by trading with the Federal Reserve, raising questions about whether the central bank is driving hard enough bargains in its dealings with private sector counterparties, officials and industry executives say.

Yes, they are talking about a government takeover of health care  —  This video is spreading quickly across the Internet.  In their own words, via Naked Emperor News, here are Barack Obama, Jan Schakowsky, and Barney Frank exposing the true aim of the “public option.”

Democrats Find Rallying Points on Health Reform, but Splinters Remain  —  Democrats leave town for the August recess with frayed nerves and fragile agreements on health-care reform, and a new bogeyman to fire up their constituents: the insurance industry.  —  With the House already gone …

U.S. to Push Peace in Middle East Media Campaign  —  WASHINGTON — George J. Mitchell likes to remind people that he labored for 700 days before reaching the Good Friday accord that brought peace to Northern Ireland.  So the fact that Mr. Mitchell has shuttled back and forth to the Middle East …

Iran is ready to build an N-bomb - it is just waiting for the Ayatollah's order  —  Iran has perfected the technology to create and detonate a nuclear warhead and is merely awaiting the word from its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to produce its first bomb, Western intelligence sources have told The Times.

The Prez, The Press, The Pressure  —  Networks Grouse About Obama in Prime Time  —  In the days before President Obama's last news conference, as the networks weighed whether to give up a chunk of their precious prime time, Rahm Emanuel went straight to the top.

Rewarding Bad Actors  —  Americans are angry at Wall Street, and rightly so.  First the financial industry plunged us into economic crisis, then it was bailed out at taxpayer expense.  And now, with the economy still deeply depressed, the industry is paying itself gigantic bonuses.

High-End Homes Miss Out on Rebound  —  KENILWORTH, Ill. — Housing is fast dividing into two markets: Sales of low- and moderately priced homes are picking up and values have stopped falling in some parts of the nation.  But on the upper end, sales remain mired in a deep slump and price declines are expected to accelerate.

2 Obama officials: No guarantee taxes won't go up  —  2 Obama administration officials can't guarantee middle-class Americans won't see tax hike  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's treasury secretary said Sunday he cannot rule out higher taxes to help tame an exploding budget deficit …

MALKIN, KATZ, AND GOVERNMENT CHEESE.... For reasons I'll never fully understand, ABC News' “This Week” invited right-wing blogger Michelle Malkin to participate in its roundtable discussion yesterday.  It was a reminder that the darned liberal media just isn't willing to consider the perspective of right-wing activists.

House members take recess cue to leave the country  —  Midway through the last series of floor votes before members left town for recess on Friday, a pair of young staffers navigating a pulley cart carrying two steamer trunks, branded “CODEL BOEHNER,” caught the attention of reporters …

New Detainee Facility in U.S. Being Considered for Guantanamo Prisoners  —  Facility Would Contain Courtrooms, House Some Guantanamo Prisoners  —  The administration is considering whether to transfer some detainees at the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a facility in the United States …

When they can't attack the message...  ...they attack the messenger.  —  This is all they've got (vid at link if you can stomach it):  —  That's it.  Not a single refutation of a single fact in the book.  Bill Maher can't bring himself to open it and read what's in between the covers.  Why?