Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is being accused of attempting to rape a masseuse at the Hotel Lucia in Portland, Oregon. The Nobel Peace Prize winner “unequivocally’ denied the allegations by the woman. 

  “Mr. Gore unequivocally and emphatically denied this accusation when he first learned of its existence three years ago,” spokeswoman Kalee Kreider said in a statement [...]

When Eric Holder testified before the House Judiciary Committee last month, Rep. Lamar Smith asked Eric Holder whether "radical Islam" might have had something to do with the three notable terrorist attempts in the United States within the past year. Holder came off as a clown. Radical Islam? Don't say it, man!

USA Today is reporting the good news that Adam Gadahn, the American who sold his soul to Islamofascism, has been arrested in Pakistan:

Pakistani intelligence officers say they have arrested Adam Gadahn, the American-born spokesman for al-Qaeda.

Two officers say Gadahn was arrested in the city of Karachi in recent days.

They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information.

Lindsey Graham is clearly working on a deal with the Obama administration to close the detention facility at Guantanamo and move the terrorist detainees to the United States. It is a terrible idea in itself and Senator Graham cannot possibly secure any consideration from the Obama administration that would justify it.

Last night, the White House let leak a trial balloon (if you'll pardon the pun) -- top aides are working on reversing the decision to try the 9/11 conspirators in federal court, and giving them back to the military tribunals set up under the Bush administration. This would be a stunning reversal, as Obama and several of his top advisors -- chief among them Attorney General Eric Holder -- had made such a stink out of giving them a fair trial, and then hanging them.

For eight years, we all had to suffer through the endless bleats of how the Bush administration (or, more commonly, the "Bush/Cheney/Haliburton administration") had eroded our rights, had pillaged the Bill of Rights, and had in general made poopy all over the Constitution.

Now, though, it's actually starting to happen, and the silence is deafening.

With the announcement that the 9/11 conspirators we've captured will be tried in civilian courts,a precedent that has huge ramifications.

In his interview with Chris Wallace on FOX News Sunday yesterday, Obama administration Deputy National Security Adviser John Brennan defended the administration's treatment of Umar Abdulmutallab as a criminal defendant rather than an enemy combatant. The questions culminated in this exchange:

WALLACE: Just briefly, what's the downside of treating him as an enemy combatant?

I was sitting at my table this morning, looking over my schedule for the day, when Mister Reality came by, poured himself a coffee and took a seat.

"I suppose you are feeling pleased with yourself this morning." he began. When I said nothing but raised an eyebrow, he clarified. "Politically, I mean."

"Well,", I ventured. "New Jersey and Virginia were nice results, though I have to say I was cheering for Hoffman in New York."

Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday invoked the state secrets privilege in connection with a case titled Shubert, et al. v. Barack Obama, et al.. The Shubert case is pending in federal district court in San Francisco. Assuming the court agrees with the Obama administration's position, the case will be dismissed on the ground that it cannot proceed without a danger that vitally important national security secrets will be revealed.

Here's what President Obama said yesterday,

"First of all, no one is talking about a government takeover health care plan," Obama said after he took the podium for the town hall meeting near the produce section.

He insisted he has "tried to say this over and over again - if you are happy with your health care, if you are happy with your doctor, we are not going to force you to change.

The US government will "consult" with GM to replace its board of directors. We all know who the government will put on this board. UAW heads, environmentalists, and others who don't give know anything about making a profit. They're more concerned about pushing their agenda and telling us what to drive.

It's official--according to the National Bureau of Economic Advisers, the United States is in recession and has been since December 2007. That puts the current downturn on pace to surpass the 16-month recessions in 1981-82 and 1973-75 as the longest since World War II. It will almost certainly be Publication: The American Conservative