NETANYAHU: ISRAEL MAY ACT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran is moving ahead toward nuclear weapons capability and warned that his country would act by itself if necessary to prevent that from happening, according to NEWSMAX.   Netanyahu has said Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons that would pose an “existential threat” to Israel and “all options are on the table” to stop it, including a military strike.

COMMENTS:

Israel sits within relative close proximity to Iran.  Iran has made no secret about wanting to evaporate Israel and is perilously close to having the ability to launch a nuclear weapon on Tel-Aviv.  Israel’s major ally, the United States, has refused under President Obama to come to grips with the dangers Iran is posing in the Middle East.  Israel has every right to protect itself. 

TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:

Q. I understand George Zimmerman is suing NBC.  What for?  (Russ ~ Visalia, CA)

A. The suit originally started last year.  NBC News took the tape of the call from Zimmerman to police and edited it to make Zimmerman appear guilty of racial prejudice.  NBC subsequently apologized and said that the editing had been a “mistake.”  This is only one of several media attempts to make Zimmerman appear to be the guilty party, despite evidence to the contrary.  The ACLU should be all over this, but their hands appear to be dirty as well. 

Q. Do you think Holder will bring a Civil Rights case violation against Zimmerman?  (Tall Buck ~ Glasgow, MT)

A. No.  But, he might try and bring a federal murder case against Zimmerman.  The chances of a Civil Rights case diminished yesterday when the FBI said it had investigated and determined that no prejudice existed on Zimmerman’s fault.   Yes, he can be tried for murder in the federal court system, even after being exonerated in Florida.   

Q. Harry Reid is threatening to change Senate rules on confirmation proceedings unless the Senate confirms seven controversial appointments.  Can he do that?  (Gregory ~ Brea, CA)

A. He can’t change the rules by himself.  The problem is that the Courts have ruled against Obama in his appointment of union hacks to the NLRB. The appointments require a majority vote in the Senate, meaning 67 votes.  41 members are Republicans, meaning they can block confirmation.  Reid has threatened to change the rule to a simple majority, but even some Democrats are against such a rule change.  Such an attempt, if actually made, will seal the fate of the Senate in 2014; the Democrats will lose control.   

TODAY’S QUOTE: (Presidential failure?)

“That's what he was saying, the civil rights movement - judge me for my character, not how black my skin is, not how yellow my skin is, how short I am, how tall or fat or thin; It's by my character.” ~ Pam Grier

TODAY’S VIDEO:

http://video.foxnews.com/v/2546917442001/did-the-sequester-improve-the-economy/?playlist_id=2114913880001