TERROR – QUOTE OF THE DAY – AT 8:58 A.M. ET:  We might disagree with him on some other issues, but Lindsey Graham has been a stalwart on national defense in the U.S. Senate.  He lays it on the line about Obama's terror policies and how they endanger us.  From the Washington Times: 

Sen. Lindsey Graham warned that the Charlie Hebdo terror attacks are likely a drop in the bucket of what’s to come — and especially so under the policies of President Obama.

“I fear we can expect and must prepare for more attacks like this in the future,” Mr. Graham said in a statement reported by The Hill. “Through a combination of poor policy choices made by the Obama administration regarding detention and interrogation policies, and budget cuts approved by the Congress with President Obama’s support, I believe our national security infrastructure designed to prevent these types of attacks from occurring is under siege.”

Mr. Graham also pointed to the nation’s “eroding” intelligence capabilities as problematic — and his criticisms were shared by others in the Republican Party.

Sen. Kelly Ayotte said Mr. Obama’s pledge to close Guantanamo Bay is a “real risk,” Fox News reported. And Rep. Peter King from New York said on CNN: “We have to make it clear that Homeland Security — at a time we saw this massive attack in Paris — that we can’t be cutting funding or programs which would protect Americans from a terrorist attack.”

COMMENT:  Leftists hope that memory of attacks like the one in Paris fades quickly, and that they can go back to their other failed policies.  Sadly, they're often right.

Republicans now control Congress.  They have a chance to reverse Obama's reckless defense policies by forcing the White House into compromise positions.  Will they really try?  That question may determine the future of the Republican Party.

January 8,  2015