Malkin Award Nominee

"With an active homosexual on the bench, Lady Justice will no longer even pretend to be blind. She will be peeking out from under her blindfold to determine the sexual preference of those standing before her, then will let the fold slip back into place before ruling in every case to legitimize sexual deviancy. Bottom line: the American ideal of absolute equality before the law will inevitably be shredded by a homosexual judge. Neither the Constitution nor the American people should be subjected to that kind of judicial malpractice. We can and should expect more from those who occupy seats on the highest bench in the land," – Bryan Fischer, American Family Association.

Hewitt Award Nominee

"[T]he nation was forged in opposition to feudal subservience. Perhaps Mr. Obama was not taught that elementary lesson during his childhood in Indonesia or his years immersed in post-colonial Marxist theory at graduate school. He is, however, learning it now. Americans despise bootlicking – especially when it comes from their president. […] His actions reflect a fundamental, reflexive anti-Americanism – a profound contempt and hatred for his own country," – Jeffrey T. Kuhner, Washington Times, on Obama bowing his head to the Chinese president.

Yglesias Award Nominee

"COMMERCIAL SPACE FEDERATION praises Obama’s new space policy. I think they’re right. I’ve surprised a couple of talk-radio hosts recently by supporting that policy, but — while I’m not sure Obama shares my enthusiasm for space development, really — it’s basically the policy that I and many other space activists have been calling for for nearly 20 years," – Glenn Reynolds.

Hewitt Award Nominee

"The first time I saw the swirling logo for the Nuclear Security Summit, it looked familiar. I soon figured out what it reminded me of: a crescent moon. The kind of crescent moon you see on the flags of Muslim countries (from left: Turkey, Algeria, Tunisia and Pakistan). Indeed, the crescent, often with a single or multiple stars, is the main symbol of Islam. So now there is something like it at an official presidential event, prominently displayed in photographs being beamed around the world," – Michael Goodwin, New York Post.

Fox News followed up, of course. Jon Stewart's jaw dropped again last night. Said logo here.

Malkin Award Nominee

"The U.S. income tax is becoming the 21st-century equivalent of the "jizya" – the punitive tax levied by Muslim states on their non-Muslim citizens: In return for funding the Islamic imperium, the infidels were permitted to carry on practicing their faith. Likewise, under the American jizya, in return for funding Big Government, the nonbelievers are permitted to carry on practicing their faith in capitalism, small business, economic activity and the other primitive belief systems to which they cling so touchingly," – Mark Steyn.

Hewitt Award Nominee

"[President Obama] is not an admirer of America. … Since he considers us the problem, he imposes a nuclear doctrine that reins in America — the root cause of evil in the world. And since he wants to turn America into a weak country that will accept the political correctness of the feckless 'international community,' he adjusts our language to bring it into line with the U.N.’s version of Newspeak," – Michael Ledeen.

Yglesias Award Nominee

"Conservatives spend money on different things. They like embassies, and they like occupation. They like the empire. They like to be in 135 countries and 700 bases…. Don’t you think it’s rather conservative to say, ‘oh it’s good to follow the Constitution, oh, except for war. Let the President go to war anytime they want,' … All empires end in financial collapse," – Ron Paul.

The tension between his traditional conservative supporters and the nationalist neo-cons is a fascinating rift. Not that big a deal right now, but no party claiming to defend the constitution and to restore fiscal balance can avoid the question of the cost of defense and the extraordinary leaps in unaccountable presidential war powers in the last decade.