New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and President Obama could have either stopped the Ground Zero mosque controversy before it even began with just some foresight and a few phone calls.

The proposed construction of a mosque near the 9/11 terrorist attack site is a test to see if we have the resolve to face down an ideology that aims to destroy religious liberty in America, and every other freedom we hold dear.

Not all mosques are jihadi, but all jihadis come from a mosque.

If any evidence were ever needed that the president doesn't practice Chicago-style politics, it's with the Ground Zero mosque controversy.

Upon the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini led Friday prayers at Tehran University. His sermon would carry the weight of an American State of the Union address. With time, Khomeini and his successor Ali Khamenei designated a substitute prayer leader from amongst the regime hierarchy.

The Obama Democrats are carrying additional baggage as the economy languishes and are on the defensive on the issues they thought would win over the bitter clingers.

Submission is a central theme in the Muslim religion, so certain things need to change drastically if Egypt does not want their new regime to morph into a dictator as well.

Netanyahu is likely to receive little sympathy on the issue of Jerusalem, as President Obama has already signalled his intent to press for some kind of international status for the ancient holy city.