Mother’s Day Greetings

Mother’s day is a reminder that no matter how much you do, It’s not enough. That sounds negative when you say it that way, I know, but let me explain…

The debt of thanks we owe our mothers is one

James Joyner:

My New Atlanticist essay “Australia Prepares for U.S. Decline” discusses a recent Aussie white paper that is generating much discussion in the foreign policy wonkosphere.  Basically, they see a rapidly rising China and a United States

Doctor Krauthammer on Obama:

He is throwing trillions around on social spending, a lot of which he has admitted will be wasted, because it’s just in the essence of it.

But look at where he actually cuts. He takes off

(CNN) — (Political Ticker) Days after national Republicans launched a new campaign to broaden the party’s outreach, former upstart presidential candidate Mike Huckabee says the GOP is at risk of becoming “irrelevant as the Whigs.”

In an interview with the

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This is the “No Little Fish” edition.  I mean, I like Anchovies, but on pizza? No thanks.

• Respecting other Cultures: James Joyner:

One of the most important, yet most frequently violated, laws of punditry is that your own priorities and preferences aren’t always relevant. I would love it if the GOP dedicated itself to cutting government by two-thirds, leaving only a minimal

Been watching this happen the last couple weeks and have decided to jump in.

The original idea has to go to John Hawkins, who adapated the tradition from Twitter. The idea being pass along blogs you like and link

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This is the Railroaded Edition

• A measure of commitment: A great one from Don Surber: The EPA should turn off its air

Arthur Brooks, at  The Wall Street Journal suggests that there’s a bit of a culture war going on about the future of capitalism.  The headline suggests that “The Real Culture War Is Over Capitalism “

There is a major cultural

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This is the BitsBurger edition.

• Letters, we get letters:  One of the questions I get about every other week, here at CasaDeBit,

Apparently, that FOIA demand from Fox News did the trick, at least partially:

The White House plans to soon release a photo from the controversial Air Force One-style flyover of Manhattan last week, despite claiming earlier that there was

Let’s look this situation over, shall we?

  I dunno about you, but on the face of it, I’m going to take a great deal more seriously, the pronouncements of someone who looks like this, and think it looks good…

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This is the “Back to School” Edition

• Has it been that long? I am reminded by Ed Morrissey that yesterday marks 36

Dom DeLuise, a face well known for many decades to most Americans died today, at age 75. The New York Daily News is reporting it this way:

Brooklyn-born Dom DeLuise, the roly-poly movie foil to best buddy Burt Reynolds during