Obama And the USSC

I am disturbed, but not surprised by some of the comments made by Barrack Obama as regards the role of a Justice of the Supreme Court and thereby, what we will get in the replacement for Justice David Souter, who

From the mailbag:

Most people don’t know that back in 1912, Hellmann’s mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for
delivery on May 5th in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was

The Jerusalem Post:

Thwarting Iran’s nuclear program is conditional on progress in peace negotiations between Israel and the “Palestinians”, according to White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.

First of all, what, short of the destruction of Israel has

Rick Moran, writing at Pajamas Media, this morning asks an interesting question:

If Reagan Tolerated GOP Moderates, Why Can’t Today’s Conservatives?

Well, Rick, given the treatment Reagan and his legacy are now getting at the hands of the supposed

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• Not Responsible: I note George Will getting it wrong, again. I’m no political fan of Ahhnold, but to lay the blame for

• Getting Back to GOP Principles #tcot http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/g…..rinciples/ #
• I hear Ted Rall is jobless. can’t happen to a nicer slug. #tcot #hhrs #
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• you will hear, shortly of another murder east

The LA Times is reporting:

Jack Kemp, the all-star college and pro quarterback who went on to serve nine House terms, as secretary of Housing and Urban Development and as Robert Dole’s VP running mate on the 1996 Republican

This is rich.

In my view, this oughta be required viewing in any PolSci class.

I’ve been saying for a long time now, that “The Moderate Voice”, isn’t.

We see yet another example this morning where the writers there decided jump on a story with both feet without even bothering to check any other possibilities

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• Torture is Barry Manilow covering AC/DC: A great position paper on torture, from Frank Fleming, over at Pajamas Media.  You may

Glenn Reynolds notes, this morning:

HECKLE AND CHIDE: When bus passengers yell at driver, it improves safety. Is this an argument for free speech in general?

Well, consider this question in light of the actions of the federal government and

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This is the  “Would you buy a car from this president?” Edition

• Abject failure: Let’s save tine on the press conference, publiscity stint

An annoying note at The New Ledger which to my view exemplifies the problems conservatives face with the Repubclican estabishment:

NRSC Vice-Chairman Orrin Hatch said today that he doesn’t believe former Congressman Pat Toomey has a chance to beat newly

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This is the “Bang the Drum Slowly” Edition

• Spectre Specter: I’ve gotten some interesting feedback from readers on this monring article on

To begin with, let’s get a snip of this morning’s op-ed up on National Review:

Arlen Specter belongs to a type familiar to Congress: the time-serving hack devoid of any principle save arrogance. He has spent three decades in the