The Long View

Ramesh Ponnuru points out yesterday that in a Libertarian fantasy world the Cato institute’s platform would win in a landslide. I would hasten to add that the only reason that the whole thing is a fantasy is because nobody’s bothered

Every time I see stories like this I begin to wonder whether or not the author is still Sane. Admittedly those thoughts, disappear a little more quickly when James Joyner is involved, but I have to tell you that I’m

• Fuel prices have had a small effect on the amount of travel over the weekend, though not as much as they apparently figured on. The difference amounts to about 1% less than last year.  The problem with judging how

BitsBlog has been having problems with the XML-Sitemap plugin, for the last couple of months. This is a plugin that creates a comlete site listing for Google and other search engines, so they know what’s going on here. saves them

According to Maria Gavrilovic, CBS News:

Obama also spoke about his uncle, who was part of the American brigade that helped to liberate Auschwitz. He said the family legend is that, upon returning from war, his uncle spent six

PowerLine:

Barack Obama must be the most gaffe-prone politician in memory. Today, he delivered a Memorial Day speech in New Mexico. After greeting the local Democratic Party dignitaries, he began:

On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken

That’s the question we’ve been asking here for some time. Simon at Classical Values asks the same questions, and comes up with the same answers we have.

An article I noted over the weekend in the Toronto Star peaked my interest a bit;

There were no pleasantries, there was no small talk. Safa Rigby had expected to hear her husband’s voice when the phone rang one morning.

The Pheonix has landed.

JPL has pictures.

I should think about adding the JPL ffeed to the BitsBlog Newsroom. Maybe I’ll get that going this week.

ARLINGTON, Va. -(Army.mil)- A patriotic ceremony honoring the service and sacrifice of America’s military members is scheduled for May 26 at 11 a.m. in Arlington National Cemetery.

This year’s event, which marks the 140th observance of Memorial Day on these

“[Mrs. Clinton] has a history of covering up her own mistakes behind sexism.”

Maureen Dowd, via Noel Sheppard, Newsbusters.

Mrs. Clinton is not a smart woman, but the Clintons are creatures of habit.    Mrs. Clinton is the habit of repeating her lies.   As she did with the Tuzila lie.  the Clintons will lie until caught and then attribute to

Is that a kaffiyeh around Rachel’s neck?.   Charles Johnson, Little Green Footbals,  thinks it is.   Michelle is not sure.   Cassy is  bothered.   I am not sure.  However, I give the final word to, Rusty, Jawa Report.

Michelle doesn’t

It is not everyday I dedicate a post to a bridge, but not every bridge is the Brooklyn Bridge.  The Brooklyn Brdige turns 125 today.  A celebration is in order, Brooklyn Daily Eagle:

BROOKLYN — In 1883, New Yorkers

Mrs. Clinton’s last campaign gaffe, Geoff Earl, New York Post:

“My husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary somewhere in the middle of June, right? We all remember Bobby Kennedy was