Breakfast Scramble

Obami play with political poison, Thomas Sowell, RCP:

Few combinations are more poisonous than race and politics. That combination has torn whole nations apart and led to the slaughters of millions in countries around the world.

You might

So who is the Tea Bagger? I won tries to muddle the message, from USA Today:

President Obama said many Tea Party followers have “mainstream legitimate concerns,” but their movement is built around a “core group” of opponents who

Some women mellow out, others like Mrs. Clinton and ex-bunny, Gloria Steinem just get even nastier.  from Mary Milliken, Reuters:

At 76, Steinem laments elusive equality for women

As she turns 76 next week, the woman who walked the

Over at PAjamas Media, Mary Grabar asks an interesting one: Why Are Tiger’s Women Getting a Pass?

As the widespread coverage of Tiger Woods’ affairs has demonstrated, we have a double standard when it comes to extramarital affairs between married

From  the NewsReal Blog:

Toymaker Mattel Inc. has given its best-selling Barbie doll a makeover in honor of her 50^th anniversary.

Meet Burkha Barbie, garbed in traditional Islamic Dress. On sale now.

I have to say that it

Joanne Lipman whines about the state of women  in the New York Times:

Certainly, when you look at the numbers, women have made tremendous strides over the past 25 years. But in the process, we lost sight of something

AFT, the cows,  to wit NOW, finally grow a pair:

WASHINGTON (CNN) — The National Organization for Women has sharply criticized comedian David Letterman, accusing him of promoting a hostile, uncomfortable work environment.

“The latest Letterman controversy sheds

CBS has a problem and even the New York Times can see it, by Bill Carter and Brian Stelter:

For the intensely private Mr. Letterman, the revelations, which resulted from a bizarre extortion attempt, are sure to be extremely embarrassing,

The National Bureau of Economic Research  has released a study purporting to show that women’s happiness has declined since the ‘Seventies, or about since when Riic came off the market.  Color me skeptical that happiness is actually a  measurable metric   

Anne E. Kornblut, Washington Post asks:

Does a Glass Ceiling Persist in Politics?
Kennedy’s Withdrawal Illustrates a Double Standard, Some Say

With her abrupt exit this week from consideration for the Senate, Caroline Kennedy added her name to a growing

Just in case anybody just got off the bus from Mars, here is the old joke:

A lady in on the couch talking to her psychiatrist.   The doctor, takea a puff from his pipe, and asks the lady, “Suppose a

Cassy Fiano brings good tidings, gender feminists to become extinct:

We’ve all heard the eco-warriors talk about the extinction of mankind as a benefit to the planet. Who cares about humans, Gaia must reign supreme! The latest reason to stop

Star LaBranche,  In Cold Blog, reviews Crystal  Gail Mangum’s epic work of fiction,  The Last Dance for Grace:

The overall problem with Crystal’s memoirs is her total lack of credibility. She lied about so much, how can anyone

Bir rambled and I am piling on:

Oh, Shut UP, Dee Dee. I don’t recall the Clintonistas… yourself included, screaming quite so loudly about the long line of women Bubba groped, which had the quality of being real instead of

Surfing the Washington Times, this morning, I happen across Andrew Breitbart.  I’d heard about the incident he writes about, here, but hadn’t given it much thought, until now.

Anyone who has attended a frat party will have an