The Government is Not Charity

Henke gets it almost right, but ignores the obvious:

The New York Times Editorial Board…

Philanthropic contributions in the United States – about $300 billion in 2006 – probably exceed those of any other country.

By contrast, America’s

If there were ever a bigger and more fanciful case of wishful thinking than Krugman’s New York Times article, today, I’ve never seen it. He’s going well over and above his usual fantasy mongering, here:

Maybe Mr. Obama was,

RENO, Nev. —AP- John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized Barack Obama’s praise of the Republican Party and Ronald Reagan – an anathema for many Democrats, particularly union members considered crucial to winning Nevada’s Democratic caucuses Saturday.Obama responded by suggesting

I can’t imagine that she figured on this:

 NEW YORK, N.Y. —The Politico- Dogged by continuing racial tensions around her presidential campaign, Hillary Rodham Clinton drew a smattering of boos on Monday when she spoke at a religiously tinged Martin

Those of you familiar with details of Ezra Levant’s battle with Canadian fascists. may recognize Syed Soharwardy as the Muslim bigot with neither the understanding of, or regard for, Free Speech. Soharwardy has found a brother in arms south

Eric Lipton, New York Times, argues the Clintons continue to miscontrue the facts regarding Mrs. Clnton’s vote which authorized the liberation of Iraq:

In interviews and at a recent campaign event, they[the Clintons] have said that Mr. Hagel, Republican

Noted in passing: The “Vets as Murderers” meme as pushed by the NYT being reacted to by Phil Carter:

 So, basically, the reporters went trolling on Lexis-Nexis and other databases to find “murder” within the same paragraph as “veteran”

Ben Smith over at the Politico notes that there’s been a lot the last 48 or so over charges of racism:

A series of comments from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, her husband and her supporters are spurring a racial

Chris Matthew describes himself as brutal on Mrs. Clinton:

“I think the Hillary appeal has always been about the mix of toughness and sympathy. Let’s not forget, and I’ll be brutal, the reason she’s a US Senator, the reason she’s

Gloria Steinem gives the gender feminist moo of the day in the New York Times.

So why is the sex barrier not taken as seriously as the racial one? The reasons are as pervasive as the air we breathe:

Here is a reminder of why Bob Shrum is a highly paid political advisor, from the New York Daily-News:

The Clinton industry, encrusted with the beneficiaries and acolytes of the first and probably only Clinton presidency, has turned Hillary

First Mrs. Clinton was famous for answering questions from plants. Then she stonewalled David Gregory’s. Now she is stonewalling her audience. The Des Moines Register reports on [Mrs.] Clinton’s Silence:

Iowa Falls, Ia. – Iowans have noticed that

Fred Dicker at the NY Post:

THE man supposedly leading a key state probe of Gov. Spitzer and the Dirty Tricks Scandal has abruptly taken a 21/2-week vacation in South America – after secretly receiving a $15,000 pay raise, The

Daniel W. Drezner asks,  “Should celebrities set the global agenda?”

Rosie O’Donnell, winner of Barbra Streisand IQ Award for Celebrity Vacuity, via New York Post,

“I just want to say something: 655,000 Iraqi civilians are dead. Who

Captain Ed, Captain’s Quarters, weighs in one left’s hysteria over the New York Times’ hiring of Bill Kristol:

I have to admit that I find the controversy refreshing. It’s good to see the progressives admit that a half of