Monday, March 8, 2010

Apology Tours and Terrorists' Rights: A Losing Combination

Powerline "• "Keeping America safe": Democrats now trail by 13 points (34 percent to 47 percent.) The gap was just 5 points in July 2008. • "Ensuring a strong military": Democrats trail by 31 points (27 percent to 58 percent.)"

Voters Say Don't Mess With Texas The Way They Did With California

MICHAEL BARONE "Texas is a different story. Texas has low taxes — and no state income taxes — and a much smaller government. Its legislature meets for only 90 days every two years, compared with California's year-round legislature. Its fiscal condition is sound. Public employee unions are weak or nonexistent."

Mike Ramirez cartoon

Investors.com

Jesse Jackson Leads Bingo Rights March in Alabama (Video)

FirstThings "Hey, times are tough. You gotta pick up odd jobs every now and then.The Bingo protesters sang “We Shall Overcome” as they marched to the state capitol." Has it come to this?

The Sickness of the West

Forbes "Trust is missing. We do not trust--and with good reason--either our elected leaders or the corporate elite who constitute the top echelons of society. Seldom in modern history has the lack of trust, now verging on contempt, been so deep, universal and comprehensive. At the very top we have a sad bunch of flawed mediocrities."

Rather: Obama Couldn’t Sell Watermelons

Sweetness&Light "Notice how quickly Mr. Matthews jumps in to stop Mr. Rather. Apparently, he no longer has forgotten that Mr. Obama is black."