Tea Party Looks to Unseat Reid
In Nevada, recent polls suggest that Tea Party-backed candidate Sharron Angle may be the GOP's best bet to defeat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Sue Lowden’s website for her Nevada Senate campaign includes a press release entitled: “It’s Unanimous: Angle in November Means Reid in December.” …Haley Looks to Avoid Runoff
In the South Carolina gubernatorial race, Nikki Haley will almost certainly win the GOP nomination despite allegations of marital infidelity. The only question for her is whether she can win it without a runoff. In the South Carolina gubernatorial race, Nikki Haley will almost certainly win the …Inglis Trailing in SC-4
In South Carolina’s 4th congressional district, polls show incumbent GOP Rep. Bob Inglis running behind conservative challenger Trey Gowdy. In South Carolina’s 4 th Congressional District, incumbent Rep. Bob Inglis is on the rocks. The South Carolina 4th is super-red and super-conservative. It …Whitman Holds Lead in Cal GOP Gov Race
One day away from California’s gubernatorial primaries, GOP candidate Meg Whitman is carrying a 20 point lead in the polls. One day away from California’s May 7 th gubernatorial primaries and all eyes are on Republican candidates Steve Poizner and Meg Whitman. While former Senator, and …Palin Looks Ahead to the Iowa Caucuses
If Sarah Palin is not planning to run in 2012, then her decision to endorse former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad in the current Iowa gubernatorial battle does not make a whole lot of sense. If Sarah Palin is not planning to run in 2012, then her decision to endorse former Iowa Governor Terry …Ignoring the Threat from Gaza
Leon Wieseltier’s “Operation Make the World Hate Us” in The New Republic challenges Israel’s blockade of Gaza and the interception of the flotilla. Wieseltier though forgets Gaza's long history of aggression against Israel. Leon Wieseltier’s “Operation Make the World Hate Us” in The New …Iran Threatens to Break the Blockade
According to reports, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has offered to escort future convoys to Gaza. If Iran follows through on these threats, it would be tantamount to a declaration of war against Israel. According to a report by AFP today, the Iranian Red Crescent has decided to send two aid ships …Why Paris Trumps Washington
Our capital city, Washington D.C., is a second-tier, second-rate city. And the country is better off for it. I disagree with Rachel Ryan . Quite simply, Paris trumps Washington, D.C. Paris is a bigger, more interesting, and more significant city than the American seat of government. And …FrumCast with Hitchens
I sat down with Christopher Hitchens to discuss his new memoir, Hitch-22 , the end of the Empire and the state of modern Britain. I sat down with Christopher Hitchens to discuss his new memoir, Hitch-22 , the end of the Empire and the state of modern Britain. Click here to download …Why Hamas Lost the Flotilla Fight
There are winners from the Gaza flotilla and losers. In human terms, the losses begin with the battered and injured IDF soldiers who boarded the Mavi Marmara. But there is a geopolitical scorecard too, and Hamas is a major loser. There are winners from the Gaza flotilla and losers. In human terms, …Israel's Blockade Holds
Enforcement works. The last of the Gaza flotilla rejected a deal negotiated between Israel and Ireland to dock at Ashdod and submit there to inspection. Enforcement works. The last of the Gaza flotilla rejected a deal negotiated between Israel and Ireland to dock at Ashdod and submit there to …Sex, Lies and Racial Slurs
After the last two weeks of the South Carolina governor's race, this former resident needs a stiff drink, a long shower, and a priest. South Carolina just keeps the hits a-comin’! It is well known that Rep. Nikki Haley, the leading Republican gubernatorial primary candidate, has been accused by …Nuking the Leak
Many observers -- with varying degrees of technical expertise in fixing oilfield disasters -- are now arguing that the time has come to consider sealing the Deepwater oil leak with a nuclear detonation. Observers with varying degrees of technical expertise in fixing oilfield disasters – from …Remembering D-Day
There is some irony that the tally of those killed on D-Day -- 66 years ago Sunday -- roughly matches the death toll of 9/11, when the present “War on Terror” officially began. There is some irony that those killed on D-Day -- 66 years ago Sunday -- roughly matches the death toll of 9/11, when …Why Washington Trumps Paris
Although few things can compare to Paris’ windy cobblestone streets, scented with the smell of freshly baked bread from the corner boulangerie, there is absolutely no capital like Washington, DC. After a semester in Paris, I returned last week to Washington, D.C. Apart from the obvious difference…Letting Boys Be Boys
For some reason, a subset of mothers feel that boys in particular must be corralled and lectured and told not to climb or play with sticks or splash at the pool. In The Examiner , Meghan Cox Gurdon weighs in on mothers who just can't understand that their little boys will behave like boys. …In Defense of Fergie
Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly and HRH princesses need lotsa frocks. In Maclean 's Barbara Amiel offers a defense of Sarah Ferguson, caught in a newspaper sting trying to sell access to former husband Prince Andrew. Having now been seen on worldwide television scooping up an alleged $40,000, …When Work Gets Personal
Among adults, work is work and sex is sex, and when we mix them up we all take our chances. In The Globe and Mail , David Eddie offers advice to a publisher caught up in a romance with a writer and wondering if this will intrude on their professional relationship. [U]nless you screamed out …The Hidden Costs of Silly Lawsuits
Recently, a Utah woman filed suit against Google after following their online mapping directions onto a highway, where she was hit by a car. A new name can be inducted on the Wall of Fame for frivolous lawsuits: Lauren Rosenberg. Rosenberg is suing Google because she used the popular Google Maps …