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Hispanics Drift From GOP
The Wall Street Journal reports on yet more new data which shows that Hispanics are losing GOP identification: California Hispanics who registered to vote since the last midterm election are less likely to be Republican than those who registered just four years earlier, according to an …
James Clapper Tapped as Director of National Intelligence
img class="size-full wp-image-31151 alignleft" title="James Clapper" src="/files/wxrimport/2010-06/james-clapper.jpg" alt="" width="205" height="105" />Israelis Intercept Irish Ship Bound for Gaza
The BBC reports that the Israeli's have intercepted another ship attempting to reach Gaza: An Irish-owned aid ship attempting to break the blockade of Gaza has defied Israeli orders to change course, Israel's military says. The MV Rachel Corrie was instructed to dock at the Israeli port …
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 …Helen Thomas: Israelis Should "Go Back to Germany"
Helen Thomas has some remarkably harsh words about Israel:State Senator: Haley and Obama are "Ragheads"
South Carolina politics have hit a new low: A South Carolina lawmaker on Thursday called a Republican gubernatorial candidate of Indian descent a "raghead," saying we have one in the White House, we don't need one in the governor's mansion. Republican state Sen. Jake Knotts later …
China and Japan Support Sanctions on North Korea
In a potentially significant development, the BBC reports that even the Chinese are willing to support sanctions on North Korea: South Korea says it has persuaded China and Japan to take part in financial sanctions against North Korea. It comes in the wake of the sinking of a South Korean …
Mitch Daniels: Remembering Obama's Worst Day
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has written an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal about the day that Obama ignored private contracts to try and take ownership of Chrysler: June 10 will be a silent anniversary, but one worth noting by those alarmed at the past year's assault on free institution…
Latest Job Growth Numbers Are "Anemic"
Politico reports on the newest, and most disappointing numbers, on job growth: The nation's economy added 431,000 jobs in the month of May, and the unemployment rate dipped to 9.7 percent, the government reported Friday. The job growth is lower than many expected and will not provide a …
York: Sestak's Job Offer Makes No Sense
Byron York points out that the explanations behind Joe Sestak's job offer don't seem to be adding up: The bottom line is Sestak, as a member of Congress, could not have served on most, if not all, of the boards the White House claims it considered for him. Did the politically savvy Obama team …
Read Bruce Bartlett's New Column
Bruce Bartlett has announced that he will now be blogging about economic topics at the Fiscal Times . He hopes to cover economic reports and topics that other bloggers may be missing: Today marks my first appearance as a columnist in The Fiscal Times, and beginning Monday I will begin …
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 …