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Don’t waste your tears on Roman Polanski

September 29, 2009

The arrest of fugitive director Roman Polanski in Switzerland has sent shock waves of righteous indignation throughout the Hollywood community. The capsule version of Polanski’s sin is this: in 1977, he plied a 13-year-old girl with alcohol and drugs before raping her. After a plea agreement in which the charges of sodomy and rape were […]

Senate Finance Committee rejects public option

September 29, 2009

The Senate Finance Committee rejected two amendments offered by Senators Charles Schumer and Jay Rockefeller that would have injected a taxpayer-funded and government-run public option into the bill authored by Sen. Max Baucus currently under consideration. The Rockefeller amendment was voted down by a margin of 15-8, which saw chairman Baucus and five other Democrats joining […]

Obama to Copenhagen in Olympic push

September 28, 2009

President Obama will fly to Copenhagen, Denmark to lend his support for the bid by Chicago for the 2016 Olympics, the first time a sitting American President has made such an appearance. The other potential favorite is Rio de Janeiro alongside other contenders Madrid and Tokyo, and Obama will try to use his international “star […]

Obama has talked to Afghanistan commander only once

September 28, 2009

In an interview on CBS’ 60 Minutes, the commanding American general in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, said he has spoken with President Obama only once in the 70 days he has held the post. The admission comes right after an assessment by Gen. McChrystal that warns of failure of Afghanistan if more resources aren’t committed […]

Disgrace: ACORN sues undercover journalists

September 25, 2009

After a series of videos that showcased ACORN employees in four cities giving tax advice and other aid to undercover journalists posing as a pimp and prostitute interested in starting an underage brothel, ACORN has tied the knot on its own noose – it has sued the two under-30 journalists involved in the sting, Hannah Giles […]

Manuel Zelaya is a head case

September 24, 2009

Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya told the Miami Heraldthat his throat is sore from toxic gases and that Israeli mercenaries are torturing him with high-frequency radiation. He’s been sleeping on chairs while holed up in the Brazilian embassy during a city-wide curfew in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa. Zelaya says he’s being “threatened with death” […]

Gallup: 80% are OK with current health care

September 23, 2009

Gallup has another interesting poll that illustrates the perceptions of the public regarding their own health care quality and costs and reveals the core reason why Americans are skeptical of the current health care plan (Heads up from Hot Air). The poll finds that 80% of Americans are either satisfied or very satisfied with their […]

Obama speaks to the United Nations

September 23, 2009

(Image credit: The Globe and Mail) President Obama gave a speech before the General Assembly of the United Nations that, like his Cairo speech, was long on hype and short on substance. The full text of the speech can be found here at the New York Times, and I’d urge you to read that instead […]

Should Condi Rice increase her profile in the GOP?

September 22, 2009

I just read an interesting article by Nina Easton for Fortune about her conversation with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and suggests she’s the “should-be face of the GOP.” She references Dr. Rice’s incredible intelligence and broad appeal that couples with an intriguing personal story that results in an interesting and compelling public figure that […]

Nanny state: Energy Sec compares Americans to unruly teens

September 22, 2009

In a stunning display of hubris and nanny state mentality, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said that when it comes to energy policy, Americans are basically like stupid teenagers who don’t listen, leaving it to government to educate them: Speaking on the sidelines of a smart grid conference in Washington, Dr. Chu said he didn’t think […]

No sympathy for Husted here

September 22, 2009

Ohio State Sen. Jon Husted has filed a lawsuit before the Ohio Supreme Court after Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner ruled that he doesn’t live in Kettering where’s he registered to vote and can’t vote from that address. Brunner, a Democrat, used evidence that included water use to conclude that Husted, a Republican, didn’t live […]

Zelaya’s return sparks crisis in Honduras

September 21, 2009

(Image credit: Reuters via UK Telegraph) Manuel Zelaya returned to Honduras on Monday and has taken refuge inside the Brazilian embassy in the capital of Tegucigalpa, while the government of interim President Roberto Micheletti continues to call for his arrest. Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said, somewhat naively in my estimation, “he was hopeful Zelaya’s return could […]

Afghanistan needs more troops; will Obama listen?

September 21, 2009

The Washington Post reports today on a confidential assessment of the Afghanistan conflict by top U.S. and NATO commander Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal. The general says the situation is growing more serious, though success is still achievable, but he says that without more American troops over the next year, the Afghanistan war will “likely result in […]

Nuclear arsenal poised to be cut under Obama’s plan

September 21, 2009

The UK Guardian reports that President Obama has rejected a Pentagon nuclear review as “too timid” and ordered a more radical review to pave the way for deep cuts in America’s nuclear weapons arsenal. The President’s eventual goal is the abolition of all nuclear weapons, and to that end the article lists a few options towards […]

Obama “happy to look at” newspaper bailout

September 21, 2009

The Hill is reporting that President Obama, in an interview with the editors of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Toledo Blade, said that he would be “happy to look at” proposals that would give news organizations tax breaks if they reorganized as non-profits. In the past, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has downplayed the prospects of a […]