Political disagreements about war are no reason to dismiss the sacrifices of those who have died for our country.

George Will pretty much says everything that needs to be said about the Romney campaign’s bizarre embrace of Donald Trump: Conservative columnist George Will criticized Donald Trump with colorful language on Sunday when asked on ABC’s “This Week” whether it helps Mitt Romney to ally with the billionaire real estate mogul. “I do not understand the [...]

Alan Simpson is imparting wisdom to his fellow Republicans. I doubt they will listen.

For the first time in 68 years, neither major party candidate for President has served in the military. Does this matter?

Contrary to what you’re hearing, the Facebook I.P.O. was a huge success.

A mystery in The Vatican over who might be leaking documents that include Pope Benedict XVI’s private correspondence, has apparently been solved with the arrest of the most stereotypically obvious suspect possible: VATICAN CITY — An already sordid scandal over leaked Vatican documents took a Hollywood-like turn Saturday with confirmation that the pope’s own butler [...]

Via the NYT (wherein we see that the many of the nefarious questions have been asked for a rather long time):

“We’re spending $70 per person to fill this out. That’s just not cost effective,” he continued, “especially since in the end this is not a scientific survey. It’s a random survey“—Representative Daniel Webster (R-FL), during his speech against the American Community Survey (which I discussed previously here). If one knows anything about scientific surveys, it [...]

The head of the Democratic National Committee doesn’t really seem all that concerned with the outcome of the Wisconsin Recall Elections: The chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee said Friday that if Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) doesn’t prevail over Gov. Scott Walker (R) in next month’s Wisconsin recall election, there won’t be any ramifications for [...]

Cave quid dicis, quando, et cui.

Thirty-Five years ago, an adventure began.

A new book about the President details his marijuana use in High School and at Occidental College.

The Tutti Frutti Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Apparently, the TSA doesn’t care much about previous work history in its hiring process: PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The CBS 3 I-Team has learned that a Catholic priest who was removed from the ministry over sex abuse allegations now holds a sensitive security post at Philadelphia International Airport. The security checkpoint between Terminals D and E is [...]

Illinois wants to solve its Medicaid problem by hoping its citizens smoke more cigarettes.

That’s what one ABC News reporter covering his trial (currently in Day 5 of jury deliberations) says: Since the alternates were identified last Thursday, it has been impossible to ignore the dynamic between Edwards and one of the female alternates, an attractive young woman with jet-black hair, who seems to have been flirting with Edwards [...]

The Obama campaign’s focus on Mitt Romney’s years at Bain Capital don’t seem to be working.

A Washington, D.C. elementary school has made what I can only characterize as an odd choice: We may never know exactly how or why young Trayvon Martin was killed that dark February night in Sanford, Fla., but the slaying which has provoked nationwide protests has now prompted something even more unique nearly 900 miles away. [...]

Just three days after an historic early morning launch on Tuesday, the SpaceX cargo capsule Dragon has successfully docked with the International Space Station, opening up a new era of commercial endeavors in space: High above northwestern Australia, a robotic arm on the International Space Station grabbed onto a cargo capsule floating 10 meters away. With [...]

I suppose I don’t have to tell you the “prominent Romney supporter” in question is none other than Donald Trump: “Look, it’s very simple,” said Trump, who has spent the past 13 months questioning Obama’s constitutional eligibility to occupy the White House (and only doubled downwith his stubborn skepticism after Obama produced a long-form birth certificate, [...]

Michael Fumento becomes the latest prominent conservative to criticize what conservatism has become.

China’s economic engine may be sputtering.

The phrase “American Taliban” is usually off the mark. However, sometimes it is closer to the mark than we might like.

Based on the business activity numbers coming out, it’s beginning to look like the entire Eurozone is headed back into recession: Activity at European businesses hit a near three-year low in May, according to a survey by Markit. Its index, based on a survey of purchasing managers in the manufacturing and service sector, fell to [...]

The City of Detroit appears ready to abandon vast sections of itself to the metaphorical jungle.

This chart from the Center For Disease Control charts who different fast food offerings today are than they were in the days of drive-ins and local burger joints:   H/T Brian Fung

You have to admit it, Bill Clinton sure seems to be enjoying that whole ex-President thing: Bill Clinton cannot escape himself. The former president posed for an impromptu photo with two porn stars Wednesday, the celebrity news-gossip site TMZ reported. He reportedly posed at a casino in Monte Carlo, Monaco, where Clinton attended a “Nights in [...]

The race to become Egypt’s first freely-elected President is, not surprisingly, headed for a runoff, but one has to wonder what kind of choice the Egyptian people really will have in the end: CAIRO — The Islamist candidate of the Muslim Brotherhood will face former President Hosni Mubarak’s last prime minister in a runoff to become Egypt‘s first [...]

Via Media of Birmingham:  Birmingham News, other Advance papers to cut jobs, print editions Wednesday night, unconfirmed reports popped up suggesting its New Orleans’ paper, the Times-Picayune, would undergo severe cuts and reduce to three times a week publication. This morning, it became a reality, as staffers found out — not from their own supervisors [...]

Via Buzzfeed:  Obama Appeared At 1996 Event Hosted By Socialist Group. The whole of the post is a paragraph that notes that this is “a reminder that the President presented himself as much more progressive during his time in Chicago” and the following flyer:     Seriously, it is just so very suspicious that a [...]