Bachmann Needs a Comparative Politics Class (and Some History and Logic, too)
Apparently, we should be more like China. Or something.
Joe Paterno’s Name Off Big Ten Trophy
The Big Ten has decided that naming its championship trophy after a man who enabled the raping of multiple children is a bad idea.
Republicans For Waterboarding
The most disturbing part of Saturday’s debate came when most of the GOP candidates endorsed torture.
Supreme Court To Hear Appeal On Constitutionality Of ObamaCare
The Supreme Court will decide on the Constitutionality of the President’s health care law by June 2012.
Media Coverage for Minor Candidates
CBS accidentally admits that they are giving less attention to some of the Republican contenders.
Obama Ends APEC Silly Shirt Tradition
President Obama ended the tradition of native costumes for the APEC Summit.
A Brit Defends America’s Presidential Selection Process
From across the pond, an observation that the way we pick Presidents isn’t really that bad after all.
Herman Cain Flunks The Commander In Chief Test
Last night, Herman Cain established that he simply isn’t prepared to be Commander in Chief.
Camping Out In A Park Is Not A First Amendment Right
The Occupy movement is starting to face the reality that they really aren’t engaging in protected speech.
George Will Flip Flopped On Mitt Romney Flip-Flops
The venerable conservative columnist once endorsed Romney as a “good option for the Right” but now calls him “the pretzel candidate”
Citadel Child Molestation Scandal
As if we needed another child rape scandal involving a famous institution of higher learning . . .
Republican Foreign Policy Debate: Winners and Losers
Huntsman will gain little if any traction and none of the frontrunners really helped or hurt themselves.
Will Jon Huntsman Get A Second Look, Or Even A First, From Conservatives?
Jon Huntsman’s campaign has never really gotten off the ground. Will conservatives start taking him more seriously?
Foreign Policy Mostly Missing From Republican Race
The Republican candidates for President have been mostly silent about foreign policy issues. That changes starting tonight.
Jack Abramoff: Members Of Congress Engaged In Insider Trading
Congressmen apparently regularly make investment moves based on the information they learn. Of course, for them it isn’t illegal.
Panetta Warns Of Unintended Consequences Of Striking Iran
The Secretary of Defense has some words of warning for those advocating military action against Iran.
Austerity Package Passes Italian Senate; Stage Set for New PM
Interesting and significant goings on in Italian politics.
Shooting Deaths at Occupy Oakland and Occupy Burlington
Details are still sketchy but two men are dead in separate shootings at Occupy Oakland (California) and Occupy Burlington (Vermont).
Rick Perry Does Letterman Top 10 List
Rick Perry’s “oops” moment may have closed the door on his presidential ambitions but it has opened the window for a promising career as a comic.
