Their departures weren’t exactly fast and furious, but two DOJ officials have now fallen on their swords in the much in the news gun-trafficking investigation out of Arizona. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announced the resignation of the United
Today, in 1803, Lewis and Clark launched their expedition to the West.
There are no currently elected officials speaking at Saturday’s Iowa Tea Party event, Christine O’Donnell is slated to speak at some point before Sarah Palin. That’s drawing surprised reactions on Twitter. It’s not a Palin event and it’s unlikely she
Today, in 1967, Thurgood Marshalll was confirmed as the first African-American justice on the Supreme Court. He left no mark on the Court. Clarence Thomas fulfilled the dream.
The number of youth (under 24) in the labor force in July was the lowest on record…like, ever. No doubt this was “unexpected.” Libya is refusing to extradite the Lockerbie bomber, while claiming he is near death. That’s the same
Today, in 1632, John Locke was born. He is widely considered the Father of Liberalism (in the Classical, non-American Lefty use of the term.) It is hard to imagine the American Revolution without his ideas.
Today, in 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi. No one was prepared for what would follow.
She’s here. The East Coast office of the Breitbart-opolis is hoping it doesn’t lose power. (And, a very Happy Birthday to Riley.)
Hurricane Irene is racing towards the East Coast. Earthquake. Now a Hurricane. Let us know when the swarm of locusts are arriving.
Kinky Friedman in The Daily Beast: Rick Perry has never lost an election; I’ve never won one. Maybe that’s what’s wrong with the world. On the other hand, I’ve long been friends with Bill Clinton and George W., and Rick
Yesterday, Steve Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple. He revolutionized the world. A good reminder that visionary individuals, working in the private sector-for profit, are the real agents of positive change.
From National Journal’s Hotline: Texas Gov. Rick Perry has vaulted to the front of the field of Republican presidential candidates, according to the first Gallup poll conducted since Perry declared his candidacy earlier this month. Perry now leads former Massachusetts
Whoa…the Libya situation might be more complicated than originally reported. Personally, we just want to figure out how to spell the tyrant’s name. Why is that so hard?
Really? An earthquake in DC? And a possible hurricane this weekend? Sheesh…
Libyan rebels have thrown off a tyrant. No telling what’s coming, however.
From The New York Times: Few predict a Republican upset: registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by three to one in the Ninth Congressional District. But it is not uniformly liberal — many Orthodox Jews live there, for example — and even
Asks Bill Frezza over at RealClearMarkets: Things sure turned ugly fast in the recent Verizon strike. The Associated Press reported 70 acts of sabotage in the first week. A New Jersey judge had to issue an injunction banning members of
From Politico: America’s trial lawyers are getting ready to make the case against one of their biggest targets in years: Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Among litigators, there is no presidential candidate who inspires the same level of hatred – and
Today, in 1996, President Clinton signed landmark welfare reform into law. Millions of Americans were freed from the chains of government dependency. Yeah, about that time again.
From The LA Times: Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) came out swinging against Republicans in Congress on Saturday as she addressed the unemployed during a forum in Inglewood. The event occurred a day after new statistics were released showing that
Today, in 1968, Warsaw Pact troops invaded Czechoslovakia, ending the “Prague Spring” movement for greater freedom.
Byron York in today’s The Washington Examiner: Former Bush advisor Karl Rove says he believes former Alaska governor Sarah Palin will enter the Republican presidential race sometime around Labor Day. Appearing on Fox News Saturday morning, Rove said Palin “has
From James Pethokoukis in Reuters: And it may be about to get a whole lot worse for the Obama 2012 campaign. The White House’s worst-case scenario for the economy on Election Day next year has become Wall Street’s baseline scenario.
Today, in Martha’s Vineyard, it will be partly cloudy with a high of 81 degrees. Lovely.
From The Associated Press: Liberals argue that he caved on the debt ceiling. Unions are upset over his handling of unemployment and labor issues. Hispanics brought the immigration debate directly to his campaign doorstep. President Barack Obama’s summer of discontent
