Today, in 1858, Abraham Lincoln delivered his “House Divided” Speech: A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure, permanently, half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved — I
Rep. Bob Etheridge’s assault of student videographers clearly hit a nerve with the American public. The video of his attack was the most watched video on YouTube yesterday. How to explain that? For months, the legacy media and national Democrats
Today, in 1800, Napoleon snatched victory from the jaws of defeat and won the Battle of Marengo. Expect a big spike in google searches of this on November 3rd. We are marching to the sound of the guns.
From New Jersey’s Daily Record: The Obama Administration handed out more than $400 million in awards to federal employees last year, up by more than $80 million from the prior year, according to new government data. The biggest winners were
U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) released the following statement on the viral video which appeared on the internet today: “I have seen the video posted on several blogs. I deeply and profoundly regret my reaction and I apologize to all
Today, in 1775, the Continental Congress established the Continental Army, creating the U.S. Army. The shift from a grass-roots, militia based military to a professionally trained army was essential for victory in the Revolution. The lessons for today are obvious.
From today’s San Francisco Chronicle: Despite record high membership and dues, and years of unparalleled clout in state capitols, public-sector unions find themselves on the defensive, desperately trying to hold onto past gains in the face of a skeptical press
From today’s Politico: As the greatest environmental catastrophe in U.S. history has played out on Obama’s watch, the environmental movement has essentially given him a pass — all but refusing to unleash any vocal criticism against the president even as
Today, USA begins its 2010 World Cup with a match against England. The USA team is better than people assume and England often underperforms and has been hit by some key injuries. That said, we would need some really good
Today, in 1963, racist Governor George Wallace tried to block two African-American students from attending college. (Yes, read that again.) Wow. Surely there is a special corner in Hell for Gov. Wallace.
Today, in 1692, Bridget Bishop was the first woman executed as a result of the Salem Witch Trials. Also, in 1793, the Jacobins took control of the French Revolution and imposed one of the first ‘revolutionary dictatorships.’ Good reminders that
In today’s Washington Examiner, the always interesting Michael Barone dissects Labor’s big loss in Arkansas: She wanted to win reelection and knew that card check was political poison in almost entirely non-unionized Arkansas. Big labor decided to teach her–and all
Today, voters in 12 states go to the polls to decide party nominees for this fall’s elections. Among the biggest state races to watch are California, Nevada and South Carolina. Also on tap tonight, Sen. Blanche Lincoln will likely lose
Charlie Gasparino breaks down the “financial reform” bill at FoxNews: Goldman executives say they have conducted an internal study of the various proposals in the financial-reform legislation, which while still incomplete, is likely to pass in some semblance of its
The always informative RealClearPolitics looks at other races to watch in today’s Super Tuesday primaries: Today’s elections feature top-tier Senate and gubernatorial races in California and Nevada, as well as a Senate runoff in Arkansas and competitive GOP primary in
Sent along by Jim, this sign from a BP station makes us laugh.
Today, in 1942, the Battle of Midway ended. It was one of the most daring–and desperate–naval engagements in history. The US victory there marked the beginning of the end for the Japanese Empire.
Today, in 1944, the Allies stormed the beaches in Normandy. It was a very near-run affair. Enough said. Please pause for a moment today to remember.
Today, in 1989, a lone dissident temporarily stopped a line of tanks at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. We do not know his fate. And, as far as we know, few ‘human rights’ organizations or Western Media ever inquired. Still, it is
From the Associated Press: A wave of census hiring lifted payrolls by 431,000 in May, but job creation by private companies grew at the slowest pace since the start of the year. The unemployment rate dipped to 9.7 percent as
From Investors.com: Is there any low to which the SEIU won’t stoop? Now it’s interrupting blood donations in a strike against the American Red Cross. The Boy Scouts and Baptist churches are also on unions’ enemies list. Demanding higher wages
The trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has begun in Chicago. Nothing says free-for-all like a political corruption trial in the Windy City. Should be a long, hot summer.
From The Hill: Hiring by the U.S. Census Bureau is expected to spike May’s job figures dramatically. Economist Mark Zandi of Moody’s.com projects the economy will have added 575,000 jobs in May, while the Economic Policy Institute’s (EPI) rough projection
Today, in 1989, the Ayatollah Khomeini died. He was Iran’s answer to Marx/Stalin/Hitler. He has not been missed. Except, maybe by veterans of the Carter Administration. Here’s opening Carter II (Obama) doesn’t pave the way for another Khomeini.
USA Today reports that the United States Census Bureau is overhauling its hiring and security procedures following James O’Keefe’s video exposing supervisors encouraging enumerators to falsify time sheets. From the article: The Census Bureau has made some changes to its
