MORE HAITI REPORTING, from Team Rubicon.
Archive for 2010
January 27, 2010
TEST-DRIVING THE 2011 BMW 5-Series.
REVIEWING THE REVIEWERS: A roundup of book reviews from all over.
ANDREW KLAVAN: My State Of The Union.
Plus, Power Line has the White House’s talking points memo.
POLITICO: Top Democrats At War — With Each Other.
EMERGENCY CELL-PHONE POWER, in Haiti.
HISTORIANS GO CRAZY attacking Jonah Goldberg’s Liberal Fascism. Seems like kind of a late hit, but I’m sure Jonah will be pleased at the additional sales. Did I mention that it’s in paperback now?
UPDATE: Thin gruel, indeed. “If this is the best the scholars of fascism can do (and where is A. James Gregor, who knows more about Italian fascism than anyone else in American academia?), you needn’t lose any sleep over it.”
KUDLOW GIVING “CAREFUL ATTENTION” to a run against Schumer.
KATIE GRANJU: Dooce, HGTV, and Me.
LOWERING BLOOD PRESSURE with a low-carb diet?
WALRUS-PHOTO recycling. It’s good for the environment! . . . .
ORGANIZED LABOR lost ten percent of its members last year.
UPDATE: A reader notes that this is private sector members. Still plenty of union members on the public payrolls.
MICHAEL TOTTEN: Why They Hate Us: Middle Eastern Politics and the Principle of the Strong Horse. An interview with Lee Smith regarding his new book, The Strong Horse: Power, Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilizations.
PAWLENTY: Stop the spending, er . . . binge.
LIVEBLOGGING the Apple iPad announcement.
OBAMA VISITS TAMPA TOMORROW, and the Tampa Tea Party folks will be there.
FROM AIR NEW ZEALAND, “Cuddle Class Couches.” I flew back to the States from Auckland on Air New Zealand once, with the entire New Zealand national rugby team on board. They were nice guys, but took full advantage of the free alcohol . . . .
DID A SHOE DESIGNER rip off a fashion blogger?
I MIGHT MANAGE THAT, IF THERE’S BEER WAITING AT THE FINISH LINE: New Study Suggests Humans Could Run As Fast As 40 MPH.
IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE: Washington, DC to be retail market for Chevy Volt.
NEW HOME SALES FALL — UNEXPECTEDLY! “Sales of newly built U.S. single-family homes fell unexpectedly in December, data showed on Wednesday, the latest indication that the government-led housing recovery might be losing some steam.” A lot of stuff seems to be underperforming expectations lately.
WOW: Meltdown in PA: Toomey up 14 over Specter?
But wait, there’s more: ObamaCare now 20 points down — in CNN poll.
Plus this: GOP Up 5 In Generic Congressional Ballot — Says NPR.
PATTERICO TURNS HIS PROSECUTOR’S EYE ON THE O’KEEFE STORY and says media reports are not to be trusted. There’s no charge of “bugging,” for one thing. Plus, questions about Carol Leonnig.