WASHINGTON POST: Lights, Camera, Clinton! “If not a transfer of power, the whole show seemed at least a temporary handoff. An embattled president, fresh off an electoral shellacking and struggling to sell a controversial tax deal to members of his own party, turned to a former president who, exactly 16 years ago, was struggling to right his own presidency after a defeat of almost similar magnitude.”
Clinton said “I’m still relevant.” Faced with a similar situation, Obama said, “I’m outta here.”
PERRY DE HAVILLAND: Why I Support WikiLeaks.
ANOTHER VICTORY FOR F.I.R.E.: NIU Recognizes Students for Sensible Drug Policy.
THOSE STUPID HAWAIIAN RELIGIOUS VIOLENT GUYS. Dumb religious violent guys. At least they aren’t racists.
I have to say, though, that with violent assaults on atheists in deep-blue Hawaii, and high-profile incest at Columbia University, the old red-state stereotypes are sure taking a beating this weekend . . . .
AT TAXPROF, a roundup on the Obama/GOP tax compromise.
OH, ABSOLUTELY: Democrats hurl f-bombs at Obama. Are they racist now? Racist, racist, racist. Also, racist. And there’s nothing worse than being racist, believe me. Stupid Democrat racists.
IN THE MAIL: From Dave Landry, The Layman’s Guide To Trading Stocks.
I HOPE MY NEXT BOOK IS this big a failure.
PEJMAN YOUSEFZADEH throws pearls before swine.
SCIENCE: Moderate drinking can be good for relationships, heavy drinking not so much. But it’s more complicated than that.
GOOGLE’S NEW COMPUTER: The Browser Takes All. “Chrome OS assumes that applications and users can’t be trusted. And it has just one application: the browser.”
PEGGY NOONAN: From Audacity To Animosity: No President has alienated his base the way Obama has. Given Noonan’s inexplicable enthusiasm for Obama in 2008, she should know . . . .
TODAY ONLY: Breadman Bread Machine on sale for $59.99. When we were talking about bread machines not long ago, lots of InstaPundit readers liked the Breadman. This is certainly a lot less than the Zojirushi.
STEPHEN KRUISER IS BACK.
MORE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE PROBLEMS? Chief Dolan Not Addressing Minneapolis Police Misconduct Problems Says Review Board. “There are few if any consequences for Minneapolis police misconduct, and that’s fostering more police misconduct according to a report from the Minneapolis Civilian Police Review Authority Board (CRA).”
I think that Joel Rosenberg would agree.
DON SURBER: How Kurtz Spun The News.
WHITE HOUSE ADVISERS surprised by Obama’s handoff to Bill Clinton. Ya think?
Related: “This has to be one of the worst PR moves in the entirety of the administration. Obviously, Clinton is probably a more popular Democratic figure right now, but they had to imagine this would hurt Obama. I mean, letting a former president explain your tax bill while you head to a Christmas party? A Christmas party?” Plus this: “I guess it could have been worse. Obama could have left to go play hoops.”
UPDATE: Somehow, Bill Clinton Is Now President. “Why did Obama leave himself vulnerable to this grotesque upstaging, and why did Clinton do it? Was Clinton unaware of how this looked? Was Obama? Maybe Obama realized he’d made a mistake sharing the stage with Clinton without any ground rules, and walking out on Clinton was the best idea he had at that point. And maybe Clinton decided to deliberately show off the way a real President talks to the press because he actually wants to weaken Obama and create an opening for Hillary to challenge him in 2012.”
LOOKING AT the Navy’s railgun.
JESSE JACKSON, JR.: “Obamanomics” Is Just Warmed-Over “Reaganomics.”
Two thoughts: (1) If only. (2) This isn’t a good sign for Obama, despite its falsity.
MARCIA MORRISSEY: Less later, more now. Everyone’s life is a challenge, whether it shows or not.
SWINE FLU is back.
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