Browsing Month October, 2011
VICTOR DAVIS HANSON::MICHELLE OBAMA and ‘the Few at the Top’ – NRO
By MB Snow at October 30, 2011 | 1:28 pm
It was wise late in the 2008 campaign to suggest that Michelle Obama cool it and retrench a bit. There had been one too many “raise the bar,” one too many “downright mean country,” one too many “for the first time in my adult life I’ve really been proud . . .” whines, and the picture was emerging of one who had become increasingly angry since her ... Go To Article
Barack Obama , Commentary , Election 2012 , Featured , General , Politics
WALTER RUSSELL MEAD: Snowstorm Cancels WRM Talk on Global Warming
By MB Snow at October 30, 2011 | 11:15 am
I was scheduled to give a talk at the Hannah Arendt conference here at Bard this evening on the problems of the green movement in dealing with the connections between scientific data and public policy, but just received word that the talk has been canceled because of the snowstorm now enveloping the Hudson Valley. via Snowstorm Cancels WRM Talk on Global Warming | Via ... Go To Article
MARK STEYN: Adult Babies – National Review Online
By MB Snow at October 30, 2011 | 11:06 am
Last Thursday was officially “Diaper Need Awareness Day” in the State of Connecticut. Were you aware of it? There are so many awareness-raising days, it’s hard to keep track. Maybe we could have an Awareness-Raising Day Awareness Day. At any rate, the first annual Diaper Need Awareness Day was proclaimed by Dan Malloy, governor of the Nutmeg State, and they had a ... Go To Article
OCCUPY WALL STREET:: ‘Lord of Flies’ in Zuccotti Park – NYPOST
By MB Snow at October 30, 2011 | 10:52 am
They’re railing against freeloaders and ex-cons for stealing their stuff and spoiling their utopia. They’re squabbling with each other over money and power. The weather is turning frightful and a cumbersome bureaucracy of their own making is strangling their spontaneity. Their invasion is costing downtown Manhattan businesses and residents a boatload of money. But ... Go To Article
EDUCATION:: Student Loans — Forgive and Forget – RCP
By MB Snow at October 30, 2011 | 10:44 am
One of the great things about America, President Barack Obama told students at the University of Colorado, is that no matter how humble your roots, you still have a shot at a great education. He also told students that his goal is to "make college more affordable." Alas, the president's prescription for making higher education affordable seems likely to yield the same ... Go To Article
Commentary , Education , Featured , Politics
MIDDLE EAST::Saudi royal offers bounty on Israeli soldiers – CBS News
By MB Snow at October 30, 2011 | 10:43 am
(AP) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A member of Saudi Arabia's royal family increased to $1 million a reward offered by a Saudi cleric to anyone who captures an Israeli soldier to swap him for Palestinian prisoners. Prince Khaled bin Talal, brother of billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, told the kingdom's al-Daleel TV station by telephone Saturday that he was raising a ... Go To Article
POLL: OBAMACARE support hits all-time low – DC
By MB Snow at October 30, 2011 | 10:28 am
Support for President Obama’s health care reform law has reached an all time low, in part because of Democrats’ diminished faith that the law will improve their lives, a new poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds. via Obamacare | All-Time Low | Support | The Daily ... Go To Article
Barack Obama , Health Care , News , Politics , Polls
ELECTION 2012:: Perry ‘not a bit worried’ about debating Obama – WashPo
By MB Snow at October 30, 2011 | 10:11 am
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry says he may not be the best debater, but he’s confident he can draw clear distinctions with President Barack Obama onstage next year. via Perry ‘not a bit worried’ about debating Obama - The Washington ... Go To Article
Barack Obama , Election 2012 , News , Politics , Rick Perry
GLOBAL WARMING:: Scientists who said climate change sceptics had been proved wrong accused of hiding truth by colleague
By MB Snow at October 30, 2011 | 10:06 am
It was hailed as the scientific study that ended the global warming debate once and for all – the research that, in the words of its director, ‘proved you should not be a sceptic, at least not any longer’. Professor Richard Muller, of Berkeley University in California, and his colleagues from the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperatures project team (BEST) claimed to ... Go To Article
Environment , News , Politics
RICK PERRY rebound? His history – and money – suggest yes – McClatchy
By MB Snow at October 30, 2011 | 9:57 am
AUSTIN, Texas — Bounding into the lead within days after announcing his bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, Texas Gov. Rick Perry seemed like he was on a history-making path to follow his predecessor, George W. Bush, all the way to the White ... Go To Article
Election 2012 , General , News , Politics , Rick Perry
