Browsing Month June, 2012
JONAH GOLDBERG:: All (Green) Thumbs – NRO
By MB Snow at June 1, 2012 | 12:45 am
By Jonah Goldberg It was interesting while it lasted. But it looks as if the “green revolution” has entered the long slide into “What was all that about?” In January, the Spanish government ended absurdly lavish subsidies for its renewable-energy industry, and the renewable-energy industry all but imploded. You could say it was never a renewable-energy ... Go To Article
Barack Obama , Commentary , Energy , Featured , General , Politics
WILLIAM KRISTOL:: Liberal Jews Turn on Obama | The Weekly Standard
By MB Snow at June 1, 2012 | 12:43 am
BY WILLIAM KRISTOL Have pro-Israel liberals—at least some of the intelligent ones—finally had enough of President Obama's incompetence and dithering with respect to Israel and the Middle East? Apparently. First, there was the extraordinary column by well-known journalist Ari Shavit, a man of the left, in Israel's newspaper of the left, Haaretz, last Thursday. ... Go To Article
Barack Obama , Commentary , Election 2012 , Featured , General , Politics , Religion
EDUCATION:: Better Schools, Fewer Dollars – City Journal
By MB Snow at June 1, 2012 | 12:38 am
MARCUS A. WINTERS -- We can improve education without busting the budget. Here’s what looks like a policy dilemma. To attain the economic growth that it desperately needs, the United States must improve its schools and train a workforce capable of competing in the global economy. Economists Eric Hanushek, Dean Jamison, Eliot Jamison, and Ludger Woessmann estimate ... Go To Article
Commentary , Education , Featured , General , Politics
VIDEO:: ARTUR DAVIS on Why He Became A Republican
By MB Snow at June 1, 2012 | 12:20 am
Barack Obama , Election 2012 , General , News , Politics , Video news , VideoPage
NANCY REAGAN:: ‘Ronnie Would Have Liked’ Romney – WashWire – WSJ
By MB Snow at June 1, 2012 | 12:15 am
By Sara Murray Nancy Reagan endorsed Mitt Romney Thursday, after a private meeting over lemonade and cookies in Los Angeles. The former first lady’s office put out a statement congratulating Mr. Romney on notching the 1,144 delegates necessary to become the GOP nominee. She said that her late husband, Ronald Reagan, would have approved of a Romney ... Go To Article
Election 2012 , General , Mitt Romney , News , Politics
US MILITARY intervention in Syria unlikely without UN backing, Panetta says | Fox News
By MB Snow at June 1, 2012 | 12:07 am
May 31, 2012: Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta listens to a question during media briefing onboard his plane enroute to Singapore from Honolulu, Hawaii. (AP/POOL) While Syria is blaming rebel fighters for a weekend massacre in Houla, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says he doesn't see the U.S. taking military action without the backing of the U.N. Security ... Go To Article
VOTER ID:: Florida judge blocks parts of “onerous” voter registration law – CBS News
By MB Snow at June 1, 2012 | 12:01 am
(CBS News) A Federal District judge in Florida placed a preliminary injunction on new Florida voter registration requirements on third-party organizations, calling parts of the law "onerous." Judge Robert Hinkle said the law imposes "a harsh and impractical" metric for voter registration organizations, referring to record-keeping requirements and a 48-hour deadline to ... Go To Article
