Oct 31st, 2007 by Pickerhead in Pickings
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David Brooks thinks the 2008 election will be decided by the happiness gap.
Some elections are defined by the gap between the rich and the poor. Others are defined by the gap between the left and the right. But this election will be [...]
Oct 30th, 2007 by Pickerhead in Pickings
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Theodore Dalrymple in City Journal answers the new crop of atheists - “To regret religion is to regret Western civilization.” (This is a little dense, but Dalrymple is one of our favorites and entitled to our forbearance)
The British parliament’s first avowedly [...]
Oct 29th, 2007 by Pickerhead in Pickings
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Caroline Glick in the Jerusalem Post provides on overview of the Iranian nuclear crisis touched on yesterday by Gerard Baker of the London Times.
It goes without saying that if and when a decision is made in Jerusalem or Washington to carry out an [...]
Oct 28th, 2007 by Pickerhead in Pickings
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Returning to the war zone, US soldier posts on the US portion of his trip.
Gerard Baker of London Times wonders why we might need to outfit B2 stealth bombers so they can carry 30,000 lb. bombs.
… The only real question about the next [...]
Oct 25th, 2007 by Pickerhead in Pickings
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Jeff Jacoby reports on a Federalist Society debate.
… “This notion that presidents in our system of government don’t have to carry out laws authorized by Congress is absolutely preposterous,” the speaker said. “If that were the case — if Congress’s laws are merely [...]
Oct 24th, 2007 by Pickerhead in Pickings
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Power Line introduces us to French philosopher André Glucksmann whose City Journal essay is a major part of Pickings tonight.
Dutch blogger Michael van der Galiën says Holland has received the ultimate insult - accused of cowardice by French philosophers. Beside the amusement, this [...]
Oct 23rd, 2007 by Pickerhead in Pickings
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Debra Saunders on the Stark raving mad congressman from CA and how his remarks might play out for the Dems in ‘08.
… In 2008, Democratic hopefuls are twice as likely to have been in law school than in boot camp. …
… Three [...]
Oct 22nd, 2007 by Pickerhead in Pickings
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John Fund on Bobby Jindal’s win in Louisiana.
Bobby Jindal can’t hold down a job: That’s the joke circulating around Louisiana today about the election of Mr. Jindal, a son of immigrants from India, as governor. Mr. Jindal, a 36-year-old Republican congressman from the New [...]
Oct 21st, 2007 by Pickerhead in Pickings
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Charles Krauthammer with must-read comments on Pelosi’s Armenian gambit.
“Friends don’t let friends commit crimes against humanity,” explained Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, which approved the Armenian genocide resolution. This must rank among the most stupid statements ever [...]
Oct 18th, 2007 by Pickerhead in Pickings
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John Fund says maybe the Dems will drop the Armenian bill. John also comments on good GOP showing in Mass.
… Another GOP House member noted that then-House Speaker Denny Hastert “did the right thing” in 2000 when he pulled the resolution from [...]
