Nook Review
My wife bought me a Nook for Christmas. Now that I’ve been using it for a while, I thought our readers might be interested in a review. The Nook, if you’re not aware of it, is an e-reader, equivalent to a Kindle, that is sold by Barnes & Noble.
Briefly, I love it. [...]
The Security Review
This afternoon, the White House will release a declassified version of the security review of the attempted terror attack on Christmas Day.
At 3:00 PM EST, the President will speak on the review
Watch it at WhiteHouse.gov/live
At 3:45 PM EST, there will be a press briefing by Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Assistant to the President [...]
A clown’s impression of seriousness
Here, via the Corner, is an amusing report:
About a half hour ago, Sen. Joe Lieberman was making remarks on Medicare on the Senate floor when his allotted time expired. As is standard practice in the Senate, Lieberman asked the chair for a few minutes of additional time to conclude, “without objection.”
But the presiding officer, [...]
At Least He’s Consistent
We have criticized President Obama because, like several of his predecessors, he has pressured Israel to make concessions to the Palestinians in the forlorn hope that the Palestinians might reciprocate. Give up something for nothing, in other words–a strategy that no statesman concerned with the security of his own country would pursue.
A few minutes [...]
As the Byrd Rule Flies: Why Dems Can’t Use Reconciliation to Pass Radical ObamaCare
…Unless they’re willing to immolate themselves in the process — and probably lose the fight anyway.
Everybody is now slinging around the term “reconciliation process,” but I think most of us don’t really understand what the heck that means — other than a sneaky way to pass ObamaCare without having to break a Republican filibuster. [...]
Obama’s Speech: Did It Help Him?
From a policy standpoint, there was nothing new in President Obama’s speech to a joint session of Congress tonight. It can only be assessed, therefore, in political terms. I read the transcript rather than watching it, but the speech struck me as reasonably effective. I assume the delivery was standard Obama–smooth, generally [...]
