Breakfast Scramble (Tuesday)

When the Fat Lady Sings, Fred Hiatt wonders how obesity became a partisan issue, from Washington Post:

That’s why obesity is not a Democratic or Republican issue. Obama has merely extended and amplified a campaign that began under

Brither from Honolulu:, Neil Abercrombie is a birther but with a twist.  Instead of merely asking for the  release of  Dumbo’s, b/k/a Barack Obama, birth certificate,  Abercrombie has characterized failure to release the records as an insult to Dumbo’s

Merry Christmas Virginia, from Jamie Katz, Chicago Tribune:

It’s all right to say Merry Christmas. In fact, it’s lovely.

I happen to be Jewish. And I’ve lived most of my life in New York City, where, on the

DADT is dead, long live DADT,from David Woods, Politics Daily:

For the next few months and possibly for as long as a year, gays and lesbians in uniform will still be subject to investigation and discharge if they

Hey, Barry…. some advice….

(CNN) – Those following President Obama’s prepared remarks during a speech in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Monday were thrown a bit of a curveball when it came to a description of his critics:

“Some powerful interests who had

On Labor Day the it seems reasonable to do some research on recent history and on current plans within the unions.

So does Michelle Malkin, who  says today::

My syndicated column today takes on the rise of President Obama’s best

Michelle Malkin, in reax to “The Speech”

Barack Obama, 2002:

What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war. What I am opposed to is the cynical attempt by Richard

For a fitting tribute to the now departed Senator Robert “Sheets”  Byrd, late of West Virginia, a cite Michelle Malkin 2001 article in Capitalism magazine, via Ed Dristoll,  Pajamas Media:

The ex-Klansman’s admirers praise his historical knowledge, mastery of

Obama’s vision problem, Victor Davis Hanson, RCP:

Not being George W. Bush while apologizing for America’s purported sins is not a foreign policy

[…]

But what exactly does Barack Obama wish to accomplish abroad?

In interviews and speeches,

Bye-bye Eric Holder? From the Sharp Tack, Clarice Feldman, American  Thinker:

Eric Holder has been a disastrous attorney general. “Classic 101 Boobery” was how one Democratic operative memorably called his decision, now on hold, to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Helen Thomas fired retires, from Politico:

“Helen Thomas announced Monday that she is retiring, effective immediately,” read a statement from Hearst Newspapers on Monday. “Her decision came after her controversial comments about Israel and the Palestinians were captured on

Obama administration stuck on stupid, Jackson Diehl, Washington Post:

Obama has added more poison to a U.S.-Israeli relationship that already was at its lowest point in two decades. Tuesday night the White House refused to allow non-official photographers

Missed it by that much, being seen at CPAC, Glenn Renolds, Instapundit.

A short history of a big success, Michelle on Hot Air:

The traffic and popularity of the site[Hot Air] — from 0 to more

The Gipper would approve. Business Insider:

A school superintendent in Rhode Island is trying to fix an abysmally bad school system.

Her plan calls for teachers at a local high school to work 25 minutes longer per day,

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