A Ship of Asses

The grounding of the Costa Concordia shows that like  Captain Francesco Schettino our culture is headed in the wrong dirction, from Daily Mail (UK) via Jill, Pundit & Pundette:

Men refused to prioritise women, expectant mothers and children as

From Daily Mail (UK):

Repealing a ban on women drivers in Saudi Arabia would result in ‘no more virgins’, the country’s religious council has warned.
A ‘scientific’ report claims relaxing the ban would also see more Saudis – both men

Girly-Men, in India, female children are being genitally mutilated from Daily Mail(UK):

Girls as young as one are being forced into sex change operations in India by parents desperate for a son.

Surgeons in the city of Indore

Gurkha – 30, Taliban – 0, from Daily Mail (UK):

Corporal Dipprasad Pun defeated more than 30 Taliban fighters single-handedly

Used the tripod of his machine gun to beat away a militant after running out of ammunition

A Gurkha

Obami stand mute, from Dana Milbank, RCP:

WASHINGTON — There have been worse times to start a new job in Washington. When Abraham Lincoln arrived in the capital 150 years ago this week, for example, the South had

Mario IV, some states just never learn.  Mario Cuomo sworn in for fourth term as governor, from Nick Reisman, Politics on the Hudson:

But Gov. Andrew Cuomo did take some time to enjoy being back in an old

Dumbo underestimated political cost of Obama Care, from Daily Mail(UK):

Barack Obama today admitted his controversial plans to overhaul the healthcare system have proved more costlier in political terms than he anticipated.

In a TV interview, the President also

How’s that “reset” button working for ya, Mrs. Clinton? From Luke Harding, Guardian(UK):

Vladimir Putin has snubbed both the Prince of Wales and the US vice-president, Joe Biden, by refusing to allow them to attend a parade in Red

Daily Mail (UK):

Ten-year-old girls are ready for marriage, according to Saudi Arabia’s most senior cleric.Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Al Sheikh, the country’s grand mufti, told Al Hayat newspaper that those saying ten or 12-year-old girls are too young to marry are

Been there, done that.   Danica Patrick pulled over for speeding, Seatttle Times:

Patrick, 26, was pulled over by Scottsdale police Dec. 9 in her hometown while driving a 2007 Mercedes. A year ago, she was ticketed for driving 57