Breakfast Scramble (Tuesday)

The recession is dead, long live the recession, MSNBC.

The “Great Recession” has ended, officially.

At least, that’s the official word from the private research organization that calls the beginnings and endings of recessions, the National Bureau of

Liberal reads Constitution, can’t find First Amendment, from Lucy Madison, CBS News:

During an appearance on ABC’s Good Morning America this morning, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer addressed the recent controversy over a Florida Pastor’s plan to hold

Obama administration clueless on jobs, from Fox News Sunday interview by Chris Wallace of Bbama brand spanking new economic advisor Austan Goolsbee, Fox News:

GOOLSBEE: But I don’t think the unemployment rate will be coming down significantly anytime

‘Rats do death panels, via Clarice Feldman, American Thinker:

As Democrats brace for a November wave that threatens their control of the House, party leaders are preparing a brutal triage of their own members in hopes of saving

Dan Miller over at Pajamas Media:

Some probably disagree, but I think President Obama’s race was the deciding factor in his election. Had he been Caucasian, Asian, or Hispanic, he probably would not have got the Democratic Party nomination, much

Stink Progress, as with much of the left like to label the Bush administration as being ‘conservative’ when it suits their purposes.  Example:

This morning, Ted Olson — the conservative lawyer who represented President Bush in Bush v. Gore

The Labor Department reported this morning that nonfarm payrolls fell by 131,000 in the month of July.  Even more discouraging was that June’s revised payroll number was revised downward to a negative 221,000.  This is huge.  Initial jobless claims estimates

I notice that the most recent gamble of our tax money involves the Chevy Volt…

Keep in mind, this is the president who told us that the GM and Chrysler bailouts were an unvarnished success. What a lot of people

Yesterday on CBS Sunday Morning, President Barack Obama was being interviewed by Harry Smith.  This seems to be this President’s primary function.  I can just see his job description now–Item 1, must interview with the media incessantly.  Never mind running

Noted today an article in the McClatchy News wire… a service that I seldom scan anymore. Today, they offer up something fairly useful.

The first paras:

BAGHDAD — Shiite Iraqi militants have trained in Iran in preparation for attacks against

Or maybe  Vurkey?  From Edward Niedermeyer, New York Times:

GENERAL MOTORS introduced America to the Chevrolet Volt at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show as a low-slung concept car that would someday be the future of motorized transportation. It would

t was nearly the end of the day, today , when I finally realized that I had not written anything in terms of a comment on the day.

Usually I tend to take the attitude that if I don’t have

None dare call it journalism.  Shublog, Ace of Spades, dissects the Washington Post:

News Judgment, Washington-Post style

Senator George Allen says “macaca” on camera? 131 articles, 13 on the front page.

Congressman Bob Etheridge commits battery on

Adam Clayton Powell IV to Challenge Charlie Rangel, Useless Toady:

Adam Clayton Powell IV made it official today, announcing he will run against Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. — the man who defeated his father in the Democratic primary