What Holmes is Listening to

After reading:

Barney Frank reelected

Harry Reid reelected.

Obama is not happy.

And Minority Leader Pelosi?

Be careful who you're messin' with Republicans...

Scholars: 'Obama one of the best presidents ever'

Thank goodness for scholars. Now if the rest of the world would just recognize how special he is. Yeah, he got the Nobel Peace Prize, but some folks have fallen asleep at the switch.

It would behoove the folks at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences to bestow their Lifetime Achievement Award upon the One. After all, he's already got two Grammys.

Also, where's Obama's genius grant?

And when's the Pulitzer committee gonna get on board?

What Holmes is Listening To

Miley.

While reading these stories:

White House puts on glamour for President of failed state.

While in economic news:

Dow crashes 376 points.

Jobless claims rise most in 3 months.

"And the Jay-Z song was on..."

Who Will Rid Me of This Troublesome Radio Host?

Obama and the troublesome Rush Limbaugh. Via Althouse.

Would You Buy a Used Car from This Man?

Our healthcare salesman in chief.

We Are Screwed (cont.)

via Instapundit.com

God Help Us

The parallels of the Carter and Obama presidencies. via Instapundit.com

Pathetic

"She insisted she's going to be buried in an Obama t-shirt." -President Obama

Equal Rights for Foreign Transnationals!

So Obama disparaged the Citizens United decision in part because it would allow, in his misreading, foreign corporations the ability to contribute to campaigns.

Wait wait wait...don't we want to grant foreigners the same rights all Americans hold dear?

"Lady al Qaeda" Trial

A nice preview of the KSM circus to come.

Just a reminder as to the solid reasons, grounded in our legal tradtion, we are trying terrorists as civilians.

Comment of the Week

"Mesquito" is the winner!

re: Gitmo: "I still say he should close it, wait about an hour, rename it “Camp Snugglebunnies,” and move the terrorists back in."

MLK Day 2010

I have not seen very many of postings today about MLK day, even given that we have the first Black president in history (if you were not aware). Is MLK day now consigned to regular holiday status like Labor Day or Presidents' Day where the original meaning has been diluted and people are just happy about a three day weekend? Was the ink exhausted on this topic last year and there is nothing more to say? Or is everyone just befuddled that the first Black president has not done more to improve race relations? (Whatever "race relations" means these days.) Whatever the reason, not a lot out there today besides the Coakley/Brown showdown, which has kind of a "Their Eyes Were Watching God" hurricane scene feel to it. And of course Haiti. An insightful 5000 word essay is in there somewhere, but I am going to go enjoy the day off.

Update: At least one politician was talking about MLK day. Might have been better to take the day off.

Missing in action

Hillary Clinton.

The White House should send a search party to track down Hillary Clinton. America’s foreign policy chief has been missing from the world stage for several days, and has become as elusive as the Scarlet Pimpernel at the height of the French Revolution. I wrote earlier in the year that Clinton had become the invisible Secretary of State, and her current absence certainly reinforces that impression.

Mark Steyn

On the powerful speaking truth to power.

Cops to Lay Down Weapons; Aim for Criminals to Behave Better

or at least that makes about as much sense as this does.

The Speech to End All Speeches on Health Care

or so we hope.

This is the best/most fun analysis and play-by-play

The New Voice for Obama's Health Care Marketing Campaign

He's a doctor too- so he knows of what he speaks:

Give 'Em Hell

On Obamacare.

Via Instapundit.

I believe we should take care of the sick and the infirm. I think we do that fairly well. We would probably do it even better without Medicare, without insurance tied to employment, and with a better national market vs. state regulation. That being said, this bill is going to be a disaster and it's line in the sand time. I say this as someone married to a healthcare provider too.

Update: Meagan McArdle on why any central health care solution is likely bad.

Our Post-Racial President

Causing an uproar about race.

Remember the thoughtful discussion about race that we would have as a result of our first Black President? I guess that is on hold.

Update: Mark Steyn weighs in as only he can.

Having Just Escaped DC

WTF?

President Barack Obama said Monday that federal policy has encouraged urban sprawl, has hurt city residents and damaged the environment. Pledging a top-to-bottom review of how the United States deals with cities and metropolitan areas, Obama invited political leaders and policy experts to the White House to solicit their ideas for a national urban policy.

via Lucianne.com