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The Day Ahead: November 3

By Maia Lazar on 11.3.09 @ 6:20AM

Today on the main site:

• The Amazing Sinking Charlie, by Larry Thornberry

• Behold a Trojan Pony, by Peter Hannaford

• Come so Favre, by Ryan Young

• Art Doesn't Work, by Ryan L. Cole

• Plus more...

Comment of the day:

Reader Otis, my man on The Podhoretz Method:

Yes, you, Seth Lipsky and Norman Podhoretz are on to something here. Liberalism is a "faith system" for secular people.

Most know that Marx was born into a Jewish family that had converted to Christianity. He eventually renounced both religions. Trotsky was a Jew, as was Felix Dzerzhinsky. Many leading Communists of the early 2oth century were Jews. We often forget that Israel is a socialist country and that its kibbutzes are communes.

I find it interesting that many religiously observant Jews tend to be conservative, just as many religiously observant Christians tend to be conservative as well.

What to watch for:

• There is going to be a referendum on how Pres. Obama is performing.

• Gay marriage and legalization of marijuana will be considered in Washington and Maine.

• Barbara Boxer (D-California) will go ahead and mark up the legislation on the climate bill with or without the GOP.

Monday's best: