Today on the Main Site:
Ted Kennedy’s KGB Correspondence by Kevin Mooney: What the
FBI missed — and it deserves greater media attention, given how
it was designed to undermine two presidencies.
The Elephant and the Obama Question by Ben Stein: Some
additional thoughts on the oil spill.
Eric Holder: Obama’s Harry Daugherty by Jeffrey Lord:
Harding’s Attorney General disgraced for politicizing Justice
Department.
Curiouser and Curiouser by Larry Thornberry: The pear-shaped
Senate race in Florida.
Hugo
Boss by Robert P. Kirchhoefer: He lords it over Hollywood’s
nitwits.
A Short-Running Magic Show by Ralph R. Reiland
How quickly the magic and arrogance has turned into mismanagement
and excuses.
Deadly
Domino by Joseph A. Harriss: Dien Bien Phu — one of the
biggest and most costly blunders in modern military history.
What to Watch for:
Judge to rule on drilling moratorium (CNN)
Obama’s budget chief
to step down (WSJ)
Obama to
warn insurers against rate increases in meeting at W.H. (NY
Times)
McChrystal
apologizes for RS magazine article dismissive of
administration (Washington Post); recalled
to U.S. in wake of article (BBC News)
Clip of the Day:
W.H. Deputy Press Secretary
criticizes Hayward for yacht excursion while defending Obama
playing golf on same weekend, courtesy of RCP.