The Bloomberg/Washington Post GOP debate in New Hampshire is
tonight. Watch for Herman Cain to field a lot of questions in wake
of his surge up the polls (AJC);
watch to see if Rick Perry can claw back into the race after ceding
so much ground in the wake of his last debate letdown (NPR);
a controversy over Romney and Huntsman’s Mormon faith has broken
out recently, and could be a debate topic (CBS).
Obama’s jobs bill heads for a procedural vote tonight that could
send it to a permanent defeat. (CNN)
Occupy DC and the AFL-CIO are teaming up for a sit-in at the
Capitol. (Daily
Caller)
Congress takes up, and is expected to pass, three trade bills.
(Associated
Press)
Herman Cain responds to attacks from Harry Belafonte and Cornel
West:
No Primary Challenge to Obama, by J.T. Young: The talk may grow
louder, but any challenge would be suicidal in its own right.
The World Doesn’t Owe You a Living, by Aaron Goldstein: It’s
difficult to see how camping out in the city square is going to
improve the Occupy Wall Street protesters’ long-term employment
prospects.
Diapers for 26-Year-Olds, by David N. Bass: So long as
Millennials fail to grow up, their economic plight is unlikely to
improve.
Riots
of Passage, by Roger Scruton: When rites of passage disappear
from public life, civilization does as well, and one result is
young men running amok.
British
Priorities, by Hal G.P. Colebatch: Prime Minister Cameron has
slashed defense spending. So where is all that money going now?
The debacle of this president’s administration is both a cause
and a symptom of the decline of American values. Unless Congress
impeaches him, that decline will go on unchecked. An eminent jurist
surveys the damage and assesses the chances for the recovery of our
culture.
The American Christmas, like the songs that celebrate it,
makes room for everybody under the rainbow. Is that why so
many people seem to be hostile to it?