Europe has hashed out the basics of a plan to rescue the Euro
(New
York Times)
President Obama is having dinner with campaign donors who won
the opportunity to eat with him (Poltico)
Democratic supercommitte members present their opening bid: $3
trillion of deficit reduction, with $1 trillion on tax hikes
(The
Hill)
Hillary Clinton will testify before the House Foreign Affairs
Committee on Iraq and Afghanistan (New
York Times)
Romney is ahead of the Republican pack in four early primary
states, according to a new poll (CNN)
Rep. Paul Ryan’s speech on Obama’s divisive politics
yesterday:
On the main site:
Cautious, Clever, and Stumbling, by George Neumayr:
Romney, Cain, and Perry play to type this week — though the real
star was a clown named Touré.
Living in the Roe v. Wade World, by Joseph Lawler: Pace David
Frum, pro-lifers have no choice but to wage all-out cultural war,
thanks to the Supreme Court.
Those Demonstrators in the Park, by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.: The
Taranto Principle is back in action, as Democrats once again go too
far for their own good.
Bumper Sticker Compassion, by William Murchison: From Scrooge
McDuck to Warren Buffett, the capitalist conscience has come a long
way.
Silencing Critics for Obama, by Robert M. Goldberg: With their
“unity”pledge, prominent Jewish leaders are trying to save Obama
from the consequences of his Israel policy.
Ohio’s
Issue Initiatives, by Matt Naugle: Obamacare will be judged by
voters on November 8, its last stop before reaching the Supreme
Court.
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?