President Obama will meet with high-ranking EU officials at the
White House (Politico)
Obama’s trip to Scranton later this week will be his 56th trip
to a 2012 swing state — most of those on the taxpayer’s dime
(Wall
Street Journal)
A record $52 billion was spent at Black Friday sales (CNN
Money)
Senate Democrats will introduce a bill to extend payroll tax
cuts this week (CNN)
Syracuse University fires a basketball coach after allegations
that he molested children (USA
Today)
Grover Norquist defends himself on a Sunday show:
On the main site:
Newt
Gingrich, Grownup, by Jed Babbin: Of the Republican
Eight, he is best prepared to take a 3 a.m. call to the White
House.
Newt’s
Health Problems, by David Catron: The malady is far more
serious than a mere affinity for mandates.
Fathers and Sons and a Birthday, by Ben Stein: “Tommy & Me”
takes on new meaning.
A ‘Genocidal’ Thanksgiving, by Mark Tooley: Once again, the
Religious Left found itself in no mood to celebrate our national
day of gratitude.
Last
Protester Standing, by Gerald Nachman: It’s going to be the
next big thing on Occupy TV.
Grover Norquist Crushes Them, by G. Tracy Mehan, III: Bush tax
cuts move to center stage and no one understands their political
might better than the Democrats’ favorite hate object.
Master
of the Masters, by Roger Kaplan: With his win at London’s O2,
the great Federer puts paid to the proponents of Roger
Declinism.
The Fix
Was In, by John R. Coyne, Jr.: Conrad Black’s greatest book
yet.