David Holman
Few surprises, but one question answered: McCain votes aye.
The death tax failed to meet cloture this morning, 57-41. Now Native Hawaiians will be up for a cloture vote at 12:45 p.m.
John Kerry issued his second fundraising email dismissing Republican success in California in as many days today: Over at their posh headquarters on First Street — just a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol — they’re sitting around scratching their…
Hawaiians historically rejected the racial divisions that the Akaka bill would now impose, the Heritage Foundation’s Erica Little and Todd Gaziano report in a new web memo today.
Also, don’t miss John Tabin’s concise history of Zarqawi’s involvement with al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein, just posted.
James G. Poulos has an excellent obituary for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi up on the front page now. He deftly places Zarqawi’s life and death in the context of the Iraq war’s history and future.
As ever, for a sample of the Angry Left’s reaction to Zarqawi’s death, scan the KosKidz’ comments: The first one: Bush’s idea of justice is bombs falling out of the sky? A few celebrate: We have turned a corner for…
Not to stem the swell of good news in the war on terror, but Daniel Akaka made especially revealing comments on his Native Hawaiians bill yesterday: “the governing entity will make a decision as to, uh, to independence or returning…
Is Jim Webb’s campaign in a tailspin? It’s not the whole shootin’ match, but they missed the June 1 Federal Elections Commission pre-primary filing deadline. You would think that is basic stuff. Here’s the FEC letter. Will this race turn…
Yawn. It was difficult to muster any energy for passage or failure of the gay marriage ban. Perhaps because both sides were using a legitimate issue in such a ham-handed way.
