Woulda got away with it too, and pinned an assault rap on the victim...if it wasn't for those meddling kids and their youtube.  Link

It is my fourth bar exam!

If there is a quasi-economist who has caused more mischief in America over the last 30 years than Arthur Laffer, I don't know them.

The media went crazy talking about the 9 point lead from Sunday in this Gallup poll.  So much so that they continued to talk about the 9 point lead even after the poll was published on Monday with an 8 point lead instead of 9.  

Do you suppose they will spend anywhere near as much time tonight examining the drop to 8 on Monday and now dropping further to 6 today?  

Especially since Rassmusen also dropped from 3 yesterday to 1 today.

Maybe they should hire Ed McMahon (I hear he needs the work) to do the promotion for this event.  He understands how this works from his days pimping for Publisher's Clearing House.

Nor would they be surprised at the shooter's reading material:

I especially liked the clip of O'Reilly looking "angry and violent".

What initially seemed to be a journalistic scoop of dubious moral propriety now seems to be a case of an Israeli paper being played by the Barack Obama campaign. Maariv, the second most popular newspaper in Israel, was roundly criticized for publishing the note Obama left in the Kotel. But now a Maariv spokesperson says that publication of the note was pre-approved for international publication by the Obama campaign, leading to the conclusion that the "private" prayer was intentionally leaked for public consumption.

However, it now appears that Maariv had collaborated with the Obama campaign in getting the "private" prayer, with its "modest" supplicaton to the Lord, out to the public, buffing his Christian credentials and showing his "humility."

The BBC reported over 200,000.  They are pretty reliable.  Also, I am not sure I would use Greek reporting as a benchmark of how Europeans feel about Obama.  Frankly, I think we need to stop thinking of Europeans as one cohesive group (like they need to stop thinking of the U.S. that way).  However, it is pretty clear that Germans love Obama.  That would include the public and the news media.

If you donate by July 31 this is what you get:

Ten supporters who make a donation in any amount by midnight this Thursday, July 31st, will be selected to fly to Denver, spend a couple of nights in a hotel, participate in the convention, and go Backstage with Barack. Each supporter who is selected will also get to bring a guest along to share the experience.

Here is full email I got.

saul --

Barack likes to tell a story about the two of us standing backstage before his speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention.

The way he tells it, he was too busy in the days before the convention to feel any pressure -- but about an hour before the speech, I could tell he was getting a little nervous.

To break the tension, right before he went out on stage I leaned in close and said, "Just don't screw it up, buddy."

We laughed. And then Barack brought the house down.

This year, the house is going to be a lot bigger. More than 75,000 people will be in Denver to be part of this important moment, and I want to tell you about an opportunity to join Barack backstage before his acceptance speech.

Ten supporters who make a donation in any amount by midnight this Thursday, July 31st, will be selected to fly to Denver, spend a couple of nights in a hotel, participate in the convention, and go Backstage with Barack. Each supporter who is selected will also get to bring a guest along to share the experience.

Make a contribution of $5 or more today and you could have your own Backstage with Barack story to tell:

https:/donate.barackobama.com/backstagednc

Barack's speech at the convention will be a culmination of the unlikely journey that has brought all of us so far over the past 17 months.

He will call on us to come together and work for change -- not just to win this election, but to make things better for all Americans.

Seeing it in person will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I'm excited about being there, and if you make a donation of $5 or more before the deadline, you could join Barack backstage:

https:/donate.barackobama.com/backstagednc

Thanks for everything you've done to get us here.

Michelle

"I'm trying to save the planet; I'm trying to save the planet," she says impatiently when questioned. "I will not have this debate trivialized by their excuse for their failed policy."

REPUBLICO

Obama has now linked his withdrawal plans to advice from commanders on the ground.

What are they going to tell him? That things are rosy?

This is the problem with Obama. He can't or won't see that the Iraq war is a moral abomination. He can't or won't acknowledge that the violence will continue until we get out.