Belaboring the obvious:
Though there is little to be offended by in most of NPR's programming, public radio and television cater almost exclusively to the sensibilities of the urban liberal. Not that there's anything wrong with being an urban liberal, of course. But this demographic also happens to be blessed with the financial means to ensure that NPR remains a vibrant source of news.
With allies like this . . .
A senior Saudi prince questioned the need for a ban on women driving on Wednesday and said lifting it would be a quick first step to reduce the Islamic kingdom's dependence on millions of foreign workers.
The Gulf Arab state is a monarchy ruled by the al-Saud family in alliance with clerics from the strict Wahhabi school of Islam. Women must be covered from head to toe in public and are not allowed to drive.
Rationalization of the day:
There's no question at times of my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country, that I worked far too hard and things happened in my life that were not appropriate," said Gingrich during an interview with CBN's David Brody.
The $61 billion in House-approved budget cuts represent less than 2 percent of the budget, less than 4 percent of the deficit and less than 5 percent of discretionary spending.
Yeah, well, an NPR executive said bad things about conservatives and Republicans and the Tea Party, and went off on white, middle-class, gun-totin' xenophobes. Stop the presses.
But this was the most interesting part:
Planned Parenthood supporters and abortion opponents had dueling rallies in Indy this week. A couple of points:
1. Legislatures are on shaky moral ground when they order people to lie:
Turner's measure also would require abortion providers to tell patients that abortion carries risks, including the possibility of breast cancer -- a claim disputed by the American Cancer Society . . .
I have a country boy's love of downtowns, so I like to see vibrant ones. But the people who want to keep funneling time, effort and, especially, money downtown need a reality check:
Federal deficit for the month of February:
The federal government posted its largest monthly deficit in history in February, a $223 billion shortfall that put a sharp point on the current fight on Capitol Hill about how deeply to cut this year's spending.
This headline is oxymoron of the day: "Romney's tea party-friendly defense on health care":
Mitt Romney made some of his most significant statements yet this weekend about the health care bill he signed as governor of Massachusetts, offering a preview of his defense for what many are expecting to be a potent line of attack for Romney's opponents.
And in doing so, Romney appears be trying a tea party-ish angle
Shock No. 1: There is actually somebody in the federal government who takes illegal immigration seriously -- U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, which has the responsibility for immigration issues. Shock No. 2: Smith is focused on the one approach most likely to succeed.
Regarding illegal immigration, however, he proposes a program of "attrition through enforcement." Workplace enforcement, that is.
