Right Turn: Will Libya matter in 2012?
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on March 8th, 2011 5:35 am by HL
Right Turn: Will Libya matter in 2012?
A reader e-mailed me over the weekend asking whether “the situation in Libya may affect the 2012 presidential campaigns.” He mused: “Depending on how bad it gets in Libya, I envision a whole slew of political ads showing Obama shaking Gaddafi’s hand back in 2009.”
Capehart: Bachmann bumps Palin as Tea Party Queen
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is pushing Sarah Palin off her throne as queen of the Tea Party. This considered opinion comes after watching Bachmann on “Meet the Press.” I didn’t agree with 99.9 percent of what she said, but in 12 minutes on MTP she demonstrated why she is a better leader of th…
2chambers: Fla. Democratic congressman faces sexual harassment allegation
The conservative legal group Judicial Watch announced Monday that it has filed a lawsuit against Rep. Alcee Hastings, accusing the 10-term Florida Democrat of sexually harassing a policy adviser who worked on a commission that Hastings once chaired.
Stromberg: Won’t climate change help America?
Ever heard this one: Even if the Earth’s climate changes, warmer temperatures will be good for America — longer growing seasons, perhaps? Or its cousin: Humans will simply do what they’ve done for millennia — adapt to changing temperatures with different technology and behaviors? Isn’t that bet…
Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada won’t seek reelection
Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) will not seek reelection in 2012, bringing to an end a tumultuous several years following an extramarital affair with a former staff member.
