Linkpost: 07/12/08
- Phil Gramm Is Right (Amity Shlaes, WaPo)
- Pickens' energy plan is bold but it won't work (Loren Steffy, Houston Chronicle) Steffy notes some of the many flaws with the Pickens energy "plan."
- Environmentalists say yes to offshore drilling (Andrew Cline, WSJ) Meanwhile, unserious ideologues continue to say no.
- Our Electric Future (Andy Grove, The American)
- Counterterorrist tales (Tim Connors, City Journal)
- How Hostages, And Nations, Get Liberated (Charles Krauthammer, WaPo)
- The Wrong Education Fix (WSJ)
- John McCain's opportunity (Tony Perkins & Chuck Donovan, TAS)
- No Olympic Medal for Bush (Ronan O'Sullivan Farrow, WSJ)
- Don't Mess With the Electoral College (David Lewis Schaefer, WSJ)
- The Colorado Model: The Democrats' plan for turning red states blue (Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard) The influence of money on politics is an outrage for some people if it benefits the GOP, but not so much when the other party benefits. For less strident observers, it's just politics.
- Obama's Liberal Shock Troops (John Fund, WSJ)
- Harlem Congressman Rents 4 Apartments at Below-Market Rates (David Kociniewski, NY Times) It's always nice to see liberal pols helping
the poorthemselves. - Planned Parenthood to open site near UH (Amenah Khalil, Daily Cougar) Maybe to make abortions even more convenient, they could offer a drive-thru window?
- Congressman Culberson calls for more transparency (Rep. John Culberson, House.gov)
- Shining sunlight in Congress (Rep. John Culberson, House.gov)
- Route 66 motels: a rare breed (Rhett Morgan, Tulsa World)
- Why Southwest Succeeds (Joe Brancatelli, Seat 2B) If you don't want to get to an international destination, don't mind if your plane is late, and don't care if you're treated like cattle, then Southwest is a good cheap choice.
- Airline frequent flier programs: Why bother any more? (Allen On Travel) The perks of status and mileage upgrades are still nice.
- The Decline of the National League (Darren Everson, WSJ)
- Pitcher Villarreal placed on waivers (Brian McTaggart, Houston Chronicle) More of Drayton's money wasted.
- UH, Texas Tech to start two-year football series in 2009 (Michael Murphy, Houston Chronicle) This should be fun.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 07/12/08 23:15 | Links | Technorati
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