- Ten Random, Politically-incorrect Thoughts (Victor Davis Hanson, Pajamas Media)
- World confronts a choice between chaos and order (Philip Stephens, FT)
- Just What This Downturn Demands – A Consumption Tax (Robert Frank, NY Times)
- The Auto Makers Are Already Bankrupt (Paul Ingrassia, WSJ)
- How to get Hispanics into the GOP (Linda Chavez, San Diego Union Tribune)
- While we're happy to have them all on board… (Brothers Judd)
…if your feelings about your country depend on the color of the leader, it’s racism, not patriotism.
- Halperin at Politico/USC conf.: 'extreme pro-Obama' press bias (Alexander Burns, Politico)
- The Insider’s Crusade (David Brooks, NYT)
And yet as much as I want to resent these overeducated Achievatrons (not to mention the incursion of a French-style government dominated by highly trained Enarchs), I find myself tremendously impressed by the Obama transition.
Resent them? This populist routine might be more convincing if Brooks weren’t one of the biggest metrosexual elitist types going — and with a U Chicago degree to boot! Nothing wrong with any of that, but Brooks is not exactly a populist or a common man.
- Is it OK to be liberal again, instead of progressive?(Michael Lind, Salon) Knock yourselves out!
- Success in Iraq (Michael Gerson, WaPo)
- Obama Looks to Axe Daylight Time — NYT Explains Why (Eugene Sandhu, Green Daily) DST needs to go the way of the 55 MPH speed limit.
- Al Qaeda Detainees and Congress's Duty (Michael Mukasey, WSJ)
- Obama's Senate Play (Kimberley Strassel, WSJ)
- The Waxman Democrats (WSJ)
- Obama may delay tax-cut rollback for wealthy (Randall Mikkelsen, Reuters) Change!
- Is Obama embarking on Bill Clinton's third term? (Austin Hill, Town Hall)
- Austin fights to keep its reputation as 'live music capital' (Jay Root, AP)
- Facebook in a Crowd (Hal Niedzviecki, NY Times)
- Oklahoma's message soundly delivered with destruction of Texas Tech (AP) Boomer Sooner!
- Brine-inebriated bird a perfect holiday guest (John Kass, Chicago Tribune)
- Google, It Wasn’t Broke (Michael Arrington, Tech Crunch)
- New Gmail Security Flaw. More Domains Get Stolen! (MakeUseOf.com)
- An Effort by Deep-Sea Divers to Repair a New York Water Tunnel (Ken Belson, NY Times) Fascinating.
