The heart of this election

Janet Daley, a Brit, get to the heart of the matter of what this election is about.

Clint Eastwood's speech

Clint Eastwood's speech last night is getting a lot of comment on the web. See here.

Obama's tribute to Neil Armstrong

Obama pays tribute to Neil Armstrong with a picture of himself looking at the moon.

Apple may corner the smartphone market

An AP story says that Apple's victory in a patent lawsuit over Samsung could enable Apple to corner the smartphone market. I certainly hope not. I personally have already given up on Apple, including their iPhone and their Macs.

Anderson Cooper on DNC Chair Schultz

Anderson Cooper destroys DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz about Romney's stand on abortion.

See the video. 

Obamacare makes college more expensive

If you think college is expensive now, just wait until Obamacare kicks in.

How much do you think this new camera will cost?

A new camera can take a trillion pictures in a second, making it fast enough to watch beams of light travelling in slow-motion.

Russell Kirsch, inventor of the computer

Russell Kirsch, the inventor of the first internally programmable computer, has a nice talk in a coffee shop. He does not like iPads because people just consume things on them and don't make things.

"Nothing is withheld from us what we have conceived to do."
"Do things that have never been done." 

Hillary say no as Slow Joe's replacement

Washington Examiner: Did Hillary decline to replace Slow Joe as Obama's running mate?

Romney right on Medicare debate

The Washington Post confirms that Romney is right: Obamacare cuts Medicare by $716 billion. Obama can't attack Romney on Medicare!

Helen Gurley Brown

Helen Gurley Brown is dead at 90 years of age.

Southern culture is a mystery to Northerners

WSJ: Northerners can hate Southern culture, but they at least ought to try to understand the nation's fastest-growing region. I personally wouldn't live anywhere else.

Robert Samuelson on the Ryan pick

Robert Samuelson thinks the Paul Ryan pick could trigger a debate about the size and role of the federal government. I'd like to see that.

A genuine debate is long overdue. The framework for government’s expansion since 1960 has broken down. Its political appeal was that we got more government (from food stamps to Medicare to Pell grants) without a parallel increase in tax burdens. In 1960, federal taxes were 17.8 percent of the economy (gross domestic product); in 2007, before the financial crisis, they were only 18.5 percent of GDP.
Two bits of good fortune enabled this something-for-nothing swelling of government: First, annual economic growth averaged slightly more than 3 percent; second, defense spending declined as a share of the budget — in effect, lower defense spending financed higher social spending. Both props are gone.

Hold the butter, no, hold the popcorn

Buttered popcorn has been linked to Alzheimer's. Too bad, I do like it.

Iceland's penis museum

A woman is Iceland creates a penis museum. based on the Icelandic  men's handball team. She said, "I didn't have any models. I just made them from experience."

Experience is best.

Herb Rule

When I opened the paper this morning, I noticed that Herb Rule, candidate for Congress for the 2d District, was arrested for on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in Fayetteville.

He has had another such incident in 2010.

Ryan as VP, says AP

The AP says that Romney will name Paul Ryan, Rep from Wisconsin and a prominent conservative, as his VP.

The announcement is today at 7:45 Central Time. See Ryan here:

Arnold can still deliver a good line

Steven Hayward has a funny Arnold Schwarzenegger vignette.

These days, when Mr. Schwarzenegger promotes a film, such as when he participated in a Comic-Con International panel with his “The Expendables 2″ co-stars including Sylvester Stallone and Randy Couture, his handlers still prep him as they would have in office, quietly slipping him note cards to review backstage.

He doesn’t always follow the script. Introducing a screening of “The Expendables 2″ at Camp Pendleton, he strode onto the stage of the auditorium and grabbed the microphone.  “It is wonderful to be back,” said Mr. Schwarzenegger, outfitted in two-tone brown saddle shoes and a white, short-sleeved oxford shirt. “And I’ll tell you, I’m very impressed with the security here. The security is almost as tight”—he paused for effect—”as Nancy Pelosi’s face.”

An audience of military families roared with laughter. Backstage, an aide muttered, “That wasn’t pre-screened.”

Big Sis Napolitano slapped with discrimination lawsuit

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is facing a major discrimination lawsuit. She has favored women over men, a clear violation of the law.

The NCAA National Communist Athletic Association

A book store at Penn State, that wonderful school in Happy Valley, is selling t-shirts that read "NCAA National Communist Athletic Association." I've heard just about enough from that school.