The Ignorance Of The Right  —  Here's Victor Davis Hanson: … Now the reason I balk at this is that I actually sat through a long Obama speech on taxes last year in Washington.  I couldn't get through the details there were so many.  It bored the pants off me.

Christine Pelosi: Superdelegates Should Not Overturn Majority Dem.  Vote  —  Christine Pelosi, daughter of the Speaker and (more notably at the moment) a superdelegate, warns of a massive disillusionment of voters should Democratic Party officials back a presidential nominee that didn't win the pledged delegate vote.

McCain scolds Obama on campaign funds  —  Admonishes Obama for hedging on whether he'd accept public funding  —  OSHKOSH, Wis. - Republican John McCain admonished Democrat Barack Obama for hedging on whether he would accept public funding as promised if he wins his party's nomination or use his prolific fundraising operation.

Bill Clinton: Obama ‘Literally Not Part of Any of the Good Things’ From the 1990s  —  ABC News' Sarah Amos reports that former President Bill Clinton — despite myriad promises he would stop assailing his wife's opponent given how it has backfired on her — upped his harsh attacks today in Tyler, Texas.

Experts Scoff at Sat Shoot-Down Rationale (Updated)  —  The Pentagon says it has to shoot down a malfunctioning spy satellite because of the threat of a toxic gas cloud.  Space security experts are calling the rationale highly unlikely.  “Having the US government spend millions of dollars …

Obama Imitates Olmert  —  Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has one of the lowest approval ratings in his country's history thanks to his disastrous prosecution of the July 2006 war in Lebanon against Hezbollah.  —  Nevertheless, and contrary to Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah's delusional …

Mao offered U.S. 10 million women  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid a discussion of trade in 1973, Chinese leader Mao Zedong made what U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger called a novel proposition: sending tens of thousands, even 10 million, Chinese women to the United States.

Texas Democratic Presidential Primary  —  Texas: Clinton 54% Obama 38%  —  When Election 2008 began, long before the first votes were cast, Senator Hillary Clinton led in the national polls but trailed Barack Obama in the key state of Iowa.  Many remarked upon the difference between those national and state numbers.

Obama's Texas Dilemna  —  The Washington Post lays out the problems for Obama in Texas.  Shorter version: He still suffers from a lack of support in the Hispanic community.  —  It begins with John McCain, who does have Hispanic support in Texas: … On to Hillary: [More...] … Back to Texas:

An education gap among white voters  —  Today, Behind the Numbers shows the sizable “education gap” in Democratic voting patterns.  —  In Post-ABC national polling, Clinton consistently scored better among voters without college degrees than among those with more education …

Waxman Regrets Hearing Was Held  —  WASHINGTON — A day after a dramatic, nationally televised hearing that pitted Roger Clemens against his former personal trainer and Democrats against Republicans, the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform said Thursday …

Most Shocking Video Ever: 12 Year Old Taliban Boy Beheads Man (Uncensored Version)  —  Some time back we brought you news that the Taliban had reached new lows and were now circulating a propaganda video, produced by the Taliban themselves, showing a 12 year old boy beheading a hostage.

No Recession  —  A number of economists on and off Wall Street are ringing the recession bell, as they have so many times in recent years.  But the Goldilocks economy has proven to be more durable and resilient than her critics appreciate.  —  Goldilocks dodged two potentially recessionary bullets this week.

Who Is Killing All Of The Great Jihadis Of The Ummah?  —  First Umad Mughniyeh takes the 72-virgin ride with a Bashar Assad Special.  Now Ayman Atallah Fayed gets blasted in the most literal sense of the word.  Both men were high-ranking members of terrorist groups arrayed against Israel.

Once-reluctant DeLay says he would back McCain as nominee  —  PHOENIX — The story about John McCain's struggle to win over conservative voters has now been told at length on the pages of every major newspaper and magazine in the country.  —  But in North Phoenix on Tuesday night there was a small …

Why Did Clinton Not Fight For Florida And Michigan In 2007?  —  While I think it is pretty clear that the DNC did not follow its rules regarding Florida and Michigan, I think Obama supporters make a compelling argument: why didn't Clinton fight for Florida in 2007?  It does require a response.

The Clintons' Beef With the Media  —  Are the news media being beastly to Hillary Clinton?  Are political reporters and commentators — as Bill Clinton suggested but didn't quite come out and say in a radio interview Tuesday — basically in the tank for Barack Obama?