Obama's faith in the reasoning abilities of the American public  —  (updated below)  —  I haven't written about the Obama speech yet (video here) because I spent much of the day reading the instantaneous reactions of virtually everyone else, and because the issues raised by the speech …

A McCain Gaffe in Jordan  —  AMMAN, Jordan — Sen. John McCain, traveling in the Middle East to promote his foreign policy expertise, misidentified in remarks Tuesday which broad category of Iraqi extremists are allegedly receiving support from Iran.  —  He said several times that Iran …

John Murtha Endorses Hillary Clinton  —  LANCASTER, Pa. — Rep. John P. Murtha has announced his endorsement of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, bringing his clout as a 17-term member of the House and a prominent anti-war Democrat to bear with more than a month until the primary here in his home state.

Throw grandma under the bus  —  When seeking to extricate himself from the tight spot in which he has been placed by his long association with the spiritual leadership of Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama hauled in his (living) maternal grandmother, Madelyn Dunham.

Mr. Obama's Profile in Courage  —  There are moments — increasingly rare in risk-abhorrent modern campaigns — when politicians are called upon to bare their fundamental beliefs.  In the best of these moments, the speaker does not just salve the current political wound, but also illuminates larger …

Volcker: Fed's ‘Extreme’ Intervention ‘Raises Some Real Questions’  —  Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker said the Fed's decision to lend money to Bear Stearns Cos. to keep it from collapsing is unprecedented and “raises some real questions” about whether that's the appropriate role for the Fed.

Supreme Court set to back gun rights  —  The US Supreme Court appears ready to rule that Americans have a constitutional right to keep a gun in their home for self-defence, a ruling that could help Republicans in the upcoming presidential election.  —  Hearing the most important gun rights case …

'BARACK, I DIDN'T DO IT FOR THIS': AN HOMAGE TO ANDREW GOODMAN  —  Barack Obama's speech today moved Roger L. Simon to poetry for the first time since high school.  He apologizes for the inadequacies.  —  Support Pajamas Media; Visit Our Advertisers  —  Barack, I didn't do it for this.

Clinton Tries to Keep Plan for Two Revotes Alive  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's hopes of ending the primaries with game-changing victories from new contests in Florida and Michigan grew dim on Tuesday as Florida officially scuttled plans for a new vote and Michigan lawmakers appeared far from a deal.

Calls Mount for Olympic Ceremony Boycott  —  PARIS (AP) - Moves to punish China over its handling of violence in Tibet gained momentum Tuesday, with a novel suggestion for a mini-boycott of the Beijing Olympics by VIPs at the opening ceremony.  —  Such a protest by world leaders …

Obama's Spine  —  A reader points out: … I don't know if it will “work” against the likes of O'Reilly and Hannity and cable news, which seems unable to show any other of Wright's speeches except the now-almost mind-numbingly familiar clips.  What I do know is that it was the right speech, with the right nuance and brave.

The beer v. wine vote  —  (CNN) - As some Americans recover from hangovers induced by St. Patrick's Day, a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll released Tuesday suggests a voter's drinking preferences may also reveal their political preferences.  —  Beer drinkers appear more likely to vote …

The Right And Obama's Speech  —  For me, this is an epiphany of sorts.  Not that I have changed my mind about the things I wrote in “The Conservative Soul.”  Not that I have stopped believing in limited government, individual freedom, personal responsibility, pragmatic change.