Thank you, Glenn Beck.  By helping force the resignation of Van Jones, you have done a great service to your country.  But in the exact opposite way than what you intended.  —  Your vile and vicious smear campaign has helped reverse one of the worst examples of miscasting since John Wayne took …

Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama  —  Back to School Event  —  The President: Hello everyone - how's everybody doing today?  I'm here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia.  And we've got students tuning in from all across America, kindergarten through twelfth grade.

As Obama Speech Nears, Details on a Compromise  —  WASHINGTON — As President Obama and top advisers drafted his eagerly awaited health care speech to Congress, new details emerged Monday about fees and coverage limits under a proposal being floated by the chairman of a crucial Senate committee.

Who Is Ron Bloom?  —  A lot of attention is being brought to bear on all of these so-called czars that Obama is now making an integral part of his administration.  It is a tactic that has proven to be effective since these appointments avoid scrutiny from congress, like they really scrutinize anybody …

Crux of Afghan Debate: Will More Troops Curb Terror?  —  WASHINGTON — Does the United States need a large and growing ground force in Afghanistan to prevent another major terrorist attack on American soil?  —  In deploying 68,000 American troops there by year's end, President Obama has called Afghanistan …

Sheriff Reports 10,000 at New Lenox/Joliet, IL Rally  —  Breaking news from New Lenox/Joliet, IL... the sheriff's office is reporting to us that the crowd estimate for the rally here is 10,000+ and they are shutting down a portion of Interstate 80 for traffic control do to the massive influx of people.

Airline terror trial: The bomb plot to kill 10000 people  —  Three British Muslims have been convicted of planning a series of co-ordinated suicide bomb attacks on transatlantic airliners, which could have killed up to 10,000 people.  —  The al-Qaeda cell plotted to cause mass murder …

On Jews and liberals  —  UPDATE 9/8: For the benefit of liberal blog readers, a relevant question: “Is ‘Liberal Idiot’ Redundant?”  —  ORIGINAL POST: The September issue of Commentary has a symposium in which six writers discuss Norman Podhoretz's latest book, Why Are Jews Liberals?  A few excerpts:

Reversal of Supreme Court Precedents at Issue  —  Campaign Case Touches on Justices' Stance on Earlier Rulings  —  The Supreme Court's unusual hearing Wednesday on the role corporations can play in influencing elections carries the potential not only for rewriting the nation's campaign finance laws …

Out of Work, and Too Down to Search On  —  “You send out so much, and you don't get responses.  Then when you get called in, you're treated like you're too old.”  RAY RUCKER, a 62-year-old former facilities manager from Overland Park, Kan. More Photos >  —  They were left out of the latest …

Joseph Kennedy will not run for Senate  —  Joseph P. Kennedy II announced today that he will not seek the Senate seat held by his uncle, a move likely to end the Kennedy family's half century of political dominance in Massachusetts and entice several other candidates to jump into the race.