Assortment

Mark Steyn and Hugh Hewitt discuss – or rather, romp through - a range of current issues.

Why is the Republican establishment pushing so hard for Mitt Romney? Jeff G. would honestly like to know (and so would I).

Herman Cain is a gentleman. Lawrence O’Donnell is not.

Warren Buffett continues to tax my patience.

A really interesting piece by Quinn Hillyer on the Republican debates, focusing on the different perceptions one gets from seeing and hearing the candidates, and then reading the transcripts of what they said.

Of particular interest to Australians: the return of Margo Kingston (Reminds me of the old days at Tim Blair’s previous joint. Good times, good times).

The problem was, it wasn’t supposed to be a submarine.

Chip off the ol’ crock: Jesse Jackson, Jr. thinks Obama should declare some kind of jobs martial law.

Illinois Democratic Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. told The Daily Caller on Wednesday that congressional opposition to the American Jobs Act is akin to the Confederate “states in rebellion.”

Jackson called for full government employment of the 15 million unemployed and said that Obama should “declare a national emergency” and take “extra-constitutional” action “administratively” — without the approval of Congress — to tackle unemployment.

So, voting down Obama’s phony jobs bill was, what, like Fort Sumter? And Mitch McConnell is General Beauregard? I guess Junior wasn’t considered smart enough to run a beer distributorship, hence his entry into politics.

Jackie Kennedy: a pretty nasty piece of work, according to Paula Cohen.

Many thanks to Smitty for posting this video of the great Alonso Rachel, taking on Herman Cain’s race-baiting critics.

Charles Krauthammer opines on Obama’s irresponsible descent into the politics of class warfare.

Lumpenproletariat plans national convention. Paco Enterprises going long on penicillin, hazmat suits and Febreze.

Update: Woo woo! My earlier J.Packington Paco story linked at WSJ.