Should libertarians hope that Barack Obama succeeds or fails in his presidency? The question comes to mind because conservatives got embroiled in the issue when their leading radio star, Rush Limbaugh, said he hoped Obama would fail. Some commentators thought that was a horrible thing to say. Radio stars need regular public controversy to keep their listeners tuned in, so there’s no point in analyzing what the Republican partisan Limbaugh might have meant. But the question may lead us to other insights.
You gotta keep 'em separated. My colleagues over at Velvet Revolution noticed a striking resemblance between certain Republican senators here at home and certain theocrats over yonder in Iran. You can't necessarily spot it by looking at them. You have to pay attention to what they say.
In the photo, The IDF's Chief Rabbi, OC Chaplaincy Brig. Gen. Avichai Ronzki and OC Medical Corps Brig. Gen. Nachman Ash both signed up for an organ donation card during a ceremony in the Kirya Military Headquarters in Tel Aviv. One wonders if they are aware that, if the claims are true, their very own IDF has at least on several occasions been involved in obtaining younger organs from Palestinians they have killed, returned to their families after five days and had buried in a regime of a night-time blackout under Israeli-enforced Palestinian curfew.
Vote counting in Afghanistan's second-ever direct presidential election is under way after polls closed following an hour-long extension, officials have said.
A Libyan former agent jailed for the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing over the Scottish town of Lockerbie has been freed from prison, after Scotland's justice minister ordered his release.
At least two people have been killed in a bicycle bombing in Baghdad, a day after a series of bombings left 101 people dead and 500 more wounded in the Iraqi capital.
Australia has announced plans to buy enough doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine to cover the entire population and mass vaccinations across the country are to start from next week.
The governor of the US state of New Mexico is holding two days of talks with North Korean diplomats, in a further sign of a thaw in relations with Pyongyang.
The British government should do more to ensure UK arms exports are not used against civilians in conflict zones, an influential group of legislators in the country has said.
China has launched a website for its defence ministry, in a move to allay international criticism over military transparency and the build-up of its armed forces.
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