Following up on the recent jihadist terror attack in Stockholm, the BBC interviewed Prime Minister Reinfeldt. His reaction to the near-atrocity in his capital? Outrage? Anger? A vow to defend his nation and people with whatever it takes?
Columnist George Will has a good if not slightly scolding-to-liberals recap of the recount drama that unfolded in Florida in November of 2000 between then-candidates for president Texas Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore which resulted in Bush v. Gore, which resulted in the SCOTUS ultimately ruling on December 12, 2000 that election laws could not be revised nor re-written by the FL state Supreme Court in the aftermath of the contested election because they violated the Constitution’s equal protection guarantee. As a result, Al Gore grudgingly conceded and George W. Bush won the state of Florida by 537 votes – becoming the 43rd President of the United States.
Don Surber imagines a presidential fireside chat in the wake of last week’s bizarre kinda-sorta resignation:
In Denmark, a member of parliament was convicted of violating Section 266.b of the Danish penal code for saying that honor killings and sexual abuse take place within Muslim families in Denmark. Truth was not a defense, nor was he allowed to present any defense, for all the law requires is that someone be offended:
The 1-11 Panthers take on 10-2 NFC South Division rivals the Atlanta Falcons here at home today in a game where the most exciting thing will be to see if it rains a lot or a little (it rained here overnight and it’s been raining on and off this morning and afternoon). In fact, things have already gotten off to a dismal start for the Panthers as the first play of the game has seen them turn it over to Atlanta deep into Panther territory, leading to an Atlanta touchdown.
Via Jammie-Wearing Fool, the senior senator from New York is focused like a laser on the nation’s true priorities. National debt? The deficit? Terrorism? Presidents who wish they could quit?
