Obama & Romney: Both Thin Skinned

Earlier today, I wrote about Mitt Romney being piqued with Bret Baier of Fox News.

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The Cain Train Stays on Track

As Jim Antle noted earlier today, Herman Cain has no intention of withdrawing from the GOP presidential race.

Good for him.

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Pakistan Fired First

So it turns out Pakistan did fire at NATO and Afghan troops along the Afghan-Pakistani border over the weekend.

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Is Occupy Boston Next?

Yesterday, the liberal Democrat mayors of Los Angeles and Philadelphia ordered their police departments to clear Occupy encampments in their respective cities.

Could Boston be the next major city with a liberal Democrat administration which rids itself of the Occupiers? Boston Mayor Tom Menino said, "I want to have the tools to remove them from the Dewey Square area."

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Romney Feels Squeezed by Baier

Last night I saw the Mitt Romney interview on Special Report with Bret Baier.

It might have been unwise for Romney to do an interview in the middle of a juice factory because it appears that he downed a bottle of snark nectar before he sat down with Baier. Or perhaps Romney felt that Baier was squeezing him like a lemon because his disposition certainly wasn't peachy.

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Red Sox Heart Valentine

ESPN is reporting that the Boston Red Sox have hired Bobby Valentine to be their new manager.

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Barney Frank vs. Joel Pollak Revisited

With Barney Frank announcing he will not seek re-election to Congress I thought I would bring you back to one of his greatest misses.

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Afghanistan Questions Pakistan's Account of NATO Attack

There is much outrage in Pakistan over a NATO air strike yesterday which took the lives of 24 Pakistani soldiers.

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Ron Lyle, 1941-2011. R.I.P.

Former heavyweight boxer Ron Lyle has died of a sudden illness. He was 70.

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NYC Too "Bureaucatic"

For more than seventy years, The Algonquin Hotel in Midtown Manhattan has been world famous for having a cat freely roam much to the delight of its guests.

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The Anti-Semitism of Ron Paul Supporters

As I expected, there were a large quantity of comments by Ron Paul supporters to my article critiquing his foreign policy. Alas quantity often doesn't mean quality. There were, of course, exceptions to the rule but they were few and far between.

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My Op-Ed on Occupy Wall St. en Espanol

After I prasied the NYPD for liberating Zuccotti Park last week, the Spanish language daily El Diario La Prensa asked me to write some additional thoughts about Occupy Wall Street. You can find the piece here.

Please note the piece has been translated into Spanish. The way I look at it is that a whole new audience now has an opportunity to be offended by my writing.

CNN-AEI-Heritage Foundation GOP Debate Post-Mortem

Tonight, I watched the CNN-AEI-Heritage Foundation GOP Debate and here is my evaluation of each candidate.

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Newt Takes a Page From Cain on Social Security

When asked about entitlement reform, Newt Gingrich noted how he unveiled a Social Security reform package yesterday in Manchester, New Hampshire based on plans in effect in both Chile and in Galveston, Texas.

Herman Cain has been talking about the Chilean model for months.

Romney: First Foreign Trip is to Israel

Most U.S. Presidents make their first foreign trip to Canada or Mexico. Mitt Romney just said if he is elected President that his foreign trip will be to Israel.

Santorum: I Agree With Ron Paul

Rick Santorum nearly had a stop the presses moment when he said, "I agree with Ron Paul."

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Texas Takes a Gamble on Nathan

Yesterday, following a steak dinner, pitcher Joe Nathan agreed to a two-year contract with the Texas Rangers worth $14.5 million with a club option for the 2014 season.

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Thoughts on Rocky: The Musical

Today, Sylvester Stallone announced plans to bring Rocky to Broadway.

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NL MVP for The Hebrew Hammer

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun has bested Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp for the National League MVP Award. Braun hit .332 with 32 homeruns and 111 RBI for the NL Central Division champions. Known as The Hebrew Hammer, Braun also led the NL in slugging percentage (SLG) and on base plus slugging percentage (OPS) with .597 and .994, respectively. Braun becomes the first Jewish player to win the NL MVP since Sandy Koufax did it with the 1963 World Series champion Dodgers.

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Justin Verlander: King of the World

O.K., it's doubtful that Justin Verlander could only lay such a claim beyond Michigan's Upper Peninsula and perhaps some pockets of Windsor, Ontario. But he is most certainly the new king of the American League after first winning the AL Cy Young Award last week and today being named the AL MVP.

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Greg Halman, 1987-2011. R.I.P.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman was stabbed to death today in The Netherlands. Rotterdam police have his younger brother in custody. He was 24.

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Thoughts on Natalie Wood

With much fanfare, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's office reopened its investigation on Friday into the 1981 drowning of actress Natalie Wood.

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Spain Jumps for Rajoy

Today, Spain's electorate gave the conservative People's Party a landslide win ousting the Socialist Party from office. Mariano Rajoy becomes Spain's new Prime Minister succeeding Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, who came to power in March 2004 three days after the Madrid train bombings.

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Best diagram contrasting Occupy Wall Street with the Tea Party

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Cubs in the Sveum of Things

Today, the Chicago Cubs introduced Dale Sveum as their new manager.

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Elderly Or Pregnant Occupiers Deserve No Special Police Handling

If pregnant teens and the elderly don't want to be pepper sprayed, perhaps they ought not to be rampaging in the streets.

If these beatniks don't any other time think an unborn baby is alive anyway, why should we care if a pregnant woman is sprayed over any other individual?

The reprimanded woman claims she is only two months pregnant.

Other than her claims, is their any verifiable proof other than her word that she is with child?

And if she is part of this rabble, that's not very trustworthy to begin with.

Maddon, Gibby Named Top Skippers

Joe Maddon of the Tampa Bay Rays and Kirk Gibson of the Arizona Diamondbacks were named AL and NL Managers of the Year, respectively.

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Heritage Foundation & AEI sponsoring GOP presidential debate on foreign policy & national security

Next Tuesday, November 22nd, the Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute are sponsoring a GOP Presidential debate on foreign policy and national security. The debate will be aired on CNN at 8pmET and be moderated by Wolf Blitzer.

In light of this exciting event, we've created a special website just for the debate that I hope you will check out. Included on the site are issues and important points we hope the candidates will cover! Additionally, we have a fun little section where folks can sign up to get a FREE debate watch party kit!
We've got a poll up on Facebook to gauge which foreign policy issues matter most to folks (check it out here!) and we hope this exciting debate will really get down to the nitty gritty of the most important foreign policy issues America faces today!

Thanks to Heritage's Ericka Anderson for the info

Could Verlander Win The AL MVP?

To the surprise of no one, Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander won the AL Cy Young Award unaminously. Verlander went 24-5 with a 2.40 ERA striking out 250 batters in 251 innings pitched. He also threw a no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays for good measure. Verlander led the AL in wins, strikeouts and ERA.

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Occupy WS = Hoovervilles?

The Los Angeles Times makes the case that Occupy Wall Street and its sister movements around the country are modern day Hoovervilles.

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Thoughts on Gabby Giffords' Interview

Let me begin by saying I only saw the last third of the interview with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly so I'll confine my comments to what I saw and heard.

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NYPD Liberates Zuccotti Park

After nearly sixty days, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg finally gave the NYPD authorization to clear Zuccotti Park and evict those who comprised Occupy Wall Street.

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Kimbrel, Hellickson Win Rookie Honors

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson won the AL Rookie of the Year Award while Atlanta Braves closer Craig Kimbrel was named NL Rookie of the Year. It marks the first time two pitchers have this honor in the same year since 1981 when Dave Righetti won the AL Rookie of the Year with the New York Yankees and Fernando Valenzuela won it on the Senior Circuit with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Obama's Yelp at Russia & China on Iran

As President Obama insisted yesterday at the APEC Summit in Hawaii that sanctions against Iran have had "an enormous bite", I was amused by President Obama's statement about his efforts to persuade Russia and China concerning Iran.

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Is Newt The New Nixon?

John Tabin notes two new polls taken last week by CNN and PPP have Newt Gingrich on top of the GOP field.

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Cardinals Name Matheny New Manager

The St. Louis Cardinals have hired Mike Matheny to be their new manager signing him a to a 2-year contract with a club option for the 2014 season.

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Arab League Suspends Syria

In a surprise move, the Arab League suspended Syria. The suspension will take effect on November 16th.

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CBS S.C. GOP Debate Post-Mortem

Here are my observations of tonight's GOP debate in South Carolina co-sponsored by CBS and The National Journal.

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Pelley Loves The Sound of His Voice

CBS has concluded airing the televised portion of the South Carolina GOP debate. I am now trying to follow the debate online although I'm having some technical difficulty.

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GOP Discussion on Pakistan

It's interesting to see where this discussion on Pakistan is going. Herman Cain says we don't know if they are friend or foe. Based on what his rivals on stage are saying, he's right. Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry say Pakistan is a foe while Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum argue they must remain our friend because they have nuclear weapons. When it comes to Pakistan, there are no easy answers.

Santorum Has to Stop Complaining

When Rick Santorum gets a question he shouldn't use his time complaining about not getting questions. As long as he does this he will stay in single digits.

Berlusconi Will Be Back

Silvio Berlusconi has just announced his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy. Berlusconi had promised to resign once the Italian parliament had passed debt reforms. A new coalition government is expected to form under former EU commissioner Mario Monti. MSNBC is calling Berlusconi's resignation "an end of an era."

I'm not so sure.

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3586 "Occupiers" arrested so far - this isn't no Tea Party!

The fact that 3586 "Occupiers" have been arrested so far is telling about this movement. It is not about peaceful protest; it is about using whatever means necessary to get what they want. Expect the violence to increase. Follow @OccupyArrests on Twitter here.

Charlie Lea, 1956-2011. R.I.P.

Former major league pitcher Charlie Lea died suddenly on Friday of a heart attack. He was 54.

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ANOTHER BILLION DOLLAR BOONDOGGLE

by Martha Montelongo

Voters beware the Salesmen who come with hat in hand, pitching shiny or miraculous services and benefits for a bargain bottom price and the promise of a profit--Your Wallets and blank checks are their target.

With a ballooning price tag and doubts about federal funding, it is increasingly obvious that voters were sold a bill of goods by the backers of California’s high-speed train to nowhere...

“More grim news on $99 billion high-speed rail plan, as showdown looms”--San Jose Mercury News


“…the price tag for this risky transit gamble is now nearly $100 billion—more than twice the original estimate,”-- FoxandHoundDaily.com

George Runner, a member of California’s Board of Equalization and a former state Senator, in a post on an influential California political blog on Tuesday--“The new number is greater than California’s entire annual state budget. To fund the entire project today, every Californian, including men, women and children, would need to write a check for more than $2500.”

When backers of high speed rail pitched the idea to California voters in 2008, they told Californians this project would pay for itself and even turn a profit in a few years. Today, three years and $60+ billion in higher cost projections later, it’s pretty clear backers weren’t being straight with California voters.

A similar dynamic exists with another measure, this one on the June 2012 ballot.

The so called California Cancer Research Act would increase taxes by nearly a billion dollars on Californians, to pay for another new government spending program and brand new bureaucracy to oversee it.

The CCRA’s backers – including one career politician who is behind the measure – are making a bunch of promises about the measure’s benefits.

Sound familiar?

Whether it’s high-speed trains or the latest tax and spend program with big-time benefits promised, Californians should have learned one thing about ballot measures by now: the promises are almost always too good to be true.

Romney & The South

In his observations about the GOP race, Jim Antle argues "back to back Mitt Romney wins in Iowa and New Hampshire would be very hard to overcome."

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Cain Leads CBS Poll

Despite everything that has been thrown at Herman Cain in the past couple of weeks, he has managed to whether the storm. A CBS News Poll released today has him in the lead amongst Republican primary voters at 18% with Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich tied for second at 15%.

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A Thought for Wilson Ramos

Yesterday, Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos was kidnapped from his family's home in Venezuela by armed gunmen.

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Murphy Out; Crystal In

A day after Eddie Murphy withdrew from hosting the Academy Awards, Billy Crystal announced he will step into the breach and be its master of ceremonies for a ninth time.

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CNBC GOP Debate Post-Mortem

Let me begin by saying that this debate on the economy was a very cordial affair despite the best efforts of the CNBC panelists to get the candidates to engage in fisticuffs. Here's how I think the candidates did tonight.

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Huntsman: "It's Getting Lonely Over Here."

When Rick Santelli turned his attention to Jon Huntsman, he quipped, "It's getting lonely over here."

Perhaps he should have held a town hall meeting in New Hampshire.

Romney or Perry? Which is Worse?

I'm not sure which is worse. Mitt Romney slipping up how many years he's been married or Rick Perry not remembering the name of the third government agency he wants to eliminate.

Does Santorum Want Cheese With That Whine?

Earlier today, over at NRO, Quin Hillyer asked "Why Not Santorum?"

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Cain Defends Himself Ably

In a Republican debate that was supposed to be about the economy, Maria Betrimono wasted no time in asking Herman Cain about the allegations against him.

Once again, Herman Cain displayed the grace and aplomb that has drawn conservatives to him and was enthusiastically cheered.

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National Endowment For The Arts has blown $10,000 on urban farm mural in suburban Maryland. The theory must be that pictures of food will somehow fend off starvation when the economy collapses.

Crap really does flow downhill after all. Occupy deadbeats are to perambulate from New York City to Washington, DC. They will no doubt be in search of handouts and whatever they can destroy along the way.

About Those NRA "Settlements"

With all due respect to John Tabin, he seems to misunderstand the nature of the "settlements" between two of the Herman Cain accusers and the National Restaurant Association.

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Ohio Pro-Union, Not Pro-Obama

It was a mixed bag at the polls in Ohio tonight.

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Lessons In Apologetics #9: Theism

The next worldview examined by Geisler in "Christian Apologetics" is Theism. Theism is the belief that a transcendent God created the universe as a reality distinct from Himself but which He actively sustains through both a system of natural law which He created and through divine intervention at the moments He deems such action appropriate for the accomplishment of His divine will. It is Geisler's intention that, since the other worldviews thus far are contradictory and therefore false, Theism is the true worldview.

However, Geisler does not leave readers dangling by requiring them to embrace Theism simply for the lack of another viable alternative. Instead, Geisler provides an argument more positive in its orientation incorporating analytical and evidential components.

The argument is stated as such: "(1) Some things undeniably exist. (2) My nonexistence is possible. (3) Whatever has the possibility not to exist is currently caused to exist by another. (4) There cannot be an infinite regress of current causes of existence. (5) Therefore, a first uncaused cause of my current existence exists. (6) This uncaused cause must be infinite, unchanging, all powerful, all knowing, and all perfect. (7) This infinitely perfect being is called "God". (8) Therefore, God exists. (9) This God who exists is identical to the God described in the Christian Scriptures. (10) Therefore, the God described in the Bible exists.

Borrowing from Descartes' conclusion "cogito ergo sum", Geisler posits that, in order to deny that one exists, one must exist in order to do so. From reflections upon the nature of our own existence, one concludes that our nonexistence is possible. For even though we do not like to admit it, there was a time when the world was at least able to hobble along crippled without us in it.

We know that whatever has the possibility of not existing is currently caused to exist by another. Each of us resulted from the physical union of the genetic material of our respective parents who in turn came from the union of their parents, etc, etc. However, physical laws such as those of thermodynamics point out that this chain must have a cause that does not need to be caused. To accomplish this, the uncaused cause would need to be infinite, unchanging, all-powerful, all-knowing, and all perfect. Anything less would be unable to be this uncaused cause.

It is appropriate to call this cause "God" since it possesses the attributes traditionally assigned to divinity. Therefore, God exists.

Geisler further argues that the God affirmed by this proof is the God described in the Bible because there can only be one infinitely perfect and changeless eternal being. However, at this point in the apologetic task Geisler is careful to point out that, "This does not mean that everything the Bible claims that this God said or did, he actually said or did. Whether or not what the Bible says about this God is another question. What we conclude here is ... the God described in the Bible exists; second, whatever the Bible claims for this God that is not inconsistent with his nature, it is possible that he did indeed do and say (250)."

Having reached this conceptual plateau, the apologist can rest for just a moment before he must begin the sectarian and denominational wrangling to make the case that the Christian path into fellowship with God is indeed the correct one.

by Frederick Meekins

The Difference Between Bibi & Abbas

With regard to President Obama and French President Sarkozy's diss of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Reid Smith takes me to task for not mentioning Obama and Sarkozy were in disagreement over Sarkozy's decision to support Palestinian membership in UNESCO.

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Republicans Shouldn't Wave White Flags

Once again, I find myself in disagreement with Ross Kaminsky where it concerns the candidacy of Herman Cain. Ross argues that "Cain's candidacy is and should be over."

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Obama & Sarkozy Diss Netanyahu

During last week's G-20 Summit in Cannes, President Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy were overheard discussing their mutual disdain for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Joe Frazier, 1944-2011. R.I.P.

Boxing legend Joe Frazier died tonight of liver cancer. He was 67.

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Hold the Butter

Earlier today, I wrote my initial thoughts about Sharon Bielak's accusations against Herman Cain particularly where it concerned the comments of her attorney Gloria Allred.

Prior to writing my commentary, Ross Kaminsky declared, "Get the butter: unfortunately, Herman Cain's campaign is toast."

Well, I say hold the butter. And for that matter the marmalade. I am simply not convinced that Cain is done.

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The Trouble with Gloria Allred

This afternoon a woman named Sharon Bialek came forward not to accuse Herman Cain of sexual harassment but of sexual assault.

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And What If We Do Begrudge?

Apart from being the first President elected primarily for the color of his skin rather than the content of his character, Barack Obama will be remembered for a number of other peculiarities as well.

Foremost among these is wallowing himself in a number of opulent luxuries he believes you as a mere commoner ought to curtail and possibly even be denied.

Often, when those in the press pool, who have to be leery when steeping off a curb afterwards, point out the incongruities of a Chief Executive that called for shared sacrifice while the First Family enjoys pleasures the rest of us can only dream about, we are told that the American people would not begrudge the President a vacation.

But what if we do?

Barack Obama, not the American people, was the one lamenting that we eat what we want, drive around in SUV’s, and keep our homes climate controlled at 70 degrees.

Barack Obama, not the American people, is the one with a deep sense of elation each time fuel costs rise. After all, he was the one that told us that, under his system of cap and trade, utility bills would necessarily skyrocket anyway.

As part of the fleet of presidential vehicles, the Secret Service unveiled to the public two modified passenger buses.

These alterations included security enhancements such as armor plating and state of the art electronics. It does not take an engineering degree to realize that neither of these contributed to the mileage and fuel economy of the vehicles in a positive manner.

So while Obama will ride around in comfort and safety, you (on the other hand) if you dare have the nerve to step outside the house since you aren’t really suppose to go anywhere these days, with all the propaganda extolling the wonders of locally grown produce and social planners corralling people into developments of higher population density, are to ride around in rolling death traps that provide little protection whatsoever.

Around the time of the debut of these behemoth additions to the presidential motorcade, Obama announced that fuel efficiency standards were being raised to 54 miles per gallon.

A true leader does not require of those he is charged with overseeing things he is not willing to require of himself.

Barack Obama might hold the highest elected office in the United States. However, he does not do so as a true leader one would gladly follow irrespective of whether or not he was the one that had all the firepower and lawyers at his disposal.

by Frederick Meekins

Andy Rooney, 1919-2011. R.I.P.

Andy Rooney passed away late on Friday after complications from surgery. He was 92.

Rooney's passing comes scarcely a month after his last appearance on 60 Minutes.

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Thome Returns to Philly

Jim Thome will be returning to the Philadelphia Phillies having agreed to a one-year, $1.25 million contract in 2012.

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Bob Forsch, 1950-2011. R.I.P.

Former major league pitcher Bob Forsch died suddenly yesterday as a result of an aneurysm in his chest. He was 61.

Forsch's death comes less than a week after he threw out the first pitch in St. Louis before Game 7 of the World Series in which the Cardinals would win their 11th World Series in franchise history.

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Don't Underestimate Cain

I disagree with John Tabin's take on Herman Cain.

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Matty Alou, 1938-2011. R.I.P.

Former big league outfielder Matty Alou passed away today at the age of 72. His cause of death has not been released.

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They're Throwing Mud at Cain

There's an old adage that goes, "If you throw enough mud on the wall some of it will stick."

This is precisely what those who want to end Herman Cain's presidential ambitions are doing - throwing mud on the wall in the hope it will stick.

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Cubs Fire Quade; Won't Hire Sandberg

To the surprise of no one, in his first act of office, Chicago Cubs President Theo Epstein has fired manager Mike Quade. After Quade guided the Cubs to a 24-13 record at the tail end of the 2010 season, the Cubs went 71-91 this season.

But to the surprise of everyone, Epstein effectively ruled out Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg as Quade's successor.

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French Magazine Firebombed for Publishing "Sharia Edition"

This morning the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo were destroyed as two firebombs were thrown through its windows. The attack came as its "Sharia edition" was set to be released. Fortunately, there was no loss of life and no injuries were reported.

The "Sharia edition" featured the Prophet Mohammed as a guest editor with commentary on the recent Tunisian elections in which Islamists claimed victory.

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UNESCO Recognizes Palestinians

Yesterday, the United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced it would recognize "Palestine" as a full member of its organization.

To its credit, The State Department promptly announced it would suspend U.S. funding of UNESCO. However, I think we should withdraw from UNESCO altogether.

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My Poem About The Occupiers

Last night, I had my feature at the Stone Soup Poetry Reading Series at The Yarrow Gallery in Cambridge.

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