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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