American Conservative

Did the company’s collapse turn out to be a “greater turning point” than 9/11?

After Daily Caller blogger Matt Lewis eviscerated a harsh Reuters story on Florida senator Marco Rubio, the wire service was forced to make five corrections.

Now Reuters is attempting damage control and conceding the story is regrettable:

Lee Smith, writing at Tablet: 

NASA

During last night’s debate, Mitt Romney responded to Newt Gingrich’s proposal that America establish a lunar colony by the end of the decade by saying that if someone presented him with that proposal, “I’d say, ‘You’re fired.’” While one might think Romney justified in firing someone who pitched Gingrich’s specific proposal, Romney gave the distinct impression that he also might have fired John F. Kennedy back in 1962.

It’s regularly been pointed out that the average compensation—that includes pay and benefits—for federal workers is now double the private sector average. Defenders of federal employees have routinely insisted that this is an unfair comparison.

The question was, “We have many qualified, Hispanic leaders. Which of our Hispanic leaders would you consider to serve in your cabinet?” Santorum, by dint of his position on stage, got to speak first, picking the very obvious choice of up-and-coming Florida senator Marco Rubio. Gingrich came in second and it wouldn’t have sufficed to say, “I agree.” The former speaker hinted at Rubio as a future commander in chief and also mentioned New Mexico governor Susana Martinez and Florida congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Poor Mitt Romney was third in line for questioning and knew he, too, had to top his rivals. His answer was lengthy but impressive:

It’s only natural that the front-running candidates would receive extra attention, especially when they go after each other as vigorously as Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney did during the second Florida debate, hosted by CNN.  Somewhere in the melee of accusations about each others’ finances, campaign advertising, hunger to deport. . .

While Susan Molinari and others malign Gingrich’s record, some former House colleagues support him.

If Romney wins Florida, it won’t be because he’s becoming a more effective candidate.

The high court calls for accommodating religion. The White House pushes back.

It is more efficient for the Chinese to steal innovations and intellectual property than to incur the cost and time of creating their own.

There’s no compelling scientific argument for drastic action to ‘decarbonize’ the world’s economy.

Romney won a critical exchange with Gingrich on immigration that may have won him Florida and the nomination

The Fed doubles down to reflate the housing market.

It isn’t easy to pull off what U.S. special forces routinely do.

HUD tries to pre-empt the Supreme Court on loan discrimination.

The government-industry alliance that supposedly made Japan an export machine was overrated even in the 1980s.

In striving to make our kids super safe and super smart we have turned them into bored blobs.

“A Natural History of the Piano” explains how composers and pianists have entrusted their innermost feelings to the piano—perhaps more than to any other instrument. James Penrose reviews.

At the end of last year’s legislative session, Congress let two of corn ethanol’s market-rigging policy gimmicks tumble into history’s dustbin.

Senate votes to approve an increase in the debt ceiling, allowing debt to balloon to more than 108 percent of the GDP.

EXCLUSIVE: Romney to attack Gingrich’s lobbying and immigration position in tonight’s debate.

The protesters at Occupy DC threaten the health and well being of the city, as the fetid camp breeds rats and vermin.

Why don’t we know anything about the finances of Buffett’s secretary?

Romney and Gingrich will undoubtedly fight for front-runner status as Santorum and Paul struggle to climb up to the top.

The defenders of an ineffective state whine about effective tax rates.

Obama administration’s refusal of Keystone pipeline is unacceptable, and the GOP moves to approve the project by other means.

Indiana governor’s evenhanded response to Obama’s SOTU offers much that conservatives can learn from.

The President’s class warfare, his commitment to raising taxes and increasing regulation, and his failed ideology make his vision for America one of the most radical in our history.

Mitch Daniels and other GOP leaders criticize the president for not matching his actions to his words.