AT REASON: Is Obama tacking too far to the left on the economy?

A REPORT ON THE NEW VTOL Joint Strike Fighter.

A FOOL'S ERRAND: Trying to make sense of Madeline Albright's foreign policy principles.

DOG BITES MAN: "Even Juan Cole (Juan Cole!) says Kerry has no idea what he's talking about."

And a common Kerry epitaph: "It's a not a hugely significant error, of course, except perhaps in the context of a deliberate display of erudition." Ah, doesn't that bring back memories . . . .

THE UPDSIDE OF ALZHEIMER'S: She was 82. He was 95. They had dementia. They fell in love. And then they started having sex. On the other hand, if it weren't for the dementia he might have told his son to butt out, which would have been appropriate, I think. What was he worried about, an unplanned pregnancy? Nope: "Dorothy's son-in-law, who is a doctor, suspects Bob's son of fearing for his inheritance."

BILL ROGGIO: "Iraqi police have captured three Iranian-backed Special Groups operatives behind the kidnapping and murder of five US soldiers at the Karbala Provincial Joint Coordination Center in January 2007. Meanwhile, US troops captured another Special Groups leader in the Al Kut region."

Related item here: "The United States is seeing a sharp drop in the number of foreigners entering Iraq to become al Qaeda suicide bombers, according to intelligence and Bush administration sources. An administration official and a military adviser to Iraqi commanders attribute the decline to a fairly new phenomenon: Al Qaeda's call for mass killings in the name of Islam is losing some of its appeal with young Arabs in North Africa and Saudi Arabia."

KATIE COURIC: "However you feel about her politics, I feel that Sen. Clinton received some of the most unfair, hostile coverage I've ever seen."

THIS IS GOOD NEWS: Life Expectancy Reaches New Record.

Plus, this: "Life expectancy in 2006 is about four months longer than it was in 2005, according to the CDC." At this rate, Aubrey de Grey's actuarial "escape velocity" for life extension may start looking more plausible . . . (Via Don Surber ).

STEPHEN GREEN: "It's far more likely that Rep. Dennis Kucinich will see another UFO than see his new impeachment effort succeed."

THE FUSION REACTOR OF THE FUTURE? I'd rather see a fusion reactor of the present.

FOR THE MAN WHO HAS EVERYTHING: The hang-up human skeleton! Adds atmosphere to any room! Of course, so does a glove box!

I have to say, though, that the hydrogen-powered model rocket is more my speed.

THE MUFTIS OF CASCADIA: "The whining of the Canadian Islamic Congress (CIC) contrasts unfavorably not only with Rushdie's integrity and Steyn's characteristically bracing retorts, but also with the work turned in by the CIC's co-religionists twenty years ago."

BLOOD FOR OIL: 2 Dead As Fuel Protests Spread Across Europe.

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