Outdoors at the Bowes Museum in County Durham in the UK. From the Daily Mail. Our City, Our Libraries: Vote Yes to Sustain the Carnegie System from the Editorial Board of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"On Nov. 8, city residents will have an opportunity to vote in a referendum that will ensure the solvency of one of the most robust and culturally indispensable institutions in the region: the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. A vote to underwrite the 20-branch system even in cash-strapped times should be a no-brainer, but it will require Pittsburghers to do something they are usually reluctant to do -- vote Yes on a property tax hike."
In Africa, A Humanitarian Intervention Worth Doing (Paul Pillar) from the National Interest
"The sending of one hundred armed U.S. military advisers to assist governments in central Africa in eradicating the murderous band that calls itself the Lord's Resistance Army is the right thing to do."
I was amazed how "out-of-nowhere" this intervention came from. There was ZERO public conversation. The lack of comment from Congress suggests that there was a lot of behind-the-scenes discussion. Still -- very disconcerting. I can't even begin to formulate whether we should be doing this or not.
Europe Deeply Divided Ahead of Make-or-Break Summit from Der Spiegel [of Germany in English]
"The head of Deutsche Bank is raging against politicians, Berlin is raging against Paris and the north is raging against the south. The world is expecting decisive results at this weekend's EU summit on emergency measures to shore up the euro, but the Europeans remain split. Will German Chancellor Angela Merkel finally take the lead?"
Republicans and Foreign Policy from the Editorial Board of the New York Times
"For a while, we were concerned that the candidates for the Republican presidential nomination were not saying much about national security and foreign affairs. Now that a few have started, maybe they were better off before."
What the CLASS Act Says About Health-Care Reform (Ezra Klein) from the Washington Post
"The problem with CLASS was well understood. It frontloaded its savings and backloaded its costs. ... The surprise was that it made it into the bill. As my colleague Sarah Kliff reported, it was less a legislative coup than an unintended consequence."
The Commandments: The Constitution and Its Worshipers (Jill Laplore) from the New Yorker
"... originalism, so far from being original, in the sense of being the same age as those four sheets of parchment in the National Archives, is quite modern."
Why Is Occupy Wall Street Going Global? (Christopher Alessi) from the Atlantic
"The protests have met greater support among European leaders, one of whom said, "The young people have a right to be furious.""
New York To Occupy Wall Street: We’ve Got Your Back from Talking Points Memo
"Wall Street has been occupied by protestors for a month now, and the movement is showing no signs of slowing. And New Yorkers are apparently just fine with that."
Top Ten Unlikely Occupy Wall Street Supporters (John Cassidy) from the New Yorker
I don't get that Ben Bernancke should be on this list. A mixed group -- I'd be curious to see a bigger list.
How Democrats Can Use Occupy Protests to Their Advantage (Eugene Robinson) from the Washington Post
"The biggest impact of the Occupy Wall Street protests has been to provide a focal point for generalized economic and political discontent. Frustrated voters on the left and the right may disagree on, say, immigration policy or health care reform. But they can agree on a critique of the financial sector — and, potentially, on specific measures to bring about necessary change."
Elizabeth Warren’s Appeal from the Editorial Board of the New York Times
"By defending the government and the middle class, the leading Democratic candidate for a Senate seat in Massachusetts, is energizing voters."
The Reality Show Facing GOP Voters (Joe Scarborough) from Politico
"The Republican presidential primary stage is cluttered with clownish characters. ... Mr. Cain now finds himself, the Godfather’s Pizza CEO fits with these vapid times as much as James Dean did with his in the 1950s classic, “Rebel Without a Cause.” Sadly, Cain and his fellow cast members are little more than rebels without a clue. That reality is a dismal curtain call for the Republican party and the country it hopes to run."
Romney and the Joys of Punditry (E.J. Dionne Jr.) from the Washington Post
"My reading is that almost everyone who follows politics thinks that Mitt Romney has the Republican nomination in the bag — or, in the usual parlance, “it’s his to lose.” ... But every pundit knows that Washington political observers are notoriously wrong, especially when they operate as a pack. So which way do you hedge? By standing up for the conventional wisdom or by pointing to its weaknesses?"
Why Herman Cain Can't be President (David Frum) from CNN
"You might expect Republicans to react similarly against the Obama presidency, demanding from their nominee skills that Obama lacked: administrative experience, negotiating skill, deep policy knowledge. But no. From Donald Trump to Michele Bachmann to Herman Cain, the Republican activist base has again and again fixed its hopes on people who have never held an executive public office -- and who defiantly reject the very idea of expertise."
Herman Cain’s Know-Nothing Foreign Policy (and Why it Matters) (Chris Cillizza) from the Washington Post
"Cain is unlikely to last long as a top-tier candidate unless he shows he is ready to assume all of the presidential responsibilities."
What’s Wrong With Rick (Peter Boyer) from the Daily Beast
"The Texas governor went from frontrunner to roadkill in a matter of weeks. His hunt for the way back."
MICHELLE OBAMA NUGGET!!
Michelle Obama Courts the Military Vote as She Uses Her 5'11 Frame to Paint an Injured Medic's Home (PHOTOS) from the Daily Mail [of the UK]
The pictures are really good with this story.
"Michelle Obama and Jill Biden visited his three-story rowhouse just blocks from the U.S. Capitol to paint the living room, a task helped by Mrs. Obama's 5'11 reach that meant she didn't even need a ladder."
MOTORHOME NUGGET!!
World's most Expensive Campervan Up for Sale - for a Cool £1.9m from the Daily Mail [of the UK]
"Boasts master bedroom with en suite, rainfall shower and 40in flatscreen television. Features include glow-in-the-dark paint, underfloor heating, pop-up bar and roof terrace. More expensive per sq ft than a property in Hampstead, London"
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