UP-FRONT PUNDIT-OF-THE-DAY!
What the *#@% Is Wrong With Republicans?! (Kathleen Parker) from Newsweek
"It's not just Akin. By pushing some of the most invasive state policies in modern history, the men of the GOP are driving their party off a cliff."
The New G.O.P. (Bill Marsh) from the New York Times
"A guide to the distinct camps that make up the party."
The New New Deal: The Hidden Story of Change in the Obama Era (Mike Grunwald) from Talking Points Memo
"...my new book, The New New Deal: The Hidden Story of Change in the Obama Era. It’s the story of President Obama’s $800 billion stimulus bill, which—wait, don’t click away!—was one of the most important and least understood pieces of legislation in modern history. The much-mocked Failed-Stimulus was actually a remarkable success. It was also the purest distillation of what Obama meant by change."
Convention Is Sign That Republican Grip on Sun Belt Is Loosening (Adam Nagourney) from the New York Times
"The Sun Belt remains a force, but the Republican National Convention is a sign that the Republicans’ grip on it is loosening."
GOP Divide Deepens on Abortion, Immigration, Gay Rights (Paul West) from the Los Angeles Times
"A party civil war could be looming over social issues, especially if Romney fails to defeat Obama."
Poll: Obama Running Away With Latino Vote (Henry Decker) from the National Memo
"The poll shows that 65 percent of Latino registered voters support President Obama’s re-election, compared to just 26 percent who support Romney. One key factor in Obama’s huge lead is his big favorability advantage; 74 percent of Latinos hold a favorable opinion of the president, compared to just 27 who view Romney favorably."
Poll: Female Voters Say Romney 'Out of Step' on Women's Health Issues from The Hill
"By a 20-point margin, women surveyed in the Planned Parenthood Action Fund poll said Romney is "out of step" on women's issues. That number increased as women heard "specific information about Romney's on-the-record statements about women's preventive and reproductive health..."
While Romney Campaign Talks of Forging Ahead, Isaac May Prompt Convention Cancellation from the Boston Globe
"There is a distinct possibility that the 2012 Republican National Convention will be cancelled. ... Rather, it may happen because of the damage the high winds and rain would inevitably wreak elsewhere on the Gulf Coast just before the delegates are slated to reconvene Tuesday in the Tampa Bay convention hall."
Why Tropical Storm Isaac Could Blow Away Mitt Romney’s Convention Moment (Howard Kurtz) from the Daily Beast
"The storm could spare Florida, but the GOP convention may never recover. From Tampa, Howard Kurtz on why the media are chasing the more dramatic story—a possible Category 2 hurricane barreling toward New Orleans."
So, Mitt, What Do You Really Believe? from the Editorial Board of the Economist [of London]
"Too much about the Republican candidate for the presidency is far too mysterious... But competence is worthless without direction and, frankly, character. Would that Candidate Romney had indeed presented himself as a solid chief executive who got things done. Instead he has appeared as a fawning PR man, apparently willing to do or say just about anything to get elected."
Republican vs. Republican (Philip Gourevitch) from the New Yorker
"... the culture war that Buchanan trumpeted is no longer an insurgent cause but a permanent condition of the Republican Party, and, increasingly, it is being fought within the Party."
Romney’s Losing Strategy (John Judis) from the New Republic
"Mitt Romney and his party are oblivious to their longer term prospects. They are committed to a strategy that may win this year, but will lead to another Democratic landslide in two or four years."
Mitt Romney's Zero Percent Support from Blacks: Can He Still Win? from The Week
"A new poll shows President Obama clobbering his Republican challenger among minorities, leaving the GOP campaign increasingly reliant on an all-white strategy."
Joementum: Biden prepares for 2016 (Noam Scheiber) from the New Republic
"In a not-for-attribution conversation, one longtime Biden adviser who doesn’t currently work for the vice president, but would play a key role in a 2016 campaign, sketched out a surprisingly detailed strategy."
FUNCTIONING GOVERNMENT NUGGET!!
Denmark's Recipe for a Model Democracy (Manfred Ertel and Gerald Traufetter) from Der Spiegel [of Germany in English]
"Hailed as a "miracle of modern politics," Denmark consistently earns top marks for its efficient governance, innovation and transparency. Nowhere is this more apparent than with its successful embrace of wind power, making it a role model for the world."
ANT TECHNOLOGY NUGGET!!
Radio Receivers Will be Fitted to a Thousand Ants in World First Experiment Probing their Habits and Means of Communication from the Daily Mail [of the UK]
"One thousand ants are to be fitted with tiny radio receivers in a world first experiment to find out how they communicate and travel between their complex nests."
CELL PHONE NUGGET!!
Why Cell Phone Bans Don't Work: MIT Study Reveals Drivers who Talk are More Prone to Accidents with or without the Distraction from the Daily Mail [of the UK]
"A new study from the MIT in Boston has revealed that cell phone bans might be ineffective because people who talk on their phones while driving might already be unsafe drivers."
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