By Gary Howard

Daily Newsline

Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Day's Theme:  Random knowledge

First thing: A horror show looming.

Headline: Obama strains to see victory in Iraq

But Obama's version of victory requires embracing a definition of success that fits almost no one's definition of ideal. And it glossed over the continued flow of frustrations facing the administration as it tries to extract itself from the Iraqi problem handed to it by the preceding administration in order to give more attention and resources to another vexing inheritance: the war in Afghanistan. (Politico)

Headline: Obamacare Only Looks Worse Upon Further Review

The result, made public July 28, provides citizens with a preview of the impact the health-care overhaul will have on their lives. It's a terrifying road map that shows Democrats have launched America on the most reckless policy experiment in its history, the economic equivalent of the Bay of Pigs invasion. (Bloomberg)

He totally overpaid; it's not worth a dime.

I won't hold my breath for this one

I repeat myself. (Different subject)

Headline: Debate begins on Supreme Court nomination of Elena Kagan

The Senate floor debate over the nomination of Elena Kagan to U.S. Supreme Court began Tuesday morning, but much of what is expected to take place over the next few days likely will have little to do with Kagan herself. (LA Times)

Brain-drain in reverse.

Headline: Poll: 43% call Afghanistan a 'mistake'

Forty-three percent of Americans now believe that it was a mistake to launch the war in Afghanistan, a new high, according to a new USA Today/Gallup poll out Tuesday.  Shortly after President Barack Obama took office, 66 percent believed the war was not a mistake compared to 30 percent who thought it was. (Politico)

Last thing: Unhappy robber: Gunman calls restaurant to gripe (Only in the USoA).

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