Some Short Comments

Here are a number of stories that need just a little bit of comment.

Why bother with the 'A'?
The San Diego chapter of the ACLU has signed an agreement with the Mexican government to 'protect human rights' of 'migrants' crossing the U.S./Mexico border. Um, excuse me? What about this has anything to do with human rights? If someone wants to go running through the desert, that's their choice. It has nothing to do with human rights! Aside from that idiocy, the fact that the ACLU is now partnering with Mexico to further illegal immigration prompts Michelle Malkin to question why the ACLU even bothers with the "A". Good point.

Blacks only count if they're liberal.
This is another case of two different treatments depending on the political leanings of prominent black men. First, we have Rev. Jeremiah Wright, a clear racist and hate-monger who is potentially taking down a presidential candidate. The NAACP invited him to speak at its annual dinner, and was applauded wildly. On the other hand, a long-standing invitation for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to speak at a University of Georgia commencement is being fought hard by some of the faculty. Why? Because of the long-disproven charges of sexual misconduct with Anita Hill (an issue that was put to rest decades ago). Riiiiight. You see how the liberal mindset works? It doesn't matter what you say or do, if you're a liberal, you get a pass. However, if you're a conservative, you get slandered for the most ridiculous non-issues that can be invented. It applies to blacks, too.

What hope?
Rich Lowry poses the all-important question: if Obama can't even unite his own party against one of the most loathed political figures today (Hillary Clinton), how can he possibly unite the entire country like he promises? He goes into lots of demographic details which are interesting, but the main question is one that all Democrats need to consider when they vote.

Journalism shouldn't be objective?!
In defense of running a cover that compared Iwo Jima with global warming, Time managing editor Richard Stengel said that journalism shouldn't be objective because objectivity is a 'fantasy'. Well, this explains a whole lot! If journalism is no longer supposed to be objective, that would explain why very little of is actually focuses on factual reporting rather than activism and blatant liberal bias. While this is something that anyone with half a brain has already figured out, it's refreshing to hear someone from the MSM be honest about it.

Dem registrations way up
This is undeniable, especially in the states with recent primaries. The key question is: why? While some would say that many Republicans have been taken with Obama, or that there is just more interest in the Dem race, or other things like that, many conservatives have another take on it. Rush Limbaugh has been running what he calls Operation Chaos, where he is encouraging Republican voters to cross the line and vote in the Democrat party to keep the battle between Clinton and Obama going as long as possible. It's a bit hard to quantify, but it looks likely that Rush's efforts have caused hundreds of thousands of Dem registrations by Rep voters. What will be very interesting to see is how many registrations go back to Republican after these primaries, and to see if the final votes in November follow the primary votes. I agree completely with Limbaugh's theory that the Dems (greatly aided by the liberal MSM) essentially forced McCain down our throats, so it's completely precedented for Reps to help the Dem primary along. How's it feel?

Free trade? Nah...
Investor's Business Daily writes about how a Colombian free trade deal is sorely needed for New Orleans. It would open up new markets for the city, which is ideally situated on a direct trade route from South America. Sadly, Pelosi is killing the Colombia deal for purely political reasons. Once again, liberalism comes into conflict with itself: New Orleans, the poster child for liberal assistance needed, versus anti-Bush sentiment. Too bad Americans lose in the end.

The Pelosi Premium Pain
Speaking of Americans losing due to Nancy Pelosi's stupid political games, how about the price of gas now? Despite Pelosi's pledge of a plan two years ago to keep gas prices low, she has yet to unveil that plan, despite the fact that gas prices have shot up since she's been in charge. David Freddoso:

High gas prices are bad for the economy, but the point here is not to make moral judgments about the trade-off between high gasoline prices and reduced carbon emissions. The point is that Democrats have taken a dishonest public stance with false promises of lower gasoline prices that they never intended to honor. Democrats are shedding crocodile tears for the end consumer of petroleum. If they say they hate to see you eaten alive by Big Oil, it is only because they would prefer to devour you themselves.

Nancy is very, very hungry.

There's my two cents.