TH Daily - Aug 13 - Thomas Sowell, Jonah Goldberg, Mona Charen, Jillian Bandes and more

Make Townhall.com Your Homepage Having trouble viewing this newsletter? CLICK HERE Print this newsletter Forward this email Today's Opinion and News: Friday August 13, 2010

Thomas Sowell: Bean-Counters and Baloney Jonah Goldberg: Race-Card Payment Coming Due Oliver North: Midsummer Madness Jillian Bandes: The Cure For The Common Politician: This Year's GOP Mona Charen: Did He Spy for Nothing? Frank Turek: Top Ten Gay Marriage False "Facts" Part 2 (Continues Below) David Harsanyi: Who's the Radical? David Limbaugh: Equipping Children With Spiritual and Political Armor Diana West: Polish Plane Crash Investigation Under Suspicion Pat Buchanan: Putting Government First Brent Bozell: Hugh Hefner's Deep Self-Love Brian Walsh: 2010 Race of the Day: Rocky Mountain Red Janet M. LaRue: Marriage Judge Is on Shaky Ground Paul Greenberg: Blood on Their Hands Matt Towery: America Free Falling Michael Gerson: The Advance of Bloodline Citizenship Linda Chavez: Stop Racial Pandering Donald Lambro: More Political Races Become Tossups Suzanne Fields: The New Dance on a Pinhead Michael Gerson: The Advance of Bloodline Citizenship Humberto Fontova: Fidel Castro's Birthday Diana West: Polish Plane Crash Investigation Under Suspicion Donald Lambro: More Political Races Become Tossups Cliff May: The Taboo of the Intellectuals

> Funnies...more funnies > Videos...more Videos In Americans' Eyes, Congress Couldn't Be... Senate Passes Border Bill Tea Party Candidates Make Their Mark > Podcasts...more Podcasts Young America's Foundation Panel Discussion: Remembering Reagan Northern Alliance The Headliners Hr 1 Hugh Hewitt Chuck Colson, Timothy George, Robert George     >Latest News Affidavit: Conn. shooter stole empty kegs, cases Kan. GOP candidate's campaign links to racist blog Stabbing spree suspect nabbed before Israel flight Ga. GOP gov. candidate: Gibbs comments unusual WA Sen: Rossi moves right ahead of primary Gates: Congress hurting Afghan civilian aid effort Democrat Nick Rahall misused official stationery Judge keeps gay marriage on hold - for now NV Senate hopeful cancels AZ tea party appearance 2 NC men rescued after being trapped in hot dryer     > Conservative Must Reads Kristof's Misguided, Blithe Endorsement of Misoprostol Abortions (Family Research Council) Appeals Panel Should Reinstate Stay on Prop 8 Ruling (Heritage Foundation) Latest Bailout Paid for Only in Fantasyland (Heritage Foundation) Trader Joe's gives money to Planned Parenthood? (Family Research Council) …and to the republic for which it stands… (Family Research Council) No Hope and Little Change (Heritage Foundation) The Worst Federal Disaster Response in Our Nation's History (Heritage Foundation) Parsing the 'Partisan' Politics of New START (Heritage Foundation) FRC Criticizes Refusal to Stay Ruling Redefining Marriage (Family Research Council) Another Recession, Already? (Heritage Foundation)     > On the Blogs Greg Hengler:  Dr. Laura Under Fire For N-Word Rant Greg Hengler:  MSNBC's Ratigan Offers A "Counter Proposal" To W. Hollywood's Mayor That "Outlaws Heterosexual Marriage" Greg Hengler:  Govt Criminalizing Monks For Selling... Caskets! Greg Hengler:  Charlie "Poker Face" Rose: A Tale of Two Faces Katie Pavlich:  Bold Move Carol Platt Liebau:  More on the Mosque Jillian Bandes:  Maxine Waters Need To Step It Up In The Ethics Violations Department Michael Medved:  Congressional Elections Could Bring Recovery Jillian Bandes:  Obama's Magic Jillian Bandes:  Dem Pollster: Obamacare is a political "disaster." Michele Bachmann:  Bringing Transparency to Government Spending Obligations Jillian Bandes:  Rangel: "I am not going away. I am here."     >Top 10 News & Opinion Victor Davis Hanson:  Everyone a Bigot? Larry Elder:  Is Obama Winning the Hearts and Minds of the Arab and Muslim World? Michael Barone:  Obama's State Capitalism: A Failure of Modesty Dick Morris and Eileen McGann:  Michelle's Travels Will Trigger Backlash Emmett Tyrrell:  Paul Krugman, Comic Genius AP News:  Obama to sign $600M border security bill Friday AP News:  Officials testing seal at BP's busted Gulf well AP News:  Top Dems rally around Rep. Rangel at NY fundraiser AP News:  Uganda suicide plot meant to kill more Americans AP News:  WikiLeaks preparing to release more Afghan files