Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Morning Coffee Reading for June 29, 2011

Here's your morning coffee reading for today:
  • The fight over redistricting in Florida is starting to heat up. Conservative think-tank James Madison Institute has published a must-read article on the status of the redistricting process and the hypocrisy from those on the Left:
James Madison Institute | Redistricting Charade
The Other McCain | Florida: Adam Hasner for Senate
  • Texas Governor (and soon-to-be Presidential candidate?) Rick Perry does an excellent job showing his personality and Texas pride on his official Twitter account, @GovernorPerry. Last week, he posted this photo with the comment, "Chocolate chip...Texas style":
I need to get a Florida-shaped cookie cutter!
  • It's now been nearly 800 days without a budget from the Senate Democrats, and of course Twitter has risen to the challenge of mocking them for it. Someone created an account called @SenateDemBudget, and it's full of epic sarcastic goodness. Here are some of my favorite tweets they've written:

I have not been seen for 790 days. Please help locate me.Tue Jun 28 04:09:31 via Twitter for iPhone


Hey @SenatorReid, I have no plans today. Want to hang out? #p2 #tcotTue Jun 28 06:47:54 via Twitter for iPhone
RedState | Pledge Fatigue, My Butt
  •  Ross Douthat has written a heartbreaking article about the impact of sex-selective abortion around the world, noting that the increased access to abortion, especially in third-world countries, has led to significant gender imbalances. Many journalists have noted the "missing" females, but as Douthat points out, "The tragedy of the world’s 160 million missing girls isn’t that they’re 'missing.' The tragedy is that they’re dead."
New York Times | Ross Douthat | 160 Million and Counting
  • Chris Wallace made headlines when he asked Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, "Are you a flake?" Here's a video that points out that the question might be better directed to Barack Obama (hat tip: @stackiii):

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