The disclosure last month that Iran had a secret uranium enrichment plant was not a surprise to the CIA; it had known about the plant for three years, CIA director Leon Panetta told Time magazine. The CIA had worked with British and French intelligence services to gain information about the secret plant. And in an interesting reversal of roles, the Europeans pushed for the plant to be outed at once, while the Bush administration was more cautious.
“By 2030, the Latino share of the vote in America is likely to double,” former George W. Bush administration speechwriter Michael Gerson noted. “Some Republicans seem to be calculating that this influence can be countered by running up their percentage of support among white voters. But this is not eventually realistic, because non-college-educated whites are declining as a portion of the electorate. And it is disturbing in any case to set the goal of a whiter Republican Party. This approach would not only shrink the party, it would split it. Catholics and evangelicals, who have been central to the Republican coalition, cannot ultimately accept a message of resentment against foreigners. Their faith will not allow it.”
“President Obama gave a talk to members of the House and Senate about options for the war in Afghanistan. The title of the speech was ‘Any Ideas, Because I Got Nothing.’” — Jimmy Fallon
“Here is an example of how quickly things can turn around. According to a recent poll, President Obama’s approval rating in California has dropped. . . . In fact, among Hollywood celebrities, it is now down to just 99 percent.” — Jay Leno
“The Nobel Prize for lack of chemistry went to John McCain and Sarah Palin.” — David Letterman
“John McCain’s former campaign manager said that if Sarah Palin is the Republican Party’s presidential nominee, the results will be catastrophic, as opposed to when she was the vice presidential nominee and everything went perfectly.” — Conan O’Brien
“Doctors are set to receive the (H1N1) vaccination first, because they’re the only ones who can still afford to go see the doctor.” — Craig Ferguson
