The video below looks very familiar. We’ve watched that scene a hundred times before. But those running and screaming people were filmed Monday, not more than seven years years ago on 9/11. As our Morning Bell noted yesterday, a casual flippance marks the tone of the administration’s approach to national security. They act like we do not live in a dangerous world–or perhaps they have forgotten that we do. It’s clear from the video that at least a few New Yorkers in lower Manhattan have not forgotten. The American Spectator magazine …
According to reports, ailing U.S. automakers are already lobbying the Obama transition camp for a taxpayer-financed bailout, and they’ve turned up the dial on doom and gloom in recent weeks to make government action appeal all the more pressing. General Motors, for one, says it will run out of cash around the end of the year unless something big happens — like an immediate economic rebound that boosts sales of its autos (unlikely) or a major infusion of government money. These efforts are showing signs of success. In a letter …
