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RUSH: RUSH: The one-hundredth year anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birth is coming up. Yeah, it is. And the Drive-Bys and the Democrats, you'll see it popping up, "Oh, what a wonderful time the eighties was. Tip O'Neill and Ronaldus Magnus, yeah, they mighta gone at it tooth and nail in the daytime, but then they went out and had a beer after work." That never happened. Reagan never left the White House for a beer. The 1980s were just as vitriolic as they are today.

It has been a good week for President Obama — apart from the moment when Colonel Muammar Gaddafi called him “my son”. He has won the support of Russia, and maybe China, on pressing Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions. The remarks by President Medvedev were conditional, to be sure, but solid enough that Obama could stand smiling by his side and announce his success to the world. In opening the UN Security Council session yesterday he called for “the day when nuclear weapons have been banned”. He put this theme, toxically eccentric a few years ago, right at the...

Leadership: Speaker Nancy Pelosi claims she has no use for polls. For her, that's a good thing, because polls now show that voters despise her. But a politician who disdains public approval should be a little disturbing.Not every House leader has been popular, but none have reached the nadir of Pelosi. Last week, a Public Strategies/Politico poll showed she is now trusted by fewer than one out of four voters. Asked for a reaction by Politico's Glenn Thrush on Monday, Pelosi laughed it off, declaring "I don't care." A response like that can only come from someone so securely unaccountable...

London 03.01.05 | Undoubtedly internet is the true revolution, so much so that a bunch of assassins, otherwise known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), have their own website where they post communiqués and other stuff. During last December's meeting in Caracas of guerrilla fighters, leftist talebans and revolutionaries, Ricardo Granda a.k.a FARC's 'foreign secretary' was arrested by Colombian police forces and whisked to Colombia. FARC leaders weren't amused by the operation and have released a communiqué criticising comrade Hugo for lack of protective measures towards such honourable guests. These guerrilla fighters must truly enjoy to crack bad...