We argued way back when that Harvard should have fired Larry Summers for failing to stand up and act like a man after he gave those lady professors the vapors . Now we have another reason to question the judgment of this strange fellow. According to the Politico , Larry Summers rattled off the accomplishments of the so-called stimulus bill and made the case that: the economic free-fall has ended. The number of people searching for the term “economic depression” on Google is down to normal levels, Summers said.

We argued way back when that Harvard should have fired Summers for failing to stand up and act like a man after he gave those lady professors the vapors . Now we have another reason to question the judgment of this strange fellow. According to the Politico , Larry Summers rattled off the accomplishments of the so-called stimulus bill and made the case that: the economic free-fall has ended. The number of people searching for the term “economic depression” on Google is down to normal levels, Summers said.

Los Angeles Times Analysis: Obama’s inherited economy now an owned economy Salt Lake Tribune AP President Barack Obama waves as he takes to the field to throw out the first pitch before the MLB All-Star baseball game in St. Louis, … Summers: Economy has moved back from catastrophe The Associated Press Top US Advisor: ‘US Economy Back from the Brink’ Voice of America Cantor: ‘Clearly President Obama’s economy’ Politico United Press International  -

Philip Scranton To hold incompatible truths in tension is to adopt an attitude of wisdom. . . . It is also to treat ambivalence as the optimal compromise, to equate hypocrisy with adaptability, and to equate paradox with effectiveness. Ambivalence, hypocrisy, inconsistency, and equivocality may be pejorative labels in times of stability, but they are markers of heightened awareness in times of transition.

In her most recent column in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Cynthia Tucker argues that conservative opposition to Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court is racially motivated .  Normally such an assertion would cause thinking people to simply roll their eyes and move on to something a little more intellectual like TMZ, Politico or Meghan McCain’s Twitter page.  However, Tucker’s column is actually worth a read because it shows just how ignorant the left can be about their political opponents and politics in general.

The American Conservative Union and The Hill newspaper should fire David Keene — quickly.The ACU’s executive veep, Dennis Whitfield, should go, too.According to Politico, the two have been caught red-handed in a pay-for-play scheme asking FedEx for more than $2 million in exchange for the ACU’s support in the shipping company’s fight with UPS and labor unions.In a letter from the ACU to FedEx, Whitfield offers a long list of services the organization had to offer. The list clearly shows that the ACU is for sale.

A fitting end to the Porsche soap opera: Volkswagen buys the company for €8 Billion, Wiedeking out ( Reuters , WSJ ) CIT limps into weekend, seeking lifeline ( NYT , WSJ and Bloomberg ) California’s budget gap won’t close for long ( Reuters ) Shake up at Fortress: Fannie’s Mudd to replace Edens ( Bloomberg ) The great bank earnings that weren’t ( Motley Fool , h/t Robert) Charlie’s story – a pugnacious pundit Wall Street can’t ignore ( FT , h/t Janet) Boeing engineer passed secrets

DEM on DEM Political Violence Escalates — DNC Launchs TV Ads Against its Own – hsacoalition.org 07/18/2009 WE INTERRUPT THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED WAR BETWEEN THE REPUBLICANS AND THE DEMOCRATS TO BRING YOU MORE DEMOCRAT ON DEMOCRAT POLITICAL VIOLENCE. RECENT TRENDS POINT TO INCREASED INCIDENTS AND INTENSITY OF SUCH VIOLENCE. GENERALS DEAN AND OBAMA HAVE BEEN QUOTED AS SAYING THAT NO COST IS TOO HIGH TO ACHIEVE VICTORY IN THE HEALTH CARE WAR AND FRIENDLY FIRE CAUSALITIES ARE A UNFORTUNATE BUT NECESSARY COST OF BATTLE.

WE INTERRUPT THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED WAR BETWEEN THE REPUBLICANS AND THE DEMOCRATS TO BRING YOU MORE DEMOCRAT ON DEMOCRAT POLITICAL VIOLENCE. RECENT TRENDS POINT TO INCREASED INCIDENTS AND INTENSITY OF SUCH VIOLENCE. GENERALS DEAN AND OBAMA HAVE BEEN QUOTED AS SAYING THAT NO COST IS TOO HIGH TO ACHIEVE VICTORY IN THE HEALTH CARE WAR AND FRIENDLY FIRE CAUSALITIES ARE A UNFORTUNATE BUT NECESSARY COST OF BATTLE. Once you’ve wrapped your mind around that piece of news, you should know that the DEM on DEM TV ATTACKS are not being carried out by just the DNC.

I’m tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That’s deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas? Author: Jean Kerr HOT: Goldman Sachs Fingered-Coup in Honduras- Obama v Hillary by Tom Heneghan Intelligence Expert http://bit.ly/vYD1M Quayle: Obama ’s challenge is taming leftist Dems – http://fwix.com/article/24_17086f3e24 Right Mind: It’s our way or we will smash you: Strong-arm tactics, Obama style. From The Politico : On the defen..