Barton Hinkle: Black people often make bad decisions about their health. For instance, a slightly higher percentage of black men than white men smoke, despite the fact that black men are 34 percent more likely to get lung cancer. Most black women weigh too much: According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health, “African-American women have the highest rates of being overweight or obese

–Which, that’s quite a boatload of racist Jesushumpers, all things considered. Rasmussen: Support for repeal of the new national health care plan has jumped to its highest level ever. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 63% of U.S. voters now favor repeal of the plan passed by congressional Democrats and signed into law by President Obama in March. Prior to today, weekly polling had shown support for

The Scarlet Letter? Not meant as a fashion accessory — nor as a cheerfully braided middle finger thrown at the poor hapless plebes who fucked up and installed you in office. Trust me. I’ve read the thing. (h/t Hot Air)

Sounds harsh, sure. But how else to describe a scathing attack by Star Parker — who purports to be a black woman — on an authentic (and historic! and symbolic! and transformative, post-racial, post-ideological, post-partisan, et al.) black man who, let me remind you, won the Presidency? From the Washington Examiner: After voters in Massachusetts elected a Republican to replace Sen. Ted Kennedy, killing the Democrats’ filibuster-proof Senate majority, many

Maybe. Too little too late? More than likely. Andrew Malcolm, LA Times: The new Rasmussen Reports poll says it’s a good thing for House Speaker Nancy “We Will Have a Healthcare Bill” Pelosi that she only needs to win her San Francisco district, not nationally. Her favorable rating fell eight points from April to May, down to only 35%. Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California Fifty-seven percent view her

David Harsanyi, Denver Post: As there is no real problem with the Internet, it’s not surprising that some of our top minds have been diligently working on a solution. In a 2001 interview (one that’s only recently gone viral and caused a brouhaha), Cass Sunstein, now the nation’s regulatory czar, is overheard advocating for government to insist all websites offer opposing viewpoints — or, in other words, a Fairness Doctrine

“Senate Passes Finance Bill,” WSJ: The Senate on Thursday approved the most extensive overhaul of financial-sector regulation since the 1930s, hoping to avoid a repeat of the financial crisis that hit the U.S. economy starting in 2007. […] “Simply, the American people are saying, ‘you’ve got to protect us,’ and we didn’t back down from that,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.). “When this bill becomes law, the

me: “But, I don’t have $1300.” Brakes Plus guys:

Karl Rove offers this takeaway: Democrats are increasingly likely to distance themselves from Mr. Obama, either ignoring him or running against him. Which brings us to Pennsylvania’s 12th District. Democrats are right to crow about keeping that seat, left vacant by the death of Jack Murtha. Murtha’s longtime aide, Mark Critz, won with a message that he was pro-life, pro-gun and anti-ObamaCare, while benefiting from a sympathy vote for Murtha’s

Thus spake Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI): Financial regulatory reform, the thinking goes, provides Democrats an issue where the politics finally align with the Left’s policy preferences. Republicans, they believe, can be walked into a convenient political trap by opposing what Democrats call “Wall Street reform.” President Obama has mastered the art of bank populism, premised on class warfare, by tapping into powerful emotions of envy, anger, and fear. From an