Religion & Law

Hillary In 2016
Lambert writes about the silly rumor running around that President Obama might tap the Secretary of State to be his running mate in 2012. This is ridiculous for 8 million reasons (most of all Biden really has not mattered), but it got me to thinking about my own pet theory - that the Democratic Party needs Hillary as its Presidential candidate in 2016...

Gillibrand: Hillary Should Run In 2016
Someone agrees with me: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Hillary Clinton's protegee and replacement in the Senate, says she'll ask the Secretary of State to run for President in 2016...

A Good Yarn
Courtesy of Steve Clemons: The game plan -- whether real or fantasy -- is intriguing. It goes something like this. Caroline Kennedy would be appointed now to the Senate. She would perform well above the very low expectations many had for her and win handily the seat in the 2010 mid-term race in which that Senate seat needs to be contested again...

Don Kates on Hillary and the VP slot
It's long, and as usual, brilliantly reasoned and clearly expressed. I'll put it in extended remarks below. Basically, he reasons Hillary has (sort of) asked for the VP position -- because she doesn't want it.

SOS: The End Of The Line For Hillary
Ezra Klein thinks so: Presuming that Hillary Clinton will remain one of, if not the, central actors in Democratic life from the year 2000 to the year 2016 displays a certain poverty of imagination about the path of Democratic politics...

Does Gore Have A Better Shot Than Hillary
I think so. Howard Kurtz at the Washington Post notes that many pundits have written off Hillary. But he says that he's not ready to declare the race over yet - what if Hillary scores a big win in Pennsylvania?...

Ready-To-Eat Meal Kits Recalled due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Ready-To-Eat Meal Kits Recalled due to Possible Listeria Contamination

California Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Pork Products
California Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Pork Products

Merger Agreement Rejected
Finish Line and Genesco reach $175 million settlement in merger dispute.

Pork BBQ Products Recalled
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Oct 20 that the Murphy House in Louisburg, N...