Be Thankful We Have Alaska: Howard Dean Is Trying To Do Something Again
Here's your weekly think tank event roundup:
Tuesday, July 21: Running for president didn't seem to pan out for Howard Dean, and neither did running the DNC. To cut his losses, Dr. Dean is focusing on a hot button issue, health care. On Tuesday at 12: 30PM, hediscusses why health care reform must happen now, in accordance with the release of his new book about health care, which will make America healthier, right?
Wednesday, July 22: Rudy Giuliani takes center stage atAEI at 10AM Wednesday to discuss/whine about how Obama and friends are turning America into a Communist country. Seems like this storyline (blah blah blah, bailout = communism, blah blah blah), amazingly has yet to disappear from conservative rhetoric.
Wednesday, July 22: Fancy this: Alaska has a STRATEGIC role in the defense of the lower 48. And here we thought the state was totally expendable! Sarah Palin may be an idiot, but theHeritage Foundation, hoping to sway public option/not ready to concede defeat/run by people who need to just GET OVER IT, is dedicating Wednesday from 2PM-3PM to enlighten us about the most important and vital state in the union.
Friday, July 24: The death of everyone from Michael Jackson to Walter Cronkite may be overwhelming the usually sleepy summer news cycle, but these celebrity passings cannot distract us forever. TheUnited States Institute of Peace graciously brings us back to reality on Friday, focusing on how the Taliban has rebuilt itself to the extent that we're asking the question, "Can the Taliban Win in Pakistan?"
Friday, July 24: The trillions we spend on America's military might are making us "Less Safe, Less Prosperous, and Less Free," as least according to theNew America Foundation. At their event on Friday at 12: 15PM, they discuss why we evidently can't even blindly spend our way to safety. Hopefully Obama has a Plan B.