SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:52 P.M. ET: 

GIGANTIC POLITICAL NEWS – From The Hill:  "Secretary of State John Kerry said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that he has not ruled out launching a presidential bid in 2016, maintaining he's been too busy to give the prospect any thought.   Asked by 'Meet the Press' host Chuck Todd if he'd consider another run, the 2004 Democratic nominee said he can think of 'no scenario whatsoever' where he would launch another bid.  'I haven't thought about it and I'm, as you can tell, pretty busy,' he said, chuckling, during a trip to Germany this weekend meeting foreign leaders at the Munich Security Conference.  Pressed if he'd rule out the possibility, Kerry replied, 'Well, nobody ever says never.'"  I guess Hillary Clinton couldn't be reached for comment.

THE JOYS OF MOTHERHOOD? – Well, sometimes mamas take it too far.  From CBS New York:  "A Staten Island mother stood accused Friday of threatening to blow up her daughter’s school after her daughter failed an exam.  Karen Shearon covered her face with her coat as she left the Staten Island courthouse Friday afternoon.  When asked if she made the threats against Susan Wagner High School, at 1200 Manor Rd. on the edge of the Manor Heights section of Staten Island, Sharon said no and called the teachers at the school 'liars.'  Investigators claimed Shearon made the threat after a guidance counselor called to tell her that her daughter failed the Regents Examination."  Maybe a bit o'studyin' could have avoided this.

HYPOCRITES – From Breitbart:  "Despite a supposed White House policy against meeting foreign leaders facing elections, Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry both met with Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog in Munich on Saturday. Herzog is the main rival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Mar. 17 election, and his supporters played up the meeting as evidence that Herzog is more respected by the Obama administration and world leaders in general than Netanyahu."  This administrations two-faced behavior is disgraceful, no matter what side you may be on in the Israeli election.  A Soviet once said that great nations don't change their foreign policy every five minutes.  That hasn't dawned on Obama and his team.  We look like a bunch of kids playing in a sandbox.  Except the kids would do things better.

February 8, 2015