SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:56 P.M. ET: 

MAJOR EDUCATIONAL NEWS – From Hot Air:  "You know what’s wrong with you white people? It’s not just that you’re so darned white, but that you never even understand what a problem that is. But it’s probably not your fault.. you just never had anyone to make sure you knew better. It’s likely too late for you, but at least there’s hope for your kids. If you send them to Arizona State University, they can sign up for a course on The Problem with Whiteness."  I'm excited.  I'm checking to see if the course is available online.  I want to enhance my sense of guilt.

NO LOVE LOST – From The Hill:  "New tensions are emerging in the relationship between allies of President Obama and Hillary Clinton.  At issue is the fate of the political equivalent of gold dust — the enormous email list, comprised of many millions of supporters and donors, that the Obama team has compiled over the course of his two presidential campaigns.  The Clinton camp would dearly love to get its hands on the list, but there is no promise as yet that the president’s aides will comply.  There are 'large concerns' about the lists among Clinton supporters, one Hillary ally told The Hill.  To the Clintons and their friends, it’s near unthinkable that a Democratic president — who has plenty of reasons to want a member of his party to succeed him — would withhold such a valuable commodity."  Oh come on.  They despise each other.  Barack certainly doesn't want Hillary sitting at his desk.  And he doesn't want the Clintons taking back the Democratic Party. 

COMMON SENSE – We rarely find common sense in colleges and universities, so this is the exception.  From Fox:  "Nearly all campus police officers at public universities now carry guns, pepper spray and other weapons, according to a new Justice Department report, and experts say more private schools are looking to arm police.  The Bureau of Justice Statistics surveyed more than 900 four-year colleges with at least 2,500 students. Findings released Tuesday show that overall, about two-thirds of public and private campuses used armed officers during the 2011-12 school year. Officers at public universities were more than twice as likely as those at private schools to carry guns."  Clearly, if you fear an active-shooter event on campus, you need trained, armed police to stop it.  The same should be true at all schools. 

January 24, 2015