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

HOW SAD – From Breitbart:  "In the midst of a heated lawsuit alleging Harvard holds Asian students to a much higher standard during its admissions process, some college admissions counselors in California and elsewhere are coaching Asian American students to appear 'less Asian' in an attempt to help them be accepted into the nation’s most elite schools.  The Wall Street Journal recently dubbed Asians 'The New Jews of Harvard Admissions,' referring to the antisemitism the school practiced in order to keep Jews out of the school during the early 20th century.  'I try to do things [to] steer away from the stereotype of the piano-playing, tennis-playing Asian applicant,' James Chen, the founder of Alameda-based Asian Advantage College Consulting, said in an interview with Sacramento-area ABC News affiliate News10."  I find this outrageous – one of most accomplished communities must compromise its identity because they're so excellent that "too many" are getting into the best colleges.  What have we come to?

CRAZY – Just how far left can the Democratic Party go?  From The Politico:  "After holding prominent positions in the House Democratic caucus for 17 years, California Rep. Barbara Lee is hoping to make the jump to leadership.  The lawmaker told POLITICO on Friday that she’s formally launched her campaign for the No. 5 position among House Democrats — even though the election is nearly 17 months away.  The vice chairman position will come open after the 2016 elections, as its current occupant, New York Rep. Joe Crowley, is term limited from serving a third term and will likely move up in the ranks. The race will attract a significant number of contenders as many rank-and-file members are eager to advance in a caucus that has been dominated by more senior leaders."  Barbara Lee is a Marxist, a supporter of Fidel Castro.  She was the only member of Congress to vote against military action after 9/11.  And she keeps moving up the leadership ranks.  The Dems are going nuts.

GUIDE TO BAD TELEVISION – From The Hill:  "Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton finally launched her 2016 campaign on Saturday after months of anticipation.  A day later, she will have a surrogate on all five Sunday talk shows, as pundits will analyze the attention-grabbing event and its impact on next year’s presidential election."  We just wanted to warn you.  Television to avoid.  We're happy to perform a public service.

HILLARY FLOPS – There are many reviews of Hillary Clinton's performance on Roosevelt Island, relaunching her campaign.  This is my favorite quote, from Roger Simon at PJ Media:  "Forget that she lies incessantly and stands for virtually nothing that’s discernible other than her own self-interest, Hillary Clinton is one of the most boring public speakers extant. I have heard better speeches at high school, maybe even grammar school, graduations than HRC gave in New York Saturday in the second — or is it the third — debut speech of her campaign.  It was problem after problem, cliché after cliché until you couldn’t listen anymore. Needless to say, there wasn’t a fresh idea. No new solutions to these problems on offer, only generalities. (In case you didn’t know it, she’s for equal pay for women and supports people with disabilities.) This was a generic speech out of the last twenty years. I kept wondering who were these automatons waving their flags in the audience. Maybe they were worried about the high cost of Ambien. Elect Hillary and we won’t need a sleeping pill ever again."   That says it.

June 13, 2015