SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 10:59 P.M. ET: 

STICK IN OUR EYE – From Bloomberg:  "Iran has named a member of the militant group that held 52 Americans hostage in Tehran for 444 days to be its next ambassador to the United Nations."  What an insult to us.  But what does Iran have to fear from Barack Obama? 

DISGRACEFUL – From London's Daily Mail:  "A 21-year-old Afghanistan veteran claims she was denied a job in Macy's specifically because of her service in the war-torn nation.  Kayla Reyes says she interviewed for a job on the sales floor at Fresno's Fashion Fair mall in February but was told that she wouldn't be able to relate to customers because she had seen combat."  Given the behavior of some of the customers I've seen, combat experience would be very helpful.  I hope she sues.

BOBBY IN? – From the New Orleans Times-Picayune:  "Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal confirmed he is considering running for president in 2016, during an interview with the Heritage Foundation during its annual Resource Bank meeting in New Orleans.  'It's something we're thinking about. It's something we'll pray about. But...we have to win the war of ideas first,' Jindal told Genevieve Wood of Heritage's The Foundry, a right-leaning news service, during the meeting this past week. 'We've got to win the elections in 2014. And after we do that, we're certainly giving it some thought.'"  I hope he runs.  He's an exciting, vibrant guy, and very imaginative.  He'll enliven the race.

March 30, 2014