SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:53 P.M. ET: 

RIGHT NEAR US – From Canadian Broadcasting Company:  "Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested 10 Montreal youth they believe were trying to leave the country to join jihadists in Turkey and Syria.  The force confirmed its Integrated National Security Enforcement Team made a series of arrests at Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport last weekend.  No charges have been laid and the investigation is continuing.  The passports of those arrested have been confiscated.  RCMP said investigators have met with the friends and families of the people trying to leave Canada."  Remember, the war on terror is over.  Field Marshal Obama has assured us of this.

HUGE RECALL – From Fox:  "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday that Japanese company Takata Corp. has agreed to recall roughly 34 million vehicles because of defective air-bags, in the largest recall in the agency's history.  Takata agreed to the recall of the 33.8 million vehicles amid mounting pressure and fines from the agency over roughly the past year.  The company was being fined $14,000 a day since late February, which now amounts to $1.2 million.  The faulty air-bags have reportedly been linked to as many as six death and dozens of injuries.  Many of Takata's air-bags can explode with too much force, blowing apart a metal canister and sending shrapnel into the passenger compartment."  They've recalled the airbags.  Now if we can only recall the windbags.

WE HOPE IT'S A LONG TRIP – From The Politico:  "Gloria Steinem is among 30 women activists marching from Beijing through the demilitarized zone dividing North and South Korea in a call for peace next Sunday. The event marks the International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament.  The 81-year-old activist told Reuters that 'it seems to me that the past of no contact has not worked,' invoking former President Ronald Reagan’s call to tear down the Berlin Wall."  The left knows it's in trouble when they start invoking Ronald Reagan.

GREAT MOMENTS IN ETHICS – From the Washington Examiner:  "Former President Bill Clinton netted millions in speaking fees from appearances around the world while his wife served as secretary of state, but earned far less from abroad in the years since Hillary Clinton left the State Department.  Bill Clinton took in $2.2 million from just six international speeches in 2014, according to financial disclosure forms released Friday as required by Hillary Clinton's presidential candidacy.  By contrast, the former president reportedly earned more than twice as much for appearances made across borders while Hillary Clinton was in office. He reportedly made $4.8 million from 13 speeches in foreign countries in 2010, his wife's first year as secretary of state.  In 2011, Bill Clinton reportedly drummed up at least $5.96 million in speaking fees for appearances he made outside the U.S."  I'm sure people paid those extortionist fees just to hear Bill Clinton's wisdom.  If you believe that, the bridge in Brooklyn is still available.  Needs paint.

May 19, 2015