SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:54 P.M. ET: 

POOR TASTE AWARD – From American Mirror:   An all-women’s choir called “Voices From the Heart” performed at Clinton’s Portsmouth, New Hampshire rally Saturday.  The group describes itself on its website: “Our powerful and eclectic songs range from African-American spirituals to Korean songs for unity, South African anti-apartheid songs to Macedonian love songs. The songs are powerful testaments to the triumph of the human spirit. Sung with the strength of 200 voices, the songs delight and inspire audiences,” The Blaze reports.  There, they serenaded the former Secretary of State with an old gospel tune, “Woke Up This Morning (With My Mind on Jesus).” Except in this version, from the self-dubbed “woman’s alternative chorus,” “Jesus” is replaced with “Hillary.”  Nothing like a little tackiness.  Didn't anyone notice how inappropriate this was, and how insulting to African-Americans?  Guess not.

CLINTON SINKS EVEN MORE – From The Hill:  GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush leads Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton in Michigan, according to a new Free Press/WXYZ-TV poll.  Bush, a former Florida governor, is supported by 45 percent of Michigan voters, leading Clinton by 5 points. That’s an 8-point swing from June, when the same poll found Clinton leading Bush.  Meanwhile, the former secretary of State edges out GOP front-runner Donald Trump by 2 points in the poll, 44 percent to 42 percent.  Michigan has been a reliable state for Democrats in presidential elections, so the results are likely to raise eyebrows. No Republican presidential candidate has won Michigan since 1988.  Hillary just doesn't get any good news.  But don't be overconfident.  The 2016 election is 14 months away.

GREAT MOMENTS IN EDUCATION – From Breitbart:   A record 1.7 million graduating seniors took the SAT test last year. With a highest possible score this year of 800 on each SAT section, according to the College Board, students scored a worst since 1999 math score of 511, worst since 1972 reading score of 495, and worst writing score since the section was added in 2005.  Government education spending as a percent of national gross domestic product on kindergarten through 12th grade jumped from about 2 percent in the 1950s to 3.9 percent in the 1970s. Spending hit 4 percent in the 2000s and popped up to 4.4 percent of GDP early in President Obama’s administration.  We'll soon be told by the politically correct crowd that the reason for the low scores is cultural bias.  And they'll be taken seriously.

September 6, 2015