SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:41 P.M. ET: 

WISCONSIN – The Milwaukee Journal, Wisconsin's most important newspaper, has recommended to its readers that they vote to retain Republican Governor Scott Walker in the June 5th recall election.  Dems, and their allies in the public-service unions, are trying to have Walker fired by the voters.  The Journal, while citing its differences with Walker, argues that he's done nothing to warrant a recall.  In our view, Walker has saved Wisconsin from the economic ruin falling on neighboring Illinois and faraway California.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHO'S INSIDE THOSE MACHINES – The United States Government, Barack Obama, chief executive officer, has fined a Utah high school $15,000 for accidentally leaving a soda-vending machine on during lunchtime.  This outrageous felony put at risk an entire nation, and its next generation.  It will take the school a year of revenue raising just to pay the fine.  The funds, of course, won't go for books, music, math, or the arts.  But who needs that stuff when you're fighting devil Pepsi?

OBAMA FAVORS GROWTH (Ta-da!) – He is urging European nations at the G8 summit to ease up on austerity and pursue policies that favor growth and job creation.  It would be nice, of course, if Obama had some kind of record to stand on in giving such sage advice.  He does not.  And, sadly, growth and job creation in Europe often means an increase in public employees, and little else.  Hey, maybe they are taking Obama's advice.

May 19,  2012