NRO Digest - Kent Conrad just can't be bothered to pass a budget

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April 20, 2012

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RICH LOWRY: Kent Conrad just can't be bothered to pass a budget. Conrad the Scrivener.

JOHN FUND: In 2008, the president's campaign-finance operation was highly suspect. Obama's Funny Money.

JIM GERAGHTY: Free from partisanship, Veep is the best sort of political comedy. Finally, a 'Veep' Who Deliberately Makes Us Laugh.

THOMAS S. HIBBS: Whit Stillman is the poet of young people who long for something more. What College Women Want.

JONAH GOLDBERG: To the media, controversies are only distractions if they benefit Republicans. Manufactured 'Mommy War'?

MONA CHAREN: We should honor moderate Muslims like Zuhdi Jasser. If CAIR's Attacking You, You Must Be Good.

KATRINA TRINKO: The Wisconsin lieutenant governor also faces a recall election. Wisconsin's Other Recall.

MARK KRIKORIAN: The DREAM Act was supposed to limn the real immigration extremists, but didn't. Secure Communities could. Flushing Out the Extremists.

NASH KEUNE: Tax deductions are regressive -- it makes sense to remove them in exchange for rate cuts. Paul Ryan's Grand Compromise.

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Is there a better symbol of willed American decline than the space-shuttle program? Discovery's Final Flight.

MICHELLE MALKIN: Republicans have to acknowledge the nastiness of their opponent. No More 'Mr. Obama Is a Nice Guy.'

MICHAEL POTEMRA: Mad Men reflects the angst and pain of its era. Is Pete Campbell Suicidal? Or, Making Sense of the Sixties.

KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ: The Catholic Church has every reason to reprimand the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. The Vatican's Misogynist Revenge? Try Again.

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: We might be headed for a foreign-policy correction. Where is the Soft Power?

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