Wednesday's Daily Brief

2010-08-25       The Daily Brief     Paul Abrams: How the Paul Ryan Budget Could Be Used as This Year's Wedge Issue -- Against the Right AP Paul Abrams: If the Democrats want to win in November, (i.e., suffer no more than 'normal' losses), they need to force Republicans to take a clear, unambiguous position, on a major issue, about which Tea Partiers and Independents have diametrically opposed positions. Enter, the "Ryan Budget". Click here to read more. Gordon Brown: The World's Biggest Emergency We must ask ourselves a big question: If we cannot be moved to do more when 20 million people are stranded, some under water, all homeless, then when will we do more? Sean Penn: Third Person Once Removed The real and devastating human issues in Haiti must be handled and led by a qualified president's deft hand. These elections are crucial, and I have no part in them. Neither should Wyclef Jean. William Bradley: Mad Men Review: Another Famous Anthropological Study The reports of Don Draper's descent into chaos have been greatly exaggerated. Much more happened in this episode, and there was a sense of greater forward motion. There be spoilers ahead, as usual. Markos Moulitsas: How Sex, Sin and Power Bind Jihadists to the Radical Right Whether it's their violent outlook, their views on women and gays, their hostility to knowledge and science, or their fear of pop culture, modern conservatives and jihadists are essentially cut from the same controlling, ideological cloth. Tony Blankley: Wishful Thinking on Iran The question today is not whether to appease Iran or not -- but whether Iran is appeasable. And if not appeasable, whether its threat can be defeated with acceptable costs.     HuffPost News Alaska Election Results 2010: Miller Leads Against Murkowski Fox News Rejects Media Matters Ad Highlighting Its $1 Million GOP Donation, Admits News Corp Opposes 'Democratic Candidates' August 24 Primary Elections: The 8 Biggest Winners And Losers Major Garrett Leaving Fox News For National Journal Samsung Galaxy Tab Sneak Peek VIDEO: Watch The Official Teaser   Get HuffPost on your iPhone!   ©2010 HuffingtonPost.com, Inc. All rights reserved. 560 Broadway, Suite 308, NY, NY 10012 Add dailybrief@huffingtonpost.com to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. User Agreement Privacy Policy