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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (94491)	11/4/2010 12:13:34 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224757

And this being frugal? India: The Pasha Tour Posted 07:02 PM ET Diplomacy: Yes, a traveling president deserves security. But the 3,000-person entourage accompanying Barack Obama to Mumbai, India, this week reeks of pashalike decadence. With an electoral repudiation still ringing in his ears, we can't blame President Obama for wanting to get away from Washington as a new Congress prepares to roll in. He's hardly the first chief executive to do it. But there are problems with this "strategic" visit, with a stated interest in celebrating Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, that suggest this won't be time well spent. In a time of trillion-dollar stimulus packages and $600 billion Fed easings, the $200-million-a-day price tag for these 10 days abroad is an expenditure that will show up as more than a blip on the books. Five fully loaded jet aircraft will fly Obama and his party of 3,000 caravan-style in luxury that would make a sultan blush. The entire Taj hotel — 570 rooms — plus other space next door are the sort of accommodations only a khan might have arranged until now. Why the president requires so many attendants in support of a face-to-face meeting with India's prime minister doesn't say much for this administration's money-management skills. All that's missing are peacock feathers, yak processions and a presidential litter. It borders on the ridiculous— especially when serious foreign policy talks don't seem to be on the agenda. India is a nation pleading for free trade, a stop to the demonization of outsourcing, and assurances that America's $3 billion aid package to neighboring Pakistan won't end up in terrorists' hands. But the White House has offered no assurances on any of these matters and has floated trial balloons ahead of the trip indicating they won't be addressed. Meanwhile, the State Department's heavy hitters on policy are nowhere to be found. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is on her own, separate Asia tour. And the pros at State are making it clear this isn't their show. Asked if anything new would be coming out of the trip, department spokesman P.J. Crowley replied: "Well, I am sure there will be something new, and I'm sure I'll defer to the White House to announce that." Not assuring. At this price, American taxpayers are entitled to something of value. Right now, this junket looks like anything but

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (94491)	11/4/2010 8:12:57 AM
From: lorne	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224757

For Fox News, Most Viewers Ever for a Midterm Election November 3, 2010, By BRIAN STELTER November 3, 2010, Luke Sharrett for The New York Times mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com Television reporters covering Rand Paul’s election night victory party in Bowling Green, Ky.As a Republican wave swept across the United States on Tuesday, the Fox News Channel drew the biggest midterm election audience in its history. Fox News, a favorite of Republicans with its stable of conservative hosts like Glenn Beck, had an average of 6.96 million viewers in prime time on Tuesday, according to the Nielsen Company. That was more than double the audience for CNN, which drew an average of 2.42 million viewers Tuesday night, and more than triple that for MSNBC, at 1.94 million viewers. Reliable ratings for the broadcast networks’ coverage of the midterms will not be available until Thursday, Nielsen said. There were early indications, however, that Fox News would top the broadcasters’ averages. Fox recorded an average of 3.06 million viewers on election night in 2006, when there was a Democratic wave. Fox has grown significantly more popular since then. The audience for CNN, by contrast, fell — it had an average of 2.97 million viewers on election night in 2006. MSNBC’s prime-time average was almost exactly the same in 2006 and 2010. On the night of the presidential election in 2008, CNN drew an average of 12.3 million viewers in prime time, Fox had 9 million, and MSNBC 5.9 million. The cable news channels’ ratings were inflated all day because of the election, but even more so for Fox. It drew an average of 3.02 million viewers between 6 a.m. Tuesday and 3 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday. Throughout Tuesday night, Fox featured a number of commentators who may become presidential candidates, chief among them Sarah Palin. .