SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:55 P.M. ET: 

SAGA OF THE INSTANT CELEBRITY – FROM BREITBART:   Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg says he will not return to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School until more gun control is passed.  Hogg made the comments Sunday during a gun control rally held at Temple B’nai Abraham in Livingston, New Jersey.  The New York Daily News reports that Hogg said, “I’m not going back to school on Wednesday until one bill is passed.” He did not specify which law he wants most, only that he is not going back until at least one law garners the support of lawmakers.  He said, “Literally any legislation at this point would be a success. Considering the fact that so few legislators in Florida met with us and they want the people to forget, that’s disgusting. The fact that they want people to forget about this and elect them again as the child murderers they are, that’s unacceptable and we’re not going to let that happen.”  You have to feel for anyone involved in this horror, but this kid strikes me as an obnoxious, egotistical self-promoter.  This is a time to look for sensible policies, not to pay much attention to a showman.

GETTING AT THE TRUTH – FROM COLLEGE FIX:   One of the biggest skeletons in Planned Parenthood’s closet is that its founder, Margaret Sanger, was a racist who promoted abortion to kill black babies. It’s a subject left-leaning progressives and pro-choicers have long ignored or dismissed.
But two student groups at the University of Florida are ready to take that issue on as part of a Black History month event set for Wednesday.  “Decolonizing Sexual Health,” co-hosted by Planned Parenthood Generation Action UF and the UF Black Student Union, will offer “a panel discussion on the racist roots of Planned Parenthood,” according to its Facebook event page.  “Our subject is addressing the racist roots of the birth control movement, specifically pertaining to the influence of eugenics. Margaret Sanger, Planned Parenthood’s founder, is a controversial figure in this conversation because despite her devotion to reproductive rights, she also had beliefs, practices, and associations with eugenics that we acknowledge and denounce, and work to rectify today,” the event page states.   It may not be the language we would use, but I'm glad the history of Planned Parenthood is finally being addressed on the left.  This is long overdue.

ANOTHER ONE? – FROM USA TODAY:   The son of Vermont Senator and former Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is launching his own congressional career.  Levi Sanders, the son of 2016 presidential contender Sen. Bernie Sanders, announced Monday he's running for Congress in New Hampshire.  Sanders, 48, seeks the seat of Democratic Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, who has held the seat for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district since 2017 (and on-and-off since 2007). She won't seek re-election in 2018.  Sanders' announcement of his campaign boasts some of the same themes as his father's presidential run: tuition-free college and healthcare without "out-of-pocket" expenses. He also aims to tackle the opioid epidemic, "sensible" gun legislation and equal pay for women.   I dunno.  Will there be a Sanders dynasty?  As a socialist, the elder Sanders couldn't possibly approve of that.

February 27, 2018