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

ISIS BOAST – From Britain's Independent:  "Isis has used the latest issue of its propaganda magazine Dabiq to suggest the group is expanding so rapidly it could buy its first nuclear weapon within a year.  The hyperbolic article, which the group attributes to the British hostage John Cantlie, claims Isis has transcended its roots as 'the most explosive Islamic "group" in the modern world' to evolve into 'the most explosive Islamic movement the modern world has ever seen' in less than twelve months."  Might be hype right now, but think of the reality ten years from now.

HILLARY THE LITERATE – From Daily Caller:  "Emails released Friday by the State Department show that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton mixed up the names of the Americans murdered at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012.  Clinton sent an email with the subject line 'Chris Smith' shortly before midnight to three top aides, Cheryl Mills, Jake Sullivan and Victoria Nuland.  'Cheryl told me the Libyans confirmed his death. Should we announce tonight or wait until morning?' Clinton wrote.  Four Americans were killed that night after a terrorist group affiliated with al Qaeda stormed the consulate. But none were named Chris Smith. Clinton likely jumbled the names of ambassador Chris Stevens and diplomat Sean Smith. Two former Navy SEALs, Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods, were also killed."  Her attention to detail has always been breathtaking.

WHERE'S THE UPROAR OVER THIS? – From Fox:  "Omaha lost a dedicated police officer and community leader this week, but Olivia Ruth lost even more - the mother she will never know.  As the family of Kerrie Orozco grieved for the 29-year-old, seven-year veteran following her death Wednesday in a shootout with a fugitive, the city's flags flew at half-staff, the police department rallied behind the simple phrase 'Kerrie On,' and donations poured in for Olivia Ruth, the baby Orozco had just given birth to prematurely. Orozco was working her last shift before going on maternity leave to be with her baby when a criminal's bullet struck her just above the bulletproof vest that might have saved her life."  It would be nice to have a comment from "social justice" crowd, including those who've recently graced us on TV with their brilliant remarks about Baltimore.

May 22, 2015