Roundup of blogs and news - 9/2/09

Mark Steyn asks, "How many changed lives justify leaving a human being struggling for breath for up to five hours pressed up against the window in a small, shrinking air pocket in Teddy’s Oldsmobile?" In the lionization of Ted Kennedy, let's not forget Mary Jo Kopechne.

In the WSJ: "When normal people happen to “find” their own money, it might mean a twenty left in a winter coat, or discovering change beneath the sofa cushions. But if you’re Charlie Rangel, it means doubling your net worth."

You gotta love the "Rangle Rule".

Have "events" driven Obama to the left? From Jonah Goldberg in The Corner.

Cut health care costs by putting the patient back in charge.

William McGurn states that college isn't for everyone - and that's okay.

Rich Lowry, over at National Review Online, tells us that, "Yes, Harsh Interrogations Work."

The always readable Thomas Sowell writes about the Suicide of the West.

Jeff Jacoby at The Boston Globe decries Obama's "soak the rich mentality".

One of my favorite columnists (and an incredibly nice person), Mona Charen, discusses Obama's "partnership" with God.

Was Cash for Clunkers a success, or merely moving up pending sales? From BusinessWeek.

So medical dramas are not on board with health care reform? Maybe we should flag that to the White House.

And lastly, Obama's addmitedly communist Green Jobs Czar, Van Jones, tells us what he really thinks of Republicans. What a guy to have the President's ear!