SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:36 P.M. ET: 

FASHION NOTE – From Frontpagemag.com:  "...today is NP3 Hijab Day at NP3 High School. NP3 stands for Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep; the school is in the Natomas Unified School District in Sacramento. This all started with a student at NP3 High who is an intern for the Hamas-linked terror organization, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). This student gave a presentation about Islamophobia and Islam at what was a mandatory staff meeting that also included an official CAIR representative.  The school then decided to sponsor an official 'Hijab Day' in cooperation with Hamas-linked CAIR. The flier also shows that another Muslim Brotherhood-linked organization, the Muslim Students Association, is also involved. Every female member of the faculty and staff, and students as well, has been encouraged to wear a hijab today. NP3’s principal, Tom Rutten, has been strongly encouraging everyone to participate and wear one."   Another breathtaking example of the intellectual brilliance of educators.

DOING THE RIGHT THING – From The Daily Signal:  "The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has acknowledged its role in Operation Choke Point and is taking dramatic steps to reverse its policies in targeting legal and legitimate industries that are disfavored by the Obama administration.  'We’re very pleased they’ve acknowledged their wrongdoing and they’ve accepted our suggestions to put in place measures to stop this activity,' Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., told The Daily Signal in a phone call this morning.  Luetkemeyer, a member of the House Financial Services Committee and leader in the fight to end Operation Choke Point, met with FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenbery and Vice Chairman Thomas Hoenig earlier today as a follow-up to concerns voiced last November."  There's been all kinds of harassment of legitimate businesses.  Some licensed firearms dealers with good records have found it impossible to borrow money or expand their businesses, for example.  The federal government shouldn't be picking and choosing businesses to hassle simply because the Obamans don't like them.

MAJOR LEGAL NEWS – From The Hill:  "Secretary of State John Kerry was ticketed Thursday for not shoveling the snow outside his Boston home.  About six inches of snow accumulated on the sidewalk outside Kerry's primary residence in Louisburg Square on Wednesday. A city report posted Thursday said a ticket had been issued for the unshoveled powder after a citizen filed a complaint...A State Department spokesperson told The Boston Herald that Kerry 'will gladly pay the ticket.'"   Didn't anyone in his family, or the vast State Department staff, think of hiring a kid to shovel the show?   I think a life sentence is appropriate, but the fine is only $50.

DOWN TO THREE – From AP:  "SEATTLE (AP) — Lt. Col. Edward Saylor, one of four surviving Doolittle Raiders who attacked Japan during a daring 1942 mission credited with lifting American morale during World War II, has died. He was 94.  Rod Saylor said his father died of natural causes on Wednesday in Sumner, Washington.  He was a young flight engineer-gunner and among the 80 airmen who volunteered to fly the risky mission that sent B-25 bombers from a carrier at sea to attack Tokyo on April 28, 1942."  Obama would have rejected the raid, claiming it might offend Japanese sensibilities.

January 29, 2015