Morning Coffee Reading for July 7, 2011

Here's your morning coffee reading for today:

• Here's two great posts by Yid With Lid blogger Jeff Dunetz, analyzing several recent polls about how Jewish voters (even Democrats!) are increasingly disapproving of President Obama's job performance:

Yid With Lid | Why Gallup's Analysis of Jewish Voters is Dishonest

Yid With Lid | New Poll Shows Jewish Vote Abandoning Obama

• Obama's White House is meddling in a Texas case where a Mexican citizen brutally raped and murdered a teenage girl, and was convicted and sentenced to death. His sentence is scheduled to be carried out today, but Obama is seeking to block the execution and submit the courts of Texas to the World Court and the United Nations. Senate candidate Ted Cruz (R-TX) had previously successfully represented Texas at the U.S. Supreme Court on a similar issue, and posted a statement on his campaign website in defense of Texas and American sovereignty:

Ted Cruz | Continue to Preserve U.S. Sovereignty

• Earlier this week, the delightful Jenny Erikson, who I met at CPAC, invited me on her podcast to talk about why I'm a conservative, and my thoughts on the Casey Anthony trial. By the way, the tagline on her blog, "God. Family. Politics. Wine." might be one of the best ever.

Jenny Erikson | Jenny Erikson Radio Show - Episode 0019

• A friend of mine who lives in Washington, D.C., Kevin Eder, is even more of a Twitter-holic than I am, if you can believe it. Kevin frequently will send out tweets posing hypothetical, taunting questions to liberal politicians and media outlets. Apparently he's also become Public Enemy Number One to the White House, as recent articles have noted that Obama's new "Director of Progressive Media," Jesse Lee, has directed a curious 15% of his tweets to responding to Kevin. The conservative blogosphere has taken notice:

Daily Caller | White House uses Twitter to bully critics

Hot Air | WH tweeting at gnats

Moe Lane | Of two minds on this @keder thing

I spoke to Kevin last night, and he had this to say about the whole kerfuffle: "I don't think Jesse Lee is a bully, but I'm not sure what they're trying to accomplish with this effort. They're emboldening their opponents."

• Orlando's iconic Lake Eola Fountain is back! The renovated fountain made its debut during this past weekend's July 4th celebrations downtown. 

Orlando Sentinel | July Fourth fireworks show caps Lake Eola fountain rededication

Photo by Stephen M. Dowell (see more photos here)

• From LifeNews.com, a recent British study has shown that women who have an abortion are significantly more likely to have complications in future pregnancies, including premature birth. (Hat tip: Steven Ertelt)

 Life News | Women Having Abortions Up Premature Birth Risk 34% Next Time