From Harry Reid
I knew about it before I didn’t know about it before I knew about it before I…oh, what difference does it make?
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A Pentagon source says…
…that Obama passed on the idea of a rescue operation for Bergdahl because he wanted to free the Taliban Five and close Guantanamo. A rescue would have made that a lot more difficult. It seemed pretty clear from the start … Continue reading →
Not your father’s marijuana, revisited
In mid-April I wrote a post entitled “Not your father’s marijuana” about the problems involved in underestimating the strength of legal marijuana edibles. I guess Maureen Dowd doesn’t read neo-neocon, because she ran into that exact difficulty in Colorado when … Continue reading →
The sophomoric administration
Bizarre Marie Harf, State Department spokesperson, tackles the Bergdahl prisoner swap and its aftermath: Some people commenting on the video at YouTube say the clip looks like a Saturday Night Live skit. But that doesn’t quite capture it for me. … Continue reading →
How shocking is the Bergdahl prisoner swap?
Nothing about the Bergdahl/Taliban affair should have surprised me—or, for that matter, you. Nothing. Not Obama’s audacity, nor his disregard of prior bipartisan warnings in Congress or from the intelligence community, nor his aides’ attempts to discredit those from Bergdahl’s … Continue reading →
Not Obama’s PR guy
A Taliban commander who has been in touch with Time magazine for years and according to them “has consistently supplied reliable information about Bergdahl’s captivity” has told them that there’s more to come: It’s better to kidnap one person like … Continue reading →
Eyebrow transplants
Yes, you heard that right: eyebrow transplants.
Continue reading →Why England voted the way it did
Even though the Bergdahl prisoner swap is dominating the news, there are other things happening in the world. For example, remember the elections in Europe just a short while ago? Here’s an article that sheds more light on what happened … Continue reading →
The Bergdahl scandal and public opinion
There’s a growing sense that, at least for now, the Bergdahl prisoner exchange and its fallout has the left spooked. Maybe Obama will weasel out of this mess, too, either by way of the same tricks that have extricated him … Continue reading →
The Bergdahl memes emerge
It became clear as soon as the background information about Bergdahl began coming out that the left would say the right was swiftboating Bergdahl. After all, as I wrote previously here, “swiftboating”: …has become a synonym for “a political low … Continue reading →
What about Obama’s defiance of Congress’ 30-day notice rule?
Among the many huge problems associated with Obama’s release of five Taliban prisoners in exchange for the captive Bergdahl is the fact that in doing so Obama violated a Congressional statute that requires a president to give 30 days notice … Continue reading →
Snowden, the movie…
…meets the perfect director. No doubt Stone will bring all his legendary attention to detail and historical accuracy to this latest project.
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