[NOTE: Some of the comments on today’s earlier post about Noonan, Obama, and narcissism made me remember the following piece. I wrote it back in June of 2008 to explain the phenomenon of why so many wordsmiths were so taken … Continue reading →
Then maybe she will figure out the answer to what’s puzzling her so about Obama: Why did the president make such mistakes? Why did he make decisions that seemed so unknowing, and not only in retrospect? Because he had so … Continue reading →
And the answer is: maybe. [Hat tip: Instapundit.]
Continue reading →In following the Benghazi debacle I am reminded of what an exceptionally poor choice Leon Panetta was, first for CIA head and then for Defense. That’s not a new thought. I said as much when he was first appointed as … Continue reading →
Two pundits have noted a puzzling discrepancy between the national polls and those in the battleground states. First, Jay Cost: On the one hand, Mitt Romney has built a narrow but durable lead in the national polls, averaging around a … Continue reading →
Is it happening, slowly but surely? And will it be fast enough to affect the election on Tuesday? There are a couple of signs that the Benghazi furor may have reached enough critical mass to actually enter mainstream consciousness. The … Continue reading →
She is, too (hat tip: BenK at Ace’s). And who could blame her?:
Continue reading →I love deviled eggs. They’re easy to make except for one thing: you have to peel them successfully for them to look right. If that pesky little membrane adheres to the white, you’ll get a pock-marked egg that is completely … Continue reading →
I think Stanley Kurtz is spot-on: …Obama and his advisors never abandoned their quest to shape a permanent leftist majority, a coalition that would forever put an end to Clintonian triangulation and usher in unfettered leftist Obamaism instead. Obama’s frantic … Continue reading →
In my neck of the woods all’s well so far (knock wood vigorously). I still have power—which is nothing short of a miracle, considering how easily we lose it here. It’s been gloomy, mostly rainy, and windy, but there have … Continue reading →
A comment by “RickZ” about the failed Iran hostage rescue attempt in the waning days of the Carter administration prompted this reply from me, referring to a post I wrote several years ago on the anniversary of Operation Eagle Claw … Continue reading →