The question is…
…will enough of the public care about Obama’s blatant hypocrisy and abuse of power to make a difference in 2012? I wouldn’t bet on it. They never have before, and Obama knows it.
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Moiseyev Partisans
I recall a performance of the Moiseyev Dance Company’s “Partisans” as the single most exciting theatrical experience of my life. It occurred back when I was a little kid and the company was on its very first visit here. A … Continue reading →
I’ve been having…
…connectivity problems. This is the first time I’ve been online today. So here are a few links; better late than never: —Bookworm has some reflections for the first night of Passover, which is this evening. —Paul Krugman says hey,
Continue reading →In Wisconsin, Palin takes on…
…both the GOP and Obama. And she does it like nobody else. Some dummy, right?
Continue reading →Libya: the decline of NATO
Steven Metz wonders whether Libya marks the end of NATO’s effectiveness. What he describes is a military action by committee, which doesn’t make sense as a way to fight even a limited war. But what he fails to address is … Continue reading →
The suprise is not that Obama’s popularity is so low…
…it’s that it’s still so high. But the latest poll shows further erosion among a group he must win in order to have a second term: independents. His support among them is only 35%. The only problem for Republicans is … Continue reading →
If the GOP was really surprised by the tone of Obama’s attack…
…then they’re even stupider than I thought. This report indicates that Paul Ryan and the other Republicans who were specifically invited to the president’s speech and given seats of honor at their own verbal excoriation were surprised by its harsh … Continue reading →
Obama: again with the orator
I am truly puzzled. In this article by economist Laurence Kotlikoff, he criticizes Obama’s budget speech although he’s an Obama supporter. He thinks Obama offered no proposals of his own, and he thinks Paul Ryan’s approach to Medicare is pretty … Continue reading →
Obama, birthers, and horns
This response of Obama’s to a Stephanopoulos question indicates that he knows a good opportunity for ridicule of birthers when he hears one: I think a problem for [birther-candidates such as Trump] when they want to actually run in a … Continue reading →
Mubarak & Sons…
…are now in prison (sons) and hospital detention (father). I can’t help but think that the message received by dictators around the world is that it’s much better to be a US enemy than a US friend. Here’s more about … Continue reading →
Obama’s budget speech
I didn’t watch Obma’s speech last night. Fortunately, I was busy doing other—and more pleasant—things. But from the reports I see, I don’t think anyone was pleased with it, left or right, with the exception of a few of the … Continue reading →
The budget compromise: smoke…
…and mirrors. See also this.
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