While doing research on political assassins of the past for this PJ piece of mine, I looked up the case of Herschel Grynszpan, a Polish-German Jew who had shot and killed the German diplomat Ernst vom Rath on November 7, … Continue reading →
My first troll-bot ever: The next time I read a weblog, I hope that it doesnt disappoint me as much as this one. I imply, I do know it was my choice to read, however I actually thought youd have … Continue reading →
Again with the throwing Britain under the bus.
Continue reading →It strikes me that I have a very different attitude towards what is going on in Egypt right now than I would have if I were younger and hadn’t witnessed the media coverage of the 1979 revolution in Iran. I’m … Continue reading →
Our Arab allies (yes, we have them) are miffed that President Obama has been so eager to abandon Mubarak. It’s no surprise they feel this way. They understand that Obama’s actions mean they could be next, and they “fear the … Continue reading →
Keith Hennessy lays out a multi-step blueprint for repealing Obamacare in 2013: * Keep up the pressure in 2011 and 2012: * maintain and strengthen Republican unity toward full repeal; * repeatedly attack the bill legislatively on all fronts, knowing … Continue reading →
Maria Schneider, star of “Last Tango in Paris,” has died at the age of 58. She seems to have had a difficult life subsequent to making the film. I saw that film in a movie theater when it first came … Continue reading →
We’ve seen such demonstrations before, notably in Iran. But they were brief and flickered out after the government responded harshly. The same may ultimately occur in Egypt, but nevertheless there seems to be something different about the Egyptian demonstrations. The … Continue reading →
Remember that bipartisan “date night” seating for the SOTU address? I hear it cut down on the applause, although that surely wasn’t the intent. It seems that some people became confused as to what were the applause lines. Being in … Continue reading →
Victor Davis Hanson compares presidents Obama and Carter, and finds both wanting. Check out the last paragraph: There is one consolation in that the progressive Western Europeans, the United Nations, and the Nobel Peace Prize Committee sometimes appreciate American indecision … Continue reading →
…Groundhog Day! Let’s watch it again and again and again and… …again, till we get it right.
Continue reading →It’s funny how Judge Vinson’s ruling against the constitutionality of the HCR individual mandate has been called “judicial activism” and “overreaching” by the left and the Obama administration. Here’s an article that points out that it’s not really “activist” to … Continue reading →