This is exactly why civilian trials for the Guantanamo detainees were always a very bad idea. The civilian justice system is inadequate to deal with them, and was never meant to do so. Not only that, but this trial was … Continue reading →
Amazingly enough, a long and almost entirely positive piece about Sarah Palin has appeared in the NY Times Magazine. A few sample facts learned from it, some of which I’d already suspected: She’s got the energy of a dynamo and … Continue reading →
John Tyner has become a YouTube folk hero for declining a TSA patdown in no uncertain terms when he told the screener, “If you touch my junk, I’m going to have you arrested.” The usually astute Charles Krauthammer demonstrates that … Continue reading →
The holidays are coming, the holidays are coming! And what better way to give the gifts that keep on giving than to use neo-neocon as the portal for your Amazon purchases. If you click on any of the widgets in … Continue reading →
I haven’t written much about this yet, but I know it’s a hot topic. I’m all for airport security. The problem is that what used to just be a minor hassle for the average passenger is becoming more than that. … Continue reading →
Here’s a piece in Politico that purports to explain why the Democrats are refusing to ditch Pelosi. Before I read it, my own opinion was that the biggest motivator is that they’re scared of her. And that happens to be … Continue reading →
Keith Koffler’s opinion piece at Politico discusses the fact that Obama has made a number of unguarded, unscripted, and therefore very revealing comments that seem to indicate he is both an extreme leftist tilt and a man who demonizes the … Continue reading →
Despite Cadell and Schoen’s recent column suggesting to Obama that he announce he won’t run in 2012, Byron York doesn’t think Obama will listen, and neither do I. It’s not in his nature, nor is it to his advantage. And … Continue reading →
I think Lisa Murkowski is correct when she says that Sarah Palin isn’t big on “intellectual curiosity:” Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowki told CBS News’ Katie Couric today that she would not support Sarah Palin for president because Palin lacks the … Continue reading →
…here it is.
Continue reading →…but Sarah Palin’s “refudiate” wins the title “word of the year” from the New Oxford American Dictionary. And to top it all off, her new reality show about Alaska gets TLC’s highest ever ratings for a program’s premiere. [NOTE: This … Continue reading →
Sasha Abramsky is the author of a book called Inside Obama’s Brain. Maybe he’s spent too much time there, because he’s emerged befuddled. In this Salon piece, Abramsky starts promisingly: In 2008, candidate Barack Obama fashioned an appeal to independent … Continue reading →