So, it’s come down to this: one more day till the election. Are you excited, nervous, cocky, or blase? Or perhaps some combination? Here’s a thread to discuss it all. I briefly listened to some of the cable stations this … Continue reading →
What would Reagan say about the dilemmas facing us today? Actually, we kinda know what Reagan would say, because he kinda said it already. I was listening for the first time to a well-known speech Reagan gave back in Goldwater … Continue reading →
Thomas Lifson at American Thinker reflects on Juan Williams and the ideological journey he might be beginning as a result of his NPR firing. A great deal of this is familiar to me; political change, especially from left to right, … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a slightly-edited repost of a previous article.] No doubt you readers, being unusually well-informed people, were already aware that today is National Candy Corn Day. But did you know it is estimated that in this country twenty … Continue reading →
To those who haven’t done their homework, it sounds like just another crackpot conspiracy theory. But Stanley Kurtz has done his, and his new book Radical-in-Chief: Barack Obama and the Untold Story of American Socialism is the result. Kurst is … Continue reading →
Very good news indeed: If Democrats lose control of the House of Representatives next week, as most political observers expect, there is a good chance that the House Speaker will opt to spend time with her eight grandchildren rather than … Continue reading →
Sometimes Charles Krauthammer is just so very succinct: In a radio interview that aired Monday on Univision, President Obama chided Latinos who “sit out the election instead of saying, ‘We’re gonna punish our enemies and we’re gonna reward our friends … Continue reading →
…he felt smart. Two smart fellows, they felt smart. Three smart fellows…well, you know how it goes. [ADDENDUM: More smarts.]
Continue reading →Oops! A letter to Obama from Harvard Law professor Larry Tribe, written while the president was mulling over Justice Souter’s replacement, has surfaced. In it, he urged the president to nominate Kagan, and wrote the following about Sotomayor: Bluntly put, … Continue reading →
…Wow. Just wow. [Hat tip: Ace.]
Continue reading →President Obama decided to appear on Jon Stewart’s Daily Show, the better to fire up his youthful but enervated base. Almost immediately, Obama displayed a well-known characteristic of his—or rather, two—complaining and historical ignorance: “We’ve gone through the two toughest … Continue reading →
Susan Estrich writes that the people of Nevada should re-elect Harry Reid because of his ability to bring home the bacon. And that’s about the only reason. A more crass and cynical political column I don’t think I’ve ever read. … Continue reading →