For terrorists under the Obama administration, it’s either a civilian trial…
…or this, which prevents one.
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I don’t wanna tawk like a New Yawkah
The New York accent seems to be on its way out. Not only is it less common than it used to be, but scads of New Yorkers are hiring speech therapists to rid themselves of theirs, which are seen as … Continue reading →
Congressional Democrats express anger at Obama…
…but remain hopelessly mired in cluelessness: If Democrats keep losing the message war, they worry, they will be wiped out in 2012. “There was a lot of passion in that room,” one senator said. “The reason is because the public … Continue reading →
Is marriage fading?
Marriage as an institution seems to be fading, and people know it. But that doesn’t mean they don’t still want it for themselves. A recent Time/Pew poll found that “although 44% of Americans under 30 believe marriage is heading for … Continue reading →
Holder and Obama: will Holder stay?
President Obama has had a bad couple of weeks. And Attorney General Holder isn’t far behind, with yesterday’s verdict in the Ghailani trial exposing the stupidity of their approach to the trials of Guantanamo detainees, emphasizing the civilian justice system. … Continue reading →
Another failure for the Obama Justice Department
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 →
Pigs are flying: sympathetic Palin piece in the Times
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 →
One person’s junk is another person’s family jewels
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 →
Pre-holiday reminder: please use neo-neocon for your Amazon purchases
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 →
Those TSA body scans
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 →
Why keep Pelosi?
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 →
There’s nothing Freudian about these Obama slips
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 →