Obama’s current trip abroad doesn’t seem to be going any better for him than the recent election did: In private meetings with Mr. Obama on Thursday, Chinese President Hu Jintao resisted his pressure on currency revaluation. Mr. Obama also failed … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a slightly-edited repost of an article originally written in 2005.] Yes, indeed, I am that old—old enough to very vaguely remember when Veterans Day was called Armistice Day, or at least to imagine that I do. The … Continue reading →
We’ve certainly been getting mixed messages today. When I first saw this piece suggesting that Axelrod had put out the word that Obama was ready to capitulate on the complete list of Bush tax cuts, even for the wealthy, I … Continue reading →
Okay, this is the proof of what I’ve come to suspect: that Pelosi is actually a Republican mole. But seriously, folks, should it be a surprise to anyone that she’s digging in? The woman is tenaciousness personified, and digging in … Continue reading →
…I’d have to admit that he’s telling the truth here, and that it’s an admirable sentiment (although nice guys sometimes finish last): I do believe in the institution of the presidency, and I didn’t think it was right then, I … Continue reading →
Talk about changers!
Continue reading →Ryan Lizza of the New Yorker details how voting for Obama’s agenda did in the House Democrats this election cycle. And then he concludes they should have done more of the same. Yes, they should have pressed ahead and passed … Continue reading →
Fiscal austerity was promised. Fiscal austerity is needed. But fiscal austerity is hard, or it would have been done earlier. Problem is, it may be good on the macro level, but it’s seen as bad on the micro level, because … Continue reading →
I kid you not.
Continue reading →Mark Haub, professor of nutrition at Kansas State, gets my vote as intrepid truthteller of the month, maybe the year. Despite every fiber of his being protesting against some of the results of his experiment in junk food dieting, he … Continue reading →
President Obama may have wanted the Republicans to sit in the back of the car, but the voters have now plunked the Republicans right next to Obama, up in the front seat. And the car they are driving is like … Continue reading →
Stephen F. Hayes calls Marco Rubio “the most important freshman senator” in this Weekly Standard article. Rubio not only won handily in Florida, he also gave a great and widely-admired acceptance speech. He’s one of the rising stars of the … Continue reading →