Since last week’s election, we’ve been reading the good news that a great many state legislatures flipped to the Republican side. I even wrote a post about it last Saturday. But still, I had no idea how dramatic the changes … Continue reading →
Now it can be told. It seems that Obama isn’t quite as politically savvy—even within his own party—as he was once thought to be.
Continue reading →For those of you who read and enjoyed last Saturday’s post on tap dancing, and especially the clips of the Nicholas Brothers, here are some additional nuggets of interest: (1) The brothers were the children of vaudevillians, and never had … Continue reading →
Pelosi is toxic for the Democrats. I don’t care how much money she raises; her retention as the Democrats’ House leader would send a strong message—and function as a constant reminder—that the Democrats don’t hear what the people are saying, … Continue reading →
Commenter “expat” points us to this article about Obama’s constant references to and reverence for Gandhi, expressed during his Indian visit, and the fact that this isn’t exactly reassuring to the present-day Indian government and business leaders. Obama is many … Continue reading →
By his own admission, Obama is poised for a mid-course correction. I don’t recall whether Clinton announced a mid-course correction, but I know he performed one. What’s more, he actually had a previous track record of working with Republicans rather … Continue reading →
Let’s take our minds off politics for a while, shall we? Here’s a video of the fleet-footed, technically adept, incredibly klutzy and profoundly uninteresting (to me) Savion Glover, giant of tap dancing for the last couple of decades: And here … Continue reading →
This is very impressive: Republicans took control of at least 19 additional state legislative bodies Tuesday for a total of 26 in which the party controls both chambers, compared with 21 for Democrats and with three still up for grabs. … Continue reading →
A helpful reader sent me a link to this 2008 Obama quote. Another one that ought to send tingles up your spine—and I don’t mean the kind that Chris Matthews got down his leg: A 2008 New Yorker article quoted … Continue reading →
It’s for thee and not for me. In other news: Obama’s no Clinton, and Boehner’s no Gingrich.
Continue reading →…we will have Nancy Pelosi to kick around some more.
Continue reading →Even the left appears to have fallen out of love with Obama, and wonders how and why it all went wrong. Read as Tom Junod tries to puzzle it out in Esquire: Though many Americans didn’t know very much about … Continue reading →