…he raises a good point here, which is: if the Republicans sweep into Congress, will they have the cojones to make the required cuts, and will the American public accept it if they do? Because if it doesn’t work out, … Continue reading →
This is the sort of thing that is so infuriating about Obama and so many of his aides and admirers. What’s so off-putting? It’s not just disagreement with them over their agenda for the country and how to solve the … Continue reading →
By Iowahawk. [HAT TIP: commenter “Beverly.”]
Continue reading →Some suggestions.
Continue reading →…fear itself. Oh, and frustration: Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now and facts and science and argument does not seem to be winning the day all the time is because we’re hardwired not to … Continue reading →
What does this video reveal? (1) O’Donnell annoys liberals no end, and has been doing so for quite some time. (2) She has a lot of experience being in the line of rhetorical fire. (3) She’s pretty charming, which doesn’t … Continue reading →
[Bumped up.] My new piece is up at RightNetwork. In it, I compare the leaders who emerged under two extreme survival situations in South America: the recent Chilean mine accident, and the Andes plane crash of 1972 that inspired the … Continue reading →
Charles Blow of the NY Times writes that Obama is now trying to rally the black vote to come out for him, based not on his record, but on racial solidarity: …[A]ds, on black radio and in black newspapers, simply … Continue reading →
…Joe Klein shows quite a bit of it himself in his hit piece on ignorant commoners like Christine O’Donnell: [O’Donnell] is attractive, to some, because she doesn’t know anything. She couldn’t name a Supreme Court decision she disagreed with, not … Continue reading →
Short, punchy, and to the point: [Hat tip: Michael Barone.]
Continue reading →Peter Baker’s interview with President Obama in the NY Times Sunday magazine is entitled “Education of a President.” It is a curious document. It purports to tell what the president and his advisers have learned from their first two years … Continue reading →
The NY Times has an article about how the latest crop of doctors has forgotten—or really, never learned—how to perform a physical exam. Oh, they can take measurements, and they can order tests. But they have come to rely on … Continue reading →