…difficult to wear. It takes a very special woman with a very special face to make the pixie haircut work (confession: I am not now, nor have I ever been, that woman). But Emma Watson of “Harry Potter” fame has … Continue reading →
[NOTE: The following is a reposting of a piece that appeared here on a previous Hiroshima anniversary. If you follow the links in the second paragraph, you’ll find three other pieces I’ve written about the decision to drop the bomb … Continue reading →
I guess it’s not enough that we’re deeply indebted to China, and getting more so each day. Now comes the news that China has nearly perfected a missile aimed at our supercarriers: …an unprecedented carrier-killing missile called the Dong Feng … Continue reading →
…at taxpayer expense. [ADDENDUM: Even Obama apologist extraordinaire Ruth Marcus can’t seem to muster up much enthusiasm for the defense of this one, although she tries.]
Continue reading →Federal Judge Vaughn Walker has ruled in the case of Perry v. Schwarzenegger that Proposition 8, approved by the people of California and restricting marriage in that state to being between a man and a women, violates the Equal Protection … Continue reading →
The latest Gallup poll on Obama’s job approval rating among whites, blacks, and Hispanics highlights the continuing huge differential in opinion between whites and blacks: 38% of whites presently approve of the job Obama is doing while 88% of blacks … Continue reading →
…not. Asked what it means that voters in Missouri would vote against the federal mandate, Gibbs said: “Nothing.” As I wrote last Saturday: …[Obama] ignores the wishes of the American people, something neither FDR nor Clinton would ever do…Obama sees … Continue reading →
Proposition C was roundly defeated in Missouri yesterday, with 71% of voters saying they don’t need no steenking Obamacare individual mandate. The results may be a bit less overwhelming than one might think, however, because (a) it’s unclear whether this … Continue reading →
One of the most perverse things about Obama is that, when he’s trying to get tough with the opposition, what he says about them is often the best clue to what he’s actually doing, or planning to do. Case in … Continue reading →
Mitch McConnell has stirred up a hornet’s nest on the left (see, for example, the comments here) by suggesting that we should hold hearings on the question of whether every child born in the US, even if his/her parents have … Continue reading →
It probably did not escape your notice that Chelsea Clinton got married this past weekend. The bride and groom and her parents seemed happy. I’m all for that. And I really don’t care how much they spent on the wedding, … Continue reading →
Four members of the House of Representatives are being investigated on ethics violations, and two (Maxine Waters of California and Charles Rangel of New York) seem intent on defending themselves in public trials before the House ethics committee. All four … Continue reading →