Charles Krauthammer reflects on Obama’s first year. A few highlights of the article [emphasis mine]: The health care drive is the most important reason Obama has sunk to 46 percent. But this reflects something larger. In the end, what matters … Continue reading →
“Only the world can come to our rescue,” says a stricken Haitian. The Haitian government, ordinarily good for nothing save corruption and exploitation, has been hard hit itself. The UN, which would ordinarily coordinate relief efforts, is busy counting its … Continue reading →
A good summary article, here (hat tip: effess).
Continue reading →…in this sort of hope and change? The only poll that counts, of course, is the one on election day. But this is mighty sweet right now. [ADDENDUM: You can’t make this stuff up (hat tip: commenter “turfmann”). But apparently, … Continue reading →
Funny mock-anti-Brown campaign ad (hat tip: Ace): [NOTE: He looks pretty good even with his glasses on, doesn’t he?] [ADDENDUM: Here’s the latest real Scott Brown ad (hat tip: Hillbuzz). I couldn’t resist (“and the dogs, too!”):
Continue reading →Right now we’re not just watching sausage being made—it’s excrement that’s in the works. Read about the compromises being considered in an attempt to put a bit of room freshener on the stinking pile of garbage that health care “reform” … Continue reading →
Just for a moment, forget about how compelling a candidate Scott Brown is. And forget about how nice it would be to have a Republican senator from Massachusetts, and a 41st vote against Obamacare. Forget? Why? Because, even if those … Continue reading →
…it’s warm there. Can you imagine how much worse it would have been if this had occurred in a cold climate during winter? On top of all the other problems, people would be freezing to death. That’s small comfort, though, … Continue reading →
As inevitably as death and taxes, the Boston Globe has come out for Martha Coakley for Senator from Massachusetts. What’s far more interesting than the completely expected endorsement is the way the paper did it: tepidly. The editors could barely … Continue reading →
[UPDATE: I got word from a commenter that Kennedy’s campaign manager, Dave Galusi, had written back to him that Kennedy is forbidden by law to drop out. Perhaps a better tack, then, would be to write to Galusi (dave@joekennedyforsenate.com) asking … Continue reading →
As if tiny Haiti didn’t have it bad enough, now it has been hit by an earthquake of magnitude 7.0. Buildings in Haiti are flimsy even without a temblor, and many have fallen, with extremely high casualties very likely. Communication … Continue reading →
If Sarah Palin had said what Martha Coakley did, it would be headline news everywhere, and Saturday Night Live would devote at least one program to it, maybe several. Here’s the quote from Coakley’s debate with Brown: “I think we … Continue reading →