I see perhaps a bit of clarification is in order about yesterday’s post about Palin. So let me just say: (1) I have always defended Palin, judge her to be savvy, and think the media campaign against her was abominable. … Continue reading →
Abe Greenwald of Commentary puts his finger on one characteristic of Obama’s that strikes an especially discordant note: his repetitive need to pass the buck and make excuses. It was one of the very first things I noticed about Obama, … Continue reading →
Here’s a new poll indicating that Palin’s support is strong among Republicans but not with the rest of the voters. That’s why I hope she is not the nominee. Yes, she’s got name recognition, all right. But people have made … Continue reading →
…writes a depressing column: Act One [of Obama’s plan] is over. The stimulus, Obamacare, financial reform have exhausted his first-term mandate. It will bear no more heavy lifting. And the Democrats will pay the price for ideological overreaching by losing … Continue reading →
Here we go again: another 2000-plus-page bill that is a pastiche of disparate elements that no one quite understands. It doesn’t do much to change the things that contributed most to the financial debacle in the first place (including both … Continue reading →
The Anchoress thinks that Hillary is positioning herself to run against Obama in 2012. I wouldn’t doubt it; in fact, back in September of 2009 I made the following speculative prediction: If Obama weakens more and more, and his unpopularity … Continue reading →
…from the Obama administration on Arizona and its illegal immigration law.
Continue reading →…but America’s not buying it.
Continue reading →The late, great British dancer Stanley Holden was a dance teacher of mine. One doesn’t ordinarily think of comedy in connection with ballet dancers, but Holden was a master of it, best known for originating the en travesti character Widow … Continue reading →
Readers of this blog may have noticed I haven’t given a lot of space to the soap opera trials and tribulations of the Palin family. But it’s hard to ignore the news that daughter Bristol and her erstwhile swain Levi … Continue reading →
In a way, the first Tuesday of November 2010 can’t come fast enough for me. But in a way I’m dreading it, because so much is riding on it. I think it’s the most important election—undoubtedly the most important midterm … Continue reading →
Remember how much fun it was to taste a bit of the raw batter during the making of cakes or cookies when you were a child? Well, that simple joy ended years ago, when raw eggs were nixed because they … Continue reading →