The news is full of commentary on the House health care reform bill released yesterday. Since it consists of 1990 dense and legalistic pages, I’m not about to read it soon. Others will, however, and in days to come I … Continue reading →
The White House is now at war with the Edmunds.com car site, disputing its critique of Cash for Clunkers. Business Insider writes: Seriously, what’s the point of this? Clunkers is over. It just makes The White House look thin-skinned, though … Continue reading →
…while Obamalet dithers. From Spiegel: What the US military wants is clear. General Stanley McChrystal, the US commander in Afghanistan, has called for up to 40,000 more troops… So far Obama has only made it clear that he doesn’t intend … Continue reading →
Fausta reports that Honduras has caved to Obama’s pressure and agreed to reinstate Chavez’s protege Zelaya in a power-sharing interim government. Apparently, Honduras got more than a taste of the Chicago Way, and it wasn’t very appetizing: El Heraldo (in … Continue reading →
Is it any surprise that, although Obama the candidate made a big (and confused and misleading) speech in Berlin about the fall of Communism, he can’t be bothered to attend the ceremony marking the twentieth anniversary of the fall of … Continue reading →
Yesterday there was a big discussion here about one of our perennially favorite topics—liberals, and whether or not they really have good intentions. For example, Steve G. wrote: Most people are of good will and that includes having good intentions. … Continue reading →
You may have noticed that I’ve allowed the post about donating to PayPal to migrate down to its rightful place on the page. The “Donate” button remains, of course, and feel free to use it to your heart’s delight. But … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repost of a previous article. As a public service, I decided to edit it a bit and then publish it earlier this year, one day before Candy Corn Day, in order to give all you aficionados … Continue reading →
Holman Jenkins writes: It’s no exaggeration to say the Senate health-care bill taking shape is the equivalent of climbing aboard a train about to plunge into a canyon and deciding what it really needs is a bomb on board. Ouch. … Continue reading →
Well, here we go again. I would appreciate donations, but they’re hardly required. Nor should you feel the least bit bad if you decide not to click on that Paypal button on the right sidebar, the one that says “donate.” … Continue reading →
Charles Krauthammer is tired of Obama’s blaming Bush for his own dithering in Afghanistan: I want to point out one thing about what Obama had said when he talked about “the long years of drift.” There is something truly disgusting … Continue reading →
Remember (ah, it seems like eons ago) the first few months of Obama’s presidency? The focus was on the economy and attempts to foster its recovery. There were a gazillion articles about what had gone wrong: blame the Democrats, blame … Continue reading →