Nancy Pelosi will fight for you. That is, she’ll fight against you. Or maybe she’ll do both simultaneously: she promises to muster nearly-Churchillian determination in order to pass health care reform. And whatever she does, remember, she does it for … Continue reading →
…goes green. You can’t make this stuff up.
Continue reading →James O’Keefe has posted a statement at the Big Government site explaining his side of the story: I learned from a number of sources that many of Senator Landrieu’s constituents were having trouble getting through to her office to tell … Continue reading →
Peter Wehner points out some of the blatant contradictions in Obama’s SOTU speech, and then says: “It was as if we were being lectured on marital fidelity by John Edwards or Mark Sanford.” Exactly. Here’s more: Perhaps the most striking … Continue reading →
Here’s a moment from Obama’s SOTU that’s gotten a lot of coverage: There are several things wrong with what Obama did here. The first is the questionable nature of his factual assertion, which was the reason Alito shook his head … Continue reading →
One of Obama’s favorite ploys—and one prominently displayed last night in his SOTU speech—is to imply that Republicans are obstructionists who are blocking his agenda merely through desire to thwart the bipartisanship he so magnanimously offers. Of course, to Obama, … Continue reading →
This sort of story is the reason rescuers will not give up, even though it’s been over two weeks since the quake: A 16-year-old girl has been pulled out of the rubble in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, 15 days after … Continue reading →
This one’s kind of chatty and colloquial, and not quite as obsequious as the usual: Great article. There’s a lot of good data here, though I did want to let you know something – I am running Ubuntu with the … Continue reading →
I’m not at all sure I’m up for watching Obama’s SOTU speech tonight. But here’s a thread to talk about the speech, if you’re so inclined. [ADDENDUM: I got home from dinner at 9:50 PM, turned it on, turned it … Continue reading →
TNR’s Jonathan Cohn has this to say about Obama’s SOTU speech this evening: Today Obama faces a dire threat to his presidency: A political backlash threatening to destroy his signature domestic policy initiative and, more broadly, his entire governing agenda. … Continue reading →
My new piece, entitled “Health care lessons: learned and lost,” is up at the Weekly Standard. The WS site has no online comments section—only email responses accepted. Feel free to send them glowing laudatory messages, if you hanker to do … Continue reading →
Oh, no. It’s come to this.
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