Bin Laden…
…goes green. You can’t make this stuff up.
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O’Keefe update
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 →
Best line about the SOTU speech
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 →
Obama’s SOTU and the Supremes: why Alito mouthed “not true”
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 →
Obama and those mean old Republicans who refuse to be bipartisan
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 →
After more than two weeks, a life saved in Haiti
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 →
Spambot of the day
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 →
SOTU speech
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 →
Obama: again with the speech of his life
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 →
The health care reform bill that will not die
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 →
Et tu, Obama girl?
Oh, no. It’s come to this.
Continue reading →Is it time to comment on the O’Keefe arrest?
James O’Keefe, the man who was instrumental in making the ACORN-sting videos featured prominently by Breitbart, has been arrested along with three other men: A witness told authorities O’Keefe was sitting in the waiting area of [US Senator Mary] Landrieu’s … Continue reading →