Here’s another case where the conscientious lose out: people who have old gas-guzzlers get to trade them in for government incentives of $3,500 to $4,500 when they get more energy efficient cars. That’s not chump change, even if you figure … Continue reading →
Mir-Hossein Mousavi, the candidate for President of Iran who is at the center of the current Iranian storm, is an enigma. Mousavi’s Wiki entry sheds little light on the subject; it deals with the bare bones of his history, which … Continue reading →
There are two interesting developments in the Walpin case. The first is that a possible obstruction of justice charge is being investigated by the FBI—against Johnson, the Sacramento mayor whom IG Walpin implicated in misuse of AmeriCorps funds. There’s a … Continue reading →
On Monday, Gerald Walpin was a guest on the Glenn Beck show (his segment begins at around 3:30). As you watch the clip, see whether you think Walpin seems “confused, disoriented, and unable to answer questions.” For extra credit, compare … Continue reading →
But it’s done at the behest of the Iranian government, so that’s okay.
Continue reading →The Walpin firing should be a big big story: heavy-handed executive overreach by the President in order to protect a political supporter from charges against him. Right now it’s not. The NY Times? So far it’s offering the sound of … Continue reading →
Despite Obama’s heroic efforts to remain uninvolved in the Iranian post-election protests, the Iranian government has accused him of doing so anyway. Fancy that. As I wrote yesterday [emphasis mine]: Obama has positioned himself as the un-Bush. This means that … Continue reading →
This is an indication that those such as Michael Ledeen, who predicted dissent in the upper reaches of the Iranian clergy, were correct. Yesterday Ledeen wrote: The other great threat to the regime comes from the upper reaches of the … Continue reading →
It’s not all Obama, all Iran, all the time. For instance, there’s Paris Hilton—and her little dog, too: Watch out for those collarbones. [NOTE: Photo found on Go Fug Yourself.]
Continue reading →I like the concept of the second channel, which Richard Fernandez describes with his usual insight here [emphasis mine]: And in the particular case of Iran, my own emotional curiosity is drawn toward one question alone. Does the current President … Continue reading →
Here are some of the remarks President Obama made yesterday on Iran. I don’t need to analyze them too closely; many others have already done so. But I will say that they highlight Obama’s already-marked tendency towards narcissistic referencing that … Continue reading →
The consensus is that there’s no way the Iranian election figures are correct, and that things were rigged to allow Ahmadinejad to win. And for a long time it’s also been clear that the mullahs—Khameni in particular—are the ones who … Continue reading →