Yesterday commenter Roy Lofquist wrote: Obama’s 57 state comment was an obvious attempt at humor. That it was taken as a gaffe illustrates something, but damned if I know what. I hadn’t heard that defense before, but I wanted to … Continue reading →
Just incorporate a short part of this clip, from 1:10 to 1:18, into some sort of ad. This speech was given in January 2008, back when this sort of statement was still believable: In case you missed it, here it … Continue reading →
This:
Continue reading →Obama’s angry reaction to the New Yorker cover has highlighted a fact that has been obvious for some time: the man has no sense of humor. Oh, I know, every now and then he tries a little quip. But his … Continue reading →
I’ve pointed out before that the WaPo editors seem to have gotten a clue lately about the self-serving awfulness of some of Obama’s recent moves, especially on Iraq. Well, they’re at it again, with an editorial that hits Obama quite … Continue reading →
Michael Totten certainly gets around. This time he reports from Kosovo. Edifying, as always.
Continue reading →I was listening to the radio the other day and heard an ad for a Pete Seeger concert. Pete Seeger? He’s still alive? And singing? I thought he must be a thousand years old now, because he already seemed old … Continue reading →
In a TNR article with the extraordinary title “Contra Expectations: Obama isn’t Jimmy Carter—he’s Ronald Reagan,” Eli Lake demonstrates exactly what Obama meant when he wrote in his book The Audacity of Hope: I serve as a blank screen on … Continue reading →
You’ve probably heard the radio ads. T. Boone Pickens, the man with the thickest Oklahoma/Texas accent any side of the Pecos, has a plan to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Pickens’ plan
Continue reading →…and the blogosphere squawks, but it’s the article inside that really skewers him. What cover, what article? Why, the New Yorker, that totally liberal rag, appears to have broken ranks and turned on Obama.
Continue reading →Susan Estrich has written a lovely tribute to Tony Snow. Yes, Susan Estrich, she of the grating voice (with an abrasive timbre almost identical to that of Carol Channing) and the liberal viewpoint. But that didn’t stop her from liking … Continue reading →
At the end of January of 2007, shortly after Bush proposed the surge, Barack Obama countered with a Senate bill featuring a plan for withdrawal from Iraq by March 31, 2008, which would have been fourteen months later. Fortunately for … Continue reading →