…it’s the public—and the facts—that are the great losers. Tony Blankley has it right. The reporting on Basra was an excellent example of the decline of news coverage: practically no correspondents and no expertise, but no dearth of firm opinions … Continue reading →
Shrinkwrapped attempts to connect some Middle East dots.
Continue reading →Dichotomies such as left brain vs. right brain are understood to be interesting concepts, but too simplistic in describing what is an unbelievably complicated and still very mysterious organ: the brain. Of course, it’s the brain itself doing the studying, … Continue reading →
Tonight. Eight PM. Here. Listen.
Continue reading →This NY TImes article by Frank Rich compares the recent fighting in Basra to an Iraqi “mini-Tet.” He thinks it’s a shame that today’s press—unlike the MSM’s behavior right after the real Tet offensive—hasn’t really played up what he sees … Continue reading →
Old snowmen never die, they just melt away. …do not ask me in the whole week Where they are—neither in this whole year, Lest I bring you back to this refrain: Oh, where are the snows of yesteryear!
Continue reading →Even though it happened a couple of weeks ago, John Kerry’s bizarre assertion that an Obama Presidency could help the cause of moderating Islam around the world simply because he is a black man bears revisiting. Here’s the clip (and … Continue reading →
Commenter Martin Bebow writes, appropos of yesterday’s post in which I cite an example of Obama lying about Karl Rove: I think the use of the word ”˜lied’ is excessive in this case. He did say “people like Rove’ after … Continue reading →
Hey, even if Karl Rove says it, it can still be true. What’s Rove saying? That Obama is an arrogant liar. You might ask what’s so strange about a politician lying? Don’t they all? (And I’m sure some would say, … Continue reading →
I’ve written previously about Barack Obama’s masterful use of words as a smokescreen. His lawyerly skills serve him well in this regard. But Peter Wehner has been on his case lately as opposing counsel. Obama has been spending time distancing … Continue reading →
What does a man who’s won, not only the Nobel peace prize, but—far more impressive—an Oscar, do for an encore? Al Gore could merely rest on the very considerable laurels he’s earned as Bill Clinton’s two-term Vice-President, and in the … Continue reading →
So far it’s taken me something like 200,000 words—and still counting—to explain my change of political mind. But Gerard Vanderleun shows you how to do it in one easy step.
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