Private Beauchamp’s war dispatches to The New Republic have created a storm of attention and criticism (here’s a roundup, if you’d like to catch up on what the furor’s all about). The Army says Beauchamp lied, whereas TNR says his … Continue reading →
Have O’Malley and Ford become neo-neocon readers? Inquiring minds want to know.
Continue reading →[This is a repeat of a post that first appeared here on June 10, 2006. I thought in light of the post I wrote today, it could bear repeating.] I was rummaging around the house where I’m staying, looking for … Continue reading →
A year comes round rather quickly, and once again it’s the anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Nagasaki followed three days later, and Japan surrendered on August 15, 1945. To date these two bombs remain—astoundingly enough, … Continue reading →
I’m not at all sure I agree with the premise of this piece by Rich Lowry (based on a book by Jim Piereson), which is that the Kennedy assassination marked a pivotal point, the beginning of the Left’s turn from … Continue reading →
Kansas Rep. Nancy Boyda (D) got some really bad news the other day. Actually, it was good news—good news about Iraq. But good news about Iraq was bad news to Boyda, who listened just about as long as she could … Continue reading →
It’s hot here. Really hot. Deep South hot. And humid. Really humid. Sultry tropical heavy humid. And I don’t like it. Not at all. As a neighbor said to me today when we were discussing the weather, “I moved here … Continue reading →
Obama’s a newbie, and it shows. Last week he got into trouble for being too eager to negotiate with the enemy. In the You Tube debate, he acquiesced to the idea of Presidential meetings—no preconditions necessary—with the likes of N. … Continue reading →
Take a look at this video. I was struck by the similarity of the two men’s strides and posture. Look particularly at the part where Bush crosses over to the right of the screen (Brown’s left) and they separate a … Continue reading →
The intrepid Michael Totten has some of the best reporting out of Iraq these days. Read his riveting eyewitness (minus night goggles, but armed with camera) account of a night raid in Baghdad with the 82nd Airborne on the lookout … Continue reading →
Michael Barone has written a RealClearPolitics column about a series of worldwide Pew polls. Trends indicate that majorities in most countries express satisfaction with the quality of their personal and economic lives and dissatisfaction with the way their countries are … Continue reading →
It seems the gloves are off—not that they ever were really on. Senator Schumer has flung down the gauntlet (can’t resist those glove metaphors) and said that the Democrats need to oppose all of President Bush’s future Supreme Court nominations, … Continue reading →