Some conservatives are predictably lashing out in frustration at John Boehner, whom they already neither liked nor trusted. Sellout. RINO. Wuss. You know the drill. But I don’t see it quite that way. Before there’s any misunderstanding (although as Popper … Continue reading →
The public’s mad at Obama, Democrats, and Republicans–really, at just about everybody in Washington. They hate Republicans the most, but they’re not happy with anybody: The AP-GfK poll finds few people approve of the way the president is handling most … Continue reading →
Interesting article: The left derives its sense of moral authority from the supposition that its intentions are altruistic and its opponents’ are selfish. That sense of moral superiority makes it easy to justify immoral behavior, like slandering critics of President … Continue reading →
I have always thought that the Republicans simply don’t have the power to win this battle in the conventional sense, anyway. As long as Obama is president and the Senate is in the hands of Harry Reid, they don’t have … Continue reading →
There are a lot of surprised people in California now that more Obamacare details are coming out: In California, 1.9 million people buy plans on the open market, according to officials with Covered California, the state’s new health insurance exchange. … Continue reading →
…African-American academic. And sociology professor, yet. Marvin Scott of Butler University tells his tale.
Continue reading →Quote from Reid yesterday in answer to a question from CNN’s Dana Bash: What right did [the House of Representatives] have to pick and choose what part of government is going to be funded? It’s obvious what’s going on here. … Continue reading →
The MSM is full of articles about the shutdown and how it will affect the country and the reputation of both parties. The whole thing is being treated mostly as a political game in which one side will win—and that … Continue reading →
Sparked by the Aaron Alexis case, Ann Coulter wrote a blistering piece excoriating liberals for deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill: But liberals won’t allow the dangerous mentally ill to be committed to institutions against their will. (The threat of commitment … Continue reading →
I haven’t yet written about the fight that’s been going on for quite some time between Senator Ted Cruz and the more (for want of a better word) “establishment” Republicans in Congress. I haven’t commented on it yet because it … Continue reading →
No, I’m not going to write the definitive analysis of these things. I’m going to turn into a linker and refer you to the analyses of others, because I don’t have much to add to what they say: Here’s Ace: … Continue reading →
…till Ted Cruz credits me for coming up with this phrase, but I think I may have originated it. Here’s Cruz: “I call them the Children of Reagan,” he says. He means the rising group of Republican officeholders who came … Continue reading →