Obama plans to get cracking on nominating some federal judges of the liberal persuasion. And he’s using one of his favorite tactics, forcing the Republicans to play whack-a-mole: In trying to fill the three vacancies on the 11-member United States … Continue reading →
You know, I feel I need to thank the left for one thing. For much of my life, I’ve studied history but wondered how it was that certain things happened. How could people be so stupid, so gullible, so shortsighted, … Continue reading →
Here’s why. Please read it, and send it out to other people you think should read it. Don’t forget your liberal friends, if they are at all amenable to actually reading something you might send them (I’ve worn out my … Continue reading →
The last week or so has been filled with so much news that I can hardly keep up despite spending a ton of time reading and listening and thinking. You probably feel the same way. And yet I know—I am … Continue reading →
Gallup headline: “Americans’ Attention to IRS, Benghazi Stories Below Average.” Ho-hum, says America. Or does it? When I looked at the actual figures, they weren’t quite as bad as I had originally thought from reading the headline. In fact, slight … Continue reading →
One of the many many things that has long puzzled me about the election of Barack Obama is how many terrible elements of his resume had to be ignored in order to like him, trust him, vote for him. A … Continue reading →
One of the many many reasons that conservatives should want to curb government power is that bureaucracies are manned and womanned by liberal Democrats, so any biases that are not already built into the structure and charges of the agencies … Continue reading →
That’s an idea that must deeply trouble the left. Here’s a summary of why these scandals are so potentially dangerous to that side: For five years, this president has been making the case that a growing and activist government has … Continue reading →
Whether or not Obama or the White House or anyone high in the Democratic pecking order winds up being directly implicated in the IRS scandal, their influence has been strong. From the very start of the Tea Party movement, it … Continue reading →
…it doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you—at least once in a blue moon. That’s another frame liberals are using to deal with the multiple scandals that have suddenly broken simultaneously—especially the IRS overreach. This article is typical. The … Continue reading →
…is the agreed-upon MSM frame. Obama has had a bad week, probably the worst of his entire presidency, and it threatens to get even worse if the investigations and revelations continue. The MSM’s nightmare right along has been that there … Continue reading →
David Gelernter nails it: It is the Democratic Party that’s on trial today; and to a lesser extent, America’s mainstream media. For Democrats (and especially Democratic senators) it is put-up-or-shut-up time: are they Democrats or Americans first?… How would Republicans … Continue reading →