Peggy Noonan is deeply disappointed in President Obama’s response to the oil spill: The president, in my view, continues to govern in a way that suggests he is chronically detached from the central and immediate concerns of his countrymen. This … Continue reading →
It may be that only political junkies are following it so far, but the Sestak flap has potential to grow, depending on what facts emerge as time goes on. Will the story get so dicey and spicey that the press … Continue reading →
Familiarity breeds disapproval.
Continue reading →That’s the question. And the answer given here is “Maybe. A little bit, anyway:” …[Coast Guard commander] Allen has repeatedly pointed out that it is BP, not the federal government, that has all the equipment and expertise to deal with … Continue reading →
…because it knows it can. I don’t know if there might be any fire behind the mild amount of smoke generated so far by Sestak’s allegations that he was offered a job by the Obama administration in exchange for not … Continue reading →
It seems like a long, long, time ago that Daniel Pearl was kidnapped, held hostage, and then beheaded by jihadists in early 2002. At the time, it was a profoundly shocking event, and part of the horror was the fact … Continue reading →
Here’s an excellent analysis by Jay Cost. And John Podhoretz has some observations (surprisingly, Joe Trippi says much the same thing): The era of political stability for incumbents and veteran political players has truly reached its end. The point is … Continue reading →
…to the fact that we appear to be betraying you. I wonder if the reassurance will work.
Continue reading →President Obama has announced the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. I can’t say it surprises me in any way, nor should it—this was telegraphed for quite some time—and I don’t think that this nominaton (or any other … Continue reading →
The Times Square bomb was a dud as terrorist bombs go. But police say it might have had a significant death toll if it had not been spotted so early and rendered harmless. So there’s no reason to be lulled … Continue reading →
Remember Barack Obama, Joe the Plumber, and “spreading the wealth?” It seemed a surprising revelation at the time. But Obama’s income redistributive tendencies have become an old and familiar story, if hardly a ho-hum one. Now Obama has done it … Continue reading →
Used to be that when the leaders of Congress said they would move on a certain bill (or not move on a certain bill), you could kinda sorta believe them. Now trying to figure out what’s really happening is like … Continue reading →