Obama the blame duck continues
It’s the Republicans, stupid. Or, perhaps it’s the stupid Republicans. Whatever.
Continue reading →Category Archives: Obama
Does the world—and the US—want Israel to survive?
When I began blogging I was surprised—although I shouldn’t have been—to find that virtually every time I wrote about Israel it drew the trolls. And not just any trolls, either; a very specific type of anti-Semitic troll. And I don’t … Continue reading →
Obama and the oil spill: why would anyone expect leadership from him in this crisis?
Even many of Obama’s supporters have became impatient with his lack of energetic leadership on the Gulf oil spill. But why would they have expected any different? Obama has almost never shown that characteristic—and he’s been praised for that fact … Continue reading →
Will the Romanoff charges gain traction?
Seems to be a pattern. Although, it depends what the meaning of “offer” is.
Continue reading →The “Obama, knave or fool?” question…
…marches on.
Continue reading →Maybe Maureen Dowd should start reading Jack Cashill
MoDo is puzzled by Obama’s lackluster performance lately: How does a man who invented himself as a force by writing one of the most eloquent memoirs in political history lose control of his own narrative? Let’s just start with the … Continue reading →
Obama’s oil spill response should come as no surprise
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 →
The Sestak story hasn’t gone away
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 →
A graph to ponder
Familiarity breeds disapproval.
Continue reading →Is the Gulf oil slick seeping towards the White House?
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 →
The White House stonewalls on Sestak…
…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 →
Obama, Daniel Pearl, and freedom of the press
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 →