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 →
When I saw the title of this Politico story—“Why reporters are down on President Obama”—I thought it would be about the press’s disillusionment with Obama’s policies as president. Not at all; silly me. It’s about the press’s disillusionment with Obama’s … Continue reading →
The new Arizona immigration law is described in nearly every MSM article as “controversial.” And I suppose it is, if by “controversial” you mean the usual definition of arousing “strong disagreement.” The word also fits the bill, however, if you … Continue reading →
This is getting awfully tiresome.
Continue reading →When is an ethnic joke not funny? Just for starters, when when it’s told by someone not a member of that group. You be the judge: As for the question that immediately sprang to my mind—“are there Jews in Afghanistan?”—the … Continue reading →
In yesterday’s post on Obama’s reading habits, I requested that if anyone knew of an interview in which Obama was asked to talk in depth about a book or author he’s read, I’d like to be alerted to it. Commenter … Continue reading →
This WaPo article from last Sunday describes the reading habits of former presidents, including the much-maligned Bush who was apparently a voracious reader, and President Obama who sometimes mentions books he’s reading and is presumed to be one. It’s always … Continue reading →