Peter Wehner points out some of the blatant contradictions in Obama’s SOTU speech, and then says: “It was as if we were being lectured on marital fidelity by John Edwards or Mark Sanford.” Exactly. Here’s more: Perhaps the most striking … Continue reading →
Here’s a moment from Obama’s SOTU that’s gotten a lot of coverage: There are several things wrong with what Obama did here. The first is the questionable nature of his factual assertion, which was the reason Alito shook his head … Continue reading →
One of Obama’s favorite ploys—and one prominently displayed last night in his SOTU speech—is to imply that Republicans are obstructionists who are blocking his agenda merely through desire to thwart the bipartisanship he so magnanimously offers. Of course, to Obama, … Continue reading →
I’m not at all sure I’m up for watching Obama’s SOTU speech tonight. But here’s a thread to talk about the speech, if you’re so inclined. [ADDENDUM: I got home from dinner at 9:50 PM, turned it on, turned it … Continue reading →
TNR’s Jonathan Cohn has this to say about Obama’s SOTU speech this evening: Today Obama faces a dire threat to his presidency: A political backlash threatening to destroy his signature domestic policy initiative and, more broadly, his entire governing agenda. … Continue reading →
Paul Krugman is very angry at President Obama for his spending freeze proposal. And when I say “very,” I mean very. Krugman’s most recent piece is short, only 214 words. But it contains a surprising amount of death imagery—mostly in … Continue reading →
Obama has nobly declared that he’d “rather be a really good one-term president than a mediocre two-term president.” But wouldn’t a “really good” president ordinarily be re-elected? And if not, why not? Assuming that Obama is not obliquely referring to … Continue reading →
The other day I was watching an in-depth personal profile of Scott Brown by Fox’s Greta Van Susteren. It featured interviews with the newly-elected senator’s friends, neighbors, former colleagues in the state senate, ex-coaches, and even the guy who fixes … Continue reading →
At first glance I thought that this confession by Jill Dorson, a self-described independent who voted for Obama and now regrets it, would represent an example of political change. Alas, no. Dorson—who is so excoriated by the commenters there that … Continue reading →
…there was no way comedians could make fun of Obama? Well, I think we can safely say that’s been remedied: [Hat tip: American Digest: “Has this just been the bestest week in ever or what?”]
Continue reading →Obama acknowledges the frustration Americans are feeling. —But he thinks it is free-floating anger at government in general, and that his administration just happens to be the target of the moment. He understands that people feel “remote and detached” from … Continue reading →
Quoth Obama: “Here’s my assessment of not just the vote in Massachusetts, but the mood around the country: the same thing that swept Scott Brown into office swept me into office,” the president said in an exclusive interview with ABC … Continue reading →