…and Obama can’t refrain from praising the protests against his successor. No surprise there. He does it through a “spokesman,” of course, rather than directly. Here’s the text of the statement: “President Obama is heartened by the level of engagement … Continue reading →
First of all, let’s get the legalism out of the way: Obama didn’t pardon Manning. The verdict stands. Obama shortened Manning’s sentence by a huge amount, commuting the original 35 years (of which Manning has served 6) to time served … Continue reading →
During Obama’s 2008 campaign and for the entire near-decade that’s passed since them, the press has almost-uniformly adored him and been his willing handmaiden and booster. With Donald Trump, it’s a bit more complicated. And that’s putting it mildly. At … Continue reading →
I suggest you read this excellent piece by Scott Johnson at Powerline. It’s a summary of what Obama actually accomplished in his seemingly-passive abstention in the Israel vote at the UN, and what it means for Israel. Please read the … Continue reading →
What a long strange trip it’s been. Eight years of speeches that I mostly haven’t listened to; I read them instead. And I certainly didn’t listen to Obama’s farewell speech tonight. I relied on others to do it for me. … Continue reading →
There’s a lot of posturing going on near the border of Russia with Poland, Belarus and Lithuania: Lithuania’s foreign minister Linas Linkevicius confirmed Russia’s military activity in Kaliningrad is terrifying the region. He said: “Iskander missiles capable of carrying nuclear … Continue reading →
This from Putin, in response to Obama’s sanctions on Russia, has got to hurt: We regard the recent unfriendly steps taken by the outgoing US administration as provocative and aimed at further weakening the Russia-US relationship. … Although we have … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Esther.”] There once was a candidate named Barack Obama. He was a breath of fresh air. He promised a lot of things. He promised hope and change. And he promised this: That was from a speech that … Continue reading →
It strikes me (and not for the first time) that Obama must detest Hillary Clinton: President Barack Obama still believes in the message of “hope and change” he campaigned on in 2008 ”” so much so that he believes it … Continue reading →
As I wrote on Saturday, Obama’s decision that the US should abstain in the UN and allow a vote against Israel on measures very similar (and even worse) than those he had vetoed in the past was possible—and to him, … Continue reading →
According to this report, President Obama “personally directed Friday that the U.S. abstain from a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlement activity, seeing the escalation of settlement building as an increasing threat to the viability of a two-state … Continue reading →
Now that President Obama’s second and last term is about to come to an end, I’ve seen an increasing number of adoring essays such as this one, subtitled “Our outgoing leader brought out the best in all of us”: The … Continue reading →