In discussions on this blog and others about the Fort Hood shooting, quite a few people have noted Obama’s lack of appropriate affect in his remarks right afterwards, as well as in his introduction to those remarks (a light-hearted “shout … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I’ll be adding comments as the night goes on.] So far McDonnell is projected the winner by a longshot in Virginia. New Jersey is unknown, and New York 23 likewise. Random observations: (1) I was watching CNN for a … Continue reading →
Too little, too late, many Independent and Republican voters who voted for Obama have woken up with a splitting headache: Pauline McAreavy voted for President Obama. From the moment she first saw him two years ago, she was smitten by … Continue reading →
Here’s a wonderful piece by Rich Lowry about Obama’s failure to visit Berlin for the anniversary of the fall of Communism. In it he calls the snub “the most telling nonevent of the Obama Presidency.” The excuse Obama has given—that … Continue reading →
The White House is now at war with the Edmunds.com car site, disputing its critique of Cash for Clunkers. Business Insider writes: Seriously, what’s the point of this? Clunkers is over. It just makes The White House look thin-skinned, though … Continue reading →
…while Obamalet dithers. From Spiegel: What the US military wants is clear. General Stanley McChrystal, the US commander in Afghanistan, has called for up to 40,000 more troops… So far Obama has only made it clear that he doesn’t intend … Continue reading →
Fausta reports that Honduras has caved to Obama’s pressure and agreed to reinstate Chavez’s protege Zelaya in a power-sharing interim government. Apparently, Honduras got more than a taste of the Chicago Way, and it wasn’t very appetizing: El Heraldo (in … Continue reading →
Is it any surprise that, although Obama the candidate made a big (and confused and misleading) speech in Berlin about the fall of Communism, he can’t be bothered to attend the ceremony marking the twentieth anniversary of the fall of … Continue reading →
Charles Krauthammer is tired of Obama’s blaming Bush for his own dithering in Afghanistan: I want to point out one thing about what Obama had said when he talked about “the long years of drift.” There is something truly disgusting … Continue reading →
Remember (ah, it seems like eons ago) the first few months of Obama’s presidency? The focus was on the economy and attempts to foster its recovery. There were a gazillion articles about what had gone wrong: blame the Democrats, blame … Continue reading →
Peggy Noonan explains Obama’s recent falling approval ratings in the polls by saying that he owns his presidency now. Nine months into his term, people have stopped giving him the benefit of the doubt as a newbie, and are beginning … Continue reading →
There’s a lively conversation going on in the comments section here about what has become one of our favorite topics: how dangerous is Obama? Meaning: how can you tell if tyranny is approaching, and especially whether it’s likely to be … Continue reading →