…to call Ahmadinejad a liar? Emboldened by recent events (you can take your pick as to what they might be, there are so many to choose from), Iran’s President makes his most unequivocal statement of Holocaust denial so far: Mr. … Continue reading →
Believe me, the only pleasure I take in relating this news is the mild frisson of being able to say, “I told you so.” Here’s Obama, addressing the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Wednesday evening: Even though I do not believe … Continue reading →
Obama’s first Polish joke was snubbing the September 1st ceremonies in Gdansk marking the seventieth anniversary of the German invasion of Poland. Let’s review: The lack of understanding of European history and sensitivities was not lost on the Polish chattering … Continue reading →
I just came across two excellent discussions of the racers and their tactics. The first, entitled “An allergic reaction to the race card,” is by William A. Jacobson of Legal Insurrection. The second, by Jules Crittenden, is called simply “Race … Continue reading →
Now here’s a changer: Some of the [Sept. 12] protesters had traveled farther than just the distance between their home town and Washington. Dr. David Levine, a psychiatrist from Rockford, Illinois, was Ramsey Clark’s volunteer press secretary when the ultra-liberal … Continue reading →
Tom Bevan analyzes Obama supporter Bob Herbert’s startling admission that “I have not spoken to anyone, either on Capitol Hill or elsewhere, who believes that [Obama’s pledge that his health care plan will not raise the deficit a dime] is … Continue reading →
Maureen Dowd sets a new low for herself. In case you don’t believe that would be possible, take a look at this: Surrounded by middle-aged white guys ”” a sepia snapshot of the days when such pols ran Washington like … Continue reading →
How’s this for sophistry? The AP’s Erica Werner begins her supposed fact-checking of the issue of whether Rep. Joe Wilson was right in calling Obama a liar last night with the unequivocal sentence: “Rep. Joe Wilson is wrong.” But after … Continue reading →
Back when I was in school, I was an inveterate margin-writer. When assigned a textbook to read, I would underline or use a big yellow highlighter to help me learn what I was supposed to. But I also often used … Continue reading →
Jennifer Rubin points out that Obama offered nothing especially significant in terms of new policy in his speech last night, certainly not anything substantially different from the previous umpteen-thousand speeches he’s made on the subject of health care reform. So … Continue reading →
Well, I just bit the bullet and came in a little bit after he started. I won’t even attempt to be comprehensive. Consider this mainly as a thread giving you the opportunity to discuss it amongst yourselves. It always amazes … Continue reading →
Commenter “artfldgr” has kindly provided a link to some excerpts from Obama’s speech tonight. Based on those, we have the following points: (1) Obama asserts that we are facing a tremendous crisis—Cloward-Piven, anyone? Obama says that we’re at “a breaking … Continue reading →