President Obama gave a press conference recently at the G-8 summit. In response to a question about health care reform, he said: …whatever bill is produced has to be paid for, and that creates some difficulties because people would like … Continue reading →
Remember Gerald Walpin? The man the White House fired as AmeriCorps Inspector General when he had the audacity to investigate Sacramento Mayor (and Obama supporter) Kevin Johnson for his alleged mismanagement of AmeriCorps funds? The one whose firing the White … Continue reading →
[Part I here] In the final months of the 2008 presidential campaign, my concern about Obama increased. This time the subject was economics. His remark to Joe the Plumber was important because it was spoken in an unguarded moment, something … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →My attitude towards Barack Obama has changed over time. As I wrote recently, some of the things I have to say about him now approach what once (and not all that long ago, either) had seemed like tinfoil hat territory. … Continue reading →
In the New Republic, Leon Wieseltier criticizes the weakness of Obama’s support for the Iranian protesters. Wieseltier correctly points out that by his tepid response, Obama refused to take the leadership role that would have meant a great deal to … Continue reading →
I was curious to learn exactly and precisely what Obama said on Honduras. So here it is, for your perusal: Embedded video from CNN Video Note, despite the length of Obama’s statement, his omission of the most salient facts leading … Continue reading →
Fausta’s been on top of the situation in Honduras as news breaks. And here’s a big article on the subject in the WSJ. A couple of things become clear on reading the WSJ article. The first is that the reason … Continue reading →
This is a phenomenon I certainly did not foresee: a fascination with the food Obama eats. That’s right, you heard me: the food Obama eats. Apparently, any time Obama is reported to partake of a certain dish at a certain … Continue reading →
Obama is in a hurry to pass his sweeping agenda without giving Congress—or the American people—time to learn properly about it and react. “Trust me” he says in that soothing baritone, “and all will be well.” House Democrats have advanced … Continue reading →
Some in Obama’s camp seem to think that the protests in Iran were precipitated, or at the very least encouraged, by Obama’s words in his Cairo speech. Not the actual living breathing example of the dawn of freedom and democracy … Continue reading →
Obama won, as he keeps reminding us. Today in his press conference, he said: “I think John McCain has genuine passion about many of these international issues,” Obama said, adding that they share a desire to see free speech respected. … Continue reading →