I wonder whether Obama’s triumphal world tour isn’t going to backfire on him at home. If you read between the lines, it’s possible to come to the conclusion that the McCain campaign isn’t really comatose—or that it’s comatose like a … Continue reading →
John F. Cullinan of National Review points out that Obama is wrong in his characterization of present-day Belfast. Then Cullinan asks a question I think worth pondering, concerning Obama’s propensity towards such errors: Such carelessness with easily verifiable facts is … Continue reading →
I think Ann Althouse is definitely onto something, which is that Obama’s appeal has something in common with that of Princess Diana. Lest you think I jest, take a look at the quote she found at Deutsche Welle from a … Continue reading →
This is pretty funny: In a speech today presidential candidate Barack Obama maintained his steadfast disapproval of the D-Day landings of June 6th, 1944, despite the historical evidence of it as a smashing Allied victory over Nazi Germany. “Even knowing … Continue reading →
Here’s another fine quote, this one about Obama’s address in Berlin to mulitudes: “It is not going to be a political speech,” said a senior foreign policy adviser, who spoke to reporters on background. “When the president of the United … Continue reading →
Obama was arrogant to begin with, but it seems that the adulation he has gotten from the press and the public in his race towards anointment as Democratic Presidential nominee has driven him and his crew to new heights of … Continue reading →
Obama has long been trumpeting Afghanistan as the important front in this war, and so he has to keep on doing it. Going to Iraq and talking to Petraeus was a smokescreen; Obama knows much better than Petraeus what’s important. … Continue reading →
Obama’s trip abroad has the trappings of a coronation rather than a visit by a mere Presidential hopeful. And Obama knows it, treating the European media much as he’s treated our own: with disdain. After all, does the King need … Continue reading →
Obama’s recent op-ed piece in the NY Times was pretty easy to skewer. And yet somehow the Times found it good enough to print. But the schoolmarms at the Grey Lady have rejected McCain’s return offering on the subject, saying … Continue reading →
Remember one of the main agents of the downfall of Presidential nominee Mike Dukakis? It was his failure to respond with sufficient vigor to his wife Kitty’s rape-murder when posited as a hypothetical in one of the Presidential debates. Here’s … Continue reading →
Will John McCain end up regretting his challenge to Obama to finally visit Iraq for himself? Obama’s trip is starting to resemble that of a rock star, with an entourage and a press corps the likes of which even the … Continue reading →
Susan Estrich is worried that Obama’s lead in the polls isn’t what it should be at this point. Her opening gambit is pretty funny: July polls don’t tell you who’s going to win in November. Just ask President Dukakis or … Continue reading →