This post by Scott Johnson at Powerline is a good summary of the Iran deal, and it has some excellent links. See also this by Thomas Sowell. I think the last line of the piece is too understated; the phrase … Continue reading →
Commenter “FOAF” writes: Neo, I have always known how intensely you dislike Obama. If anything you despise him even more than I do and that’s saying a *lot*. But you seem to be according some kind of regard for his … Continue reading →
For a long time, people said one of the problems with Obama was that he wasn’t a leader. But he is. The thing is, those people who said that were thinking about a different sort of leadership than he offers. … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I first published this in March of 2010, over five years ago, in response to the question, “Has Obama does any irreversible damage so far?” I think it’s time to repeat it.] I believe the answer is “yes.” But … Continue reading →
You can watch it for me. I’m not into that much self-punishment. William Jacobson reports on it at Legal Insurrection. Obama is riding high, demonstrating most of his now-familiar techniques: impugning the motives of the opposition, saying they spread misinformation … Continue reading →
A quote from Lenin that’s been running through my head, post Iran deal: “The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them.” Several commenters here have pointed out the ramifications of the Iran deal, particularly to … Continue reading →
We knew it was coming. We’ve known it for a long, long time. So here it is (lots of articles and reactions at the link). These are my initial thoughts (I plan to write more a bit later in the … Continue reading →
In short: he’s a community organizer. Please read the whole thing. And in 2008 when Americans heard Obama describe himself that way, the vast majority didn’t understand that it meant the opposite of what it appears to mean. [ADDENDUM: Plus, … Continue reading →
Evolving.
Continue reading →… otherwise known as Obamatrade, I trust Jeff Sessions far more than I would trust Ryan. Sessions claims: If, as promoters amazingly suggest, the President had more powers without fast-track, he would veto it. The authority granted in “Trade Promotion … Continue reading →
John Podhoretz describes a new book written by Michael Oren: It’s called “Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide,” and I’m not sure that in the annals of diplomatic history there’s ever been anything quite like this astonishing account of … Continue reading →
…asks Atlantic writer Russell Berman: …[Obama’s] decision to champion his signature achievement in such pointed terms just weeks before the high court’s ruling is due raised the question of whether Obama was trying to jawbone the justices at the 11th … Continue reading →