Word is that a deal is in the making: Senators on the Foreign Relations Committee said they had a deal Tuesday that could lead to a bipartisan vote in favor of giving Congress a vote to approve or disapprove a … Continue reading →
And Brian Beutler has a dream, which he unveils at TNR: The challenge, then, is to make sure Clinton’s age and ethnicity don’t discourage Obama’s youthful, diverse supporters from turning out in November 2016. Fortunately, there’s an easy way to … Continue reading →
This article is an excellent demonstration of how hard—how really really hard—it is to change one’s political mind. It’s written by Mitch Ginsburg, a man who appears to be some sort of military expert—at least, expert enough to work for … Continue reading →
…but not quite far enough Here’s what Cheney said about President Obama: HEWITT: Is [Obama] naive, Mr. Vice President? Or does he have a far reaching vision that only he entertains of a realigned Middle East. That somehow it all … Continue reading →
Is it possible that Obama thinks that agreements have some worth in and of themselves, irrespective of what’s in them? I think so. Obama has spent nearly his entire life as a Potemkin (cargo cult) achiever and leader. Even when … Continue reading →
Remember this? It’s one of the few papers that Obama wrote while in college or law school that is available; the rest seem to have disappeared. It is a 1983 article in the Columbia campus paper, and it constitutes pretty … Continue reading →
The more I think about the Iran deal announced yesterday, the stranger it gets. One strange thing about it is that it’s not a deal at all; it’s certainly not a contract, a treaty, or an agreement. It’s an announcement … Continue reading →
[Bumped up.] We’ve seen a lot of change from Obama since he became president in 2008. After all, he ran on a promise of hope and change, and although he didn’t exactly specify what the change would be, people somehow … Continue reading →
…is that he’s a fool rather than a knave. It’s come down to that. There are still defenders (or at least partial defenders) of Obama’s Middle East policy, and they’re not even all liberals. Ross Douthat, one of those partial … Continue reading →
I’ve seen the meme over and over and over on the right: stupid Boehner ruled out impeachment for Obama. But as I see it, nothing of the sort was done, nor could it be done. Congress can’t waive its right … Continue reading →
Expect an indictment as early as Wednesday: The FBI and the Justice Department have been investigating Menendez’s ties to Dr. Salomon Melgen, a close friend and financial backer of the New Jersey senator, for months. It’s not clear exactly what … Continue reading →
For a long time the right has been sounding the theme of the relative lack of experience of Obama’s advisors. Obama surrounds himself with sycophantic worshippers and/or neophytes, word-people whom he has elevated to positions of power. With all that … Continue reading →