I’m sure there’s some germ of truth in this story, but I can’t figure out exactly where. I’m assuming that the lede is true: The White House, State Department and Hillary Clinton’s personal office knew in August that House Republicans … Continue reading →
And I wish someone would ask it of him. For real. Please read my new essay in The Weekly Standard, and pass it on to anyone you know who could ask Obama or who knows someone who could ask him … Continue reading →
There are two newish problems for Clinton, both related to her tenure at State. The first is the fact that the Clinton Foundation accepted foreign contributions while Hillary was Secretary. The second is that during the time she held that … Continue reading →
Sometimes I think this blog could consist entirely of daily links to the writings of Richard Fernandez and some choice excerpts, and it would be a net gain for my readers. No, I’m not going to give up writing, and … Continue reading →
Roger Simon calls the pending Iran deal possibly “the worst deal ever made,” and issues a prediction that could be correct: I don’t enjoy making predictions because I’m usually wrong, but this is what I suspect will transpire as of … Continue reading →
Maybe if these things were talked about again now, Obama’s connections to Communism, Ayers, Wright, and Alinsky would be heard and understood for what they might signify. In 2008 those reports were widely dismissed. The press of course dismissed them, … Continue reading →
…where Obama condemned this random act of random hostage-taking by random violent extremists?
Continue reading →Let me begin by stating my point of view. I’m with commenter “Harold,” who writes: Not only should Republicans break the filibuster, they should break, bend, ignore every rule and tradition in the Senate. Republicans don’t seem to get that … Continue reading →
Of course he does. And he will have no hesitation to veto everything else the Republicans pass that doesn’t have the votes to override. And since the Democrats tend to hang tough, that will be just about everything the Republicans … Continue reading →
Scott Johnson at Powerline alerts readers to news on the current state of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, pointing to this AP article as well as this piece by David Horovitz at The Times of Israel. The AP … Continue reading →
Back in November of 2010 I made a prediction that frightened me: The American people are a generally genial and forgiving (not to say trusting) lot, predisposed to like [Obama], and by [2012] he may indeed have rehabilitated himself in … Continue reading →
[NOTE: More on this topic here.] I don’t think he loves it in any conventional sense. You don’t want to “fundamentally transform” something you love. Or do you? For example, a family can get together in an intervention to try … Continue reading →