And middle-class savings smells like blood in the water to him, according to Glenn Reynolds: When a government is desperate for cash, it goes after the middle class, because that’s where the money is. Yes, the rich are rich, but … Continue reading →
…really, the guy seems to be highly addicted to nicotine. I would guess he still smokes cigarettes in private, too, “occasionally” or even more frequently, because his need for Nicorette gum when he can’t go near a ciggy seems to … Continue reading →
I hadn’t thought of this, but Caroline Glick makes a good point about the significance of Boehner’s invitation to Netanyahu: With Obama’s diplomatic policy toward Iran enabling rather than preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power, members of the House … Continue reading →
…at Netanyahu: “We thought we’ve seen everything,” the newspaper quoted an unnamed senior US official as saying. “But Bibi managed to surprise even us. “There are things you simply don’t do. He spat in our face publicly and that’s no … Continue reading →
Byron York points out that Obama’s SOTU speech featured a lot of denial of reality: Obama described the world as he wishes it were, not as it actually is. Indeed, in Obama’s State of the Union, things are going so … Continue reading →
I was puzzled by this headline: “President Obama’s SOTU ‘sick burn’ lights up Twitter.” Sick burn? What on earth? From Urban Dictionary [spelling corrected in the following excerpt]: [definition of “sick burn”] to insult someone on an elevated level; to … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Every now and then I’ve been republishing old posts that shed light on some interesting aspect of Obama that was evident way back when he was first running for president. These problems were apparent very early in the game; … Continue reading →
Tomorrow evening we have the State of the Union speech. Ugh! I won’t be watching; I almost never watch those speeches, so why would I watch this one? But preliminary reports are all about Obama’s “Robin Hood” tax proposal, a … Continue reading →
In a stunningly offensive bit of timing, President Obama decided to swell the ranks of Yemeni terrorists at large, because we need a few more: The U.S. released five Yemeni prisoners from the prison facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the … Continue reading →
Obama tells Senate Democrats he will be playing offense for the next two years, prepared to veto legislation and to use executive action to get what he wants despite the will of the American people. Actually, he didn’t say that … Continue reading →
…as well as totally clueless about Obama. Gelb is a liberal whose foreign policy credentials are impressive if you like this sort of thing. At the age of 77, his resume includes “former correspondent for The New York Times and … Continue reading →
The following passage appears in Barack Obama’s speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention [emphasis mine]: That is the true genius of America, a faith…a faith in simple dreams, an insistence on small miracles; that we can tuck in our children … Continue reading →