People are wondering about Obama—even his supporters, or maybe especially his supporters. He seems distracted, confused, passive, and even more cool and aloof than ever. I have no idea why any of that would be a surprise. But it is, … Continue reading →
Katrina was, after all, a natural disasster. No, it’s closer to being Obama’s Mariel boatlift. And even then it’s not the same. The difference between the border crisis and the Mariel boatlift is that Carter’s policies were not responsible for … Continue reading →
From Peggy Noonan: “The world seems to disappoint [Obama],” says the New Yorker’s liberal and sympathetic editor, David Remnick. What kind of illusions do you have to have about the world to be disappointed when it, and its players, act … Continue reading →
And not because it will curb his worst excesses, either, and force him to compromise. No, Milbank thinks it could make America see what firebrands the Republicans are, and so they would applaud Obama’s continual efforts to check them by … Continue reading →
This is the way it works: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status is something that we attorneys on the border have been getting CLE training in for a while, but largely it has not been well known outside of CPS attorney work. … Continue reading →
Taking advantage of the crisis: House Democrats and other immigration reformers are calling on President Obama to go big when it comes to administrative changes in deportation policy. For months, liberal reform advocates on and off Capitol Hill have urged … Continue reading →
I wish I didn’t have more bad news to report, but I do*: President Obama announced this afternoon that he will bypass Congress to enact “comprehensive immigration reform.” However, at no point did he discuss what his plan would entail. … Continue reading →
The finding of the bodies of the three kidnapped Israeli teenagers is very sad but not unexpected news: The Times reports that senior government officials in Israel said military searchers found the three bodies buried “in a field near Hebron,” … Continue reading →
Opportunity for what? I usually take Sunday off, and I plan to take Sunday off, so this post will be much briefer than the situation warrants. I offer for your perusal this: Saturday at a press conference from the Rio … Continue reading →
They’re excellent questions, and in a way somewhat obvious. So why doesn’t the media ask them? Krauthammer notes that Obama’s actions [in exceeding his constitutional authority] serve as precedents for future presidents, which raises a question I wish our corrupt … Continue reading →
Oh, those stupid climate deniers, they think the moon is made of green cheese: For the White House it’s about getting the liberal base excited for the midterms. It’s a confidence that climate change has shifted in voters’ minds. It’s … Continue reading →
Unanimously. That unanimity is highly unusual, and it shows how very egregious Obama’s actions were when he made appointments to the National Labor Relations Board while the Senate was in what’s known as pro forma sessions, and tried to treat … Continue reading →