I remember writing about this half-brother of Obama’s a while back. He seemed to be a really decent, straight-up kind of guy—not narcissistic, very different from his brother. Also very smart; a degree in physics from Brown and a Master’s … Continue reading →
The title of Paul Mirengoff’s post on Obama’s announcement of the mandate waiver for those whose policies were cancelled due to Obamacare is “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off.” Mirengoff is talking about the mandate, and probably about Obamacare too. … Continue reading →
…for people whose policies were cancelled due to Obamacare: Some insightful commentary (and no, that “insightful” part is not sarcastic) by Ezra Klein, who seems bewildered: Today, the Obama administration announced that people whose insurance plans were canceled this year … Continue reading →
So, Peggy Noonan just started to perceive this a few weeks ago? I would add that in recent weeks I have begun to worry about the basic competency of the administration, its ability to perform the most fundamental duties of … Continue reading →
[Bumped up.] The wording of this WaPo headline caught my eye: “Obama Suffers Most From Year of Turmoil, Poll Finds.” Accompanying it is this photo: The article goes on to describe the precipitous decline in Obama’s standing in approval polls … Continue reading →
Faced with a choice between relying on the Obamacare website or consulting a Navigator who has undergone no background check or ongoing monitoring, which would you choose? It seems as though the administration not only was initially uninterested in making … Continue reading →
The part with the interpreter is funny stuff:
Continue reading →I expect plenty of disagreement, but I’m actually inclined to give Obama somewhat of a modified pass on shaking Raul Castro’s hand at Nelson Mandela’s funeral. I’m second to no one in the strength of my alarm and disapproval at … Continue reading →
…that he once was outraged about it. The moment-to-moment evolution of a response, with no need to connect the dots. [ADDENDUM: More details here.]
Continue reading →And the winner is: Alex Seitz-Wald in National Journal.
Continue reading →I suppose most of them—or at least many of them—do. About sex. About any number of things–usually minor things, or self-serving face-saving things when caught in error, or about things like smoking marijuana. They also make errors: Bush on WMDs … Continue reading →
Aside from having to date your checks “2014,” that is? Ace speculates: We tried to figure out exactly what the hell was going to happen on January 1st, given that Obamacare kicked five million people off their insurance, and would … Continue reading →