Instead of exerting a calming influence, Obama ramps up the fear connected with the shutdown. Watch his demeanor, too; chilling: But actually this is nothing new, it’s how Obama rolls. Why do I say that? It was also his reaction … Continue reading →
Just kidding. Actually, he predictably demagogues the government shutdown: President Barack Obama on Tuesday defiantly declared that “this Republican shutdown” risks hurting the fragile economy and pressed the House GOP to abandon its “ideological crusade” against Obamacare. “This Republican shutdown … Continue reading →
At CNN, David Rothkopf says he’s skeptical of Iran’s intentions: There are 34 years of reasons to be skeptical about any negotiations that may emerge from Friday’s historic phone call between President Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. There are … Continue reading →
…and switch. And the public never even took the bait in the first place. More here. The gist of the message is that from the outset the calculations to sell Obamacare to the American public were slipshod and/or naive and/or … Continue reading →
Maureen Dowd has become disillusioned with President Obama in this, his second term. To her, he’s so much less admirable than Candidate Obama was, or even than President Obama was in his first term. It’s probably correct to conclude that … Continue reading →
Summers was forced to withdraw by a bunch of Democrats who didn’t like Obama’s pick. As far as I can see, there were three reasons for this: (1) Summers had been insufficiently in favor of financial regulation during the 90s. … Continue reading →
In the comments to yesterday’s post about Obama’s immunity, a discussion developed about Obama’s intentions. It began with this comment by “southpaw,” and the back-and-forth went on for some time: [Obama’s] whole act was supposed to win over the world … Continue reading →
You cannot make this stuff up. But apparently Jay Carney can: …Carney [was asked] to respond to a criticism of the president leveled by Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) who said he was “disappointed” with Obama’s seeming indecisiveness on whether or … Continue reading →
Commenter “T” asks an excellent question: I really don’t know how intentional the foundation of this [foreign policy] implosion was, but I’d bet good money on one thing: that Obama never thought he’d be diminishing his own persona to the … Continue reading →
That’s Peter Wehner’s opinion: In the first year of his second term, the president has failed on virtually every front. He put his prestige on the line to pass federal gun-control legislation”“and lost. He made climate change a central part … Continue reading →
…we now have Vladimir Putin’s oh-so-thoughtful, oh-so-helpful op-ed in the NY Times advising the US on what to do in Syria. As Democratic Senator Robert Menendez says, “I almost wanted to vomit”—only maybe we should omit the “almost.” The Putin … Continue reading →
A certain segment of the liberal MSM seems to have turned on Obama (at least temporarily) for his Syria policy. One would expect criticism from Niles Gardiner of Britain’s Telegraph; after all, he was once an aide to Thatcher. But … Continue reading →