In the game of hide and seek he’s playing with the US, Snowden seems to hold the upper hand. That’s not really because he’s so very clever, or because he has a lot of help from Wikileaks and others (although … Continue reading →
Journalist Michael Hastings, 33, died last Tuesday in a fiery LA automobile crash that has the internet buzzing with theories about governmental murder plots. I know people just love, love, love conspiracy theories, but this one seems fairly weak. There … Continue reading →
For the past five years or so I’ve been musing on Obama as man, as politician, as president. But now I want to look again and say a few words about Obama as precedent. Like everyone, Obama is a unique … Continue reading →
Much is being made of the recent drop in Obama’s approval rating, particularly among his usual strong supporters, the young (see also this): Barack Obama’s job approval rating is down to 45 percent in the lastest CNN/ORC poll, conducted June … Continue reading →
I’d heard about some of Obama’s half-siblings, but not much about this guy Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo, who really does resemble Obama physically and even vocally, although his affect is different. Even his body language and movement is somewhat similar … Continue reading →
The WSJ isn’t perturbed by the revelation of the data-mining continuation by the Obama administration: …[U]unlike the other White House scandals there seems to be little here that is scandalous. The existence of the program was exposed years ago and … Continue reading →
My new article is up at PJ. It’s about Susan Rice, Samantha Power, their rewards for loyalty to Obama, and Power’s views on the sins of the US.
Continue reading →…he never writes: Sen. Chuck Grassley, a pivotal deal-maker in Congress, said Tuesday that he has not received a phone call from President Obama in four years. The lack of communication between the Iowa Republican and the president is an … Continue reading →
Indeed: WASHINGTON””More than a week after President Barack Obama’s cold-blooded killing of a local couple, members of the American news media admitted Tuesday that they were still trying to find the best angle for covering the gruesome crime. “I know … Continue reading →
Since the IRS scandal broke, you see it almost everywhere: statements that Nixon used the IRS to target enemies, often coupled with a claim that what he did was worse than what the IRS has been up to lately. In … Continue reading →
John Fund reminds us that nothing about the current scandals roiling DC should be a surprise: it’s just the Chicago Way at the national level. There are people who’ve been saying that for many years. After all, Obama is a … Continue reading →
They’re got to stop meeting like this: Publicly released records show that embattled former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman visited the White House at least 157 times during the Obama administration, more recorded visits than even the most trusted members of … Continue reading →