…that’s been burning up the blogosphere ever since the inauguration (even though I’ve somehow, with almost superhuman strength, managed to avoid writing about it till now). The answer? A smoking joke, combined with a hen-pecked husband joke (hmmm; “hen-pecked” can’t … Continue reading →
The more I think about Hillary Clinton’s question yesterday—“what difference does it make?”—the more important it becomes; a sort of leitmotif, not only for this administration, but for our times in general. For the moment, let’s not talk about Benghazi … Continue reading →
And what’s this “reality” of which we speak? It appears to be the “reality” that he has no intention of acting on those “lofty ideals” right now because not everybody agrees with him. I guess today isn’t the moment when … Continue reading →
…but it’s not such a big deal, although my saying that may surprise you. First of all, let me state that I have disagreed, and continue to disagree, in the strongest possible terms with Obama’s actual foreign policy, which can … Continue reading →
I still haven’t listened to Obama’s inaugural speech; don’t plan to. I’ve mentioned several times before that I don’t like speeches in general, unless they’re by Churchill or Lincoln (I guess Patrick Henry could sneak in there, too). And Obama’s … Continue reading →
Or is he just pretending to be, and assuming we are? Perhaps it’s a meaningless question, because it actually doesn’t matter in practical terms. But since I’m interested in what makes people tick, I still ask it. What am I … Continue reading →
I didn’t. Yesterday a friend asked me about it and I said, “Why punish myself?” Then I realized that was rather combative, because after all she’s a big Obama fan, so I softened it by adding that I almost never … Continue reading →
This Investor’s Business Daily editorial points out that Obama’s number one goal in his second term is ” to do whatever it takes to destroy Republicans and win back Democratic control of the House in 2014, giving him two more … Continue reading →
Nah. I very much doubt it. But this was a surprise— Neo-neocon, yesterday: There’s been a lot of speculation on what [Obama’s] ends might be [in pushing gun control right now]. I think there’s a multitude””but one of them is … Continue reading →
It’s fairly apparent that Obama’s recent push for post-Newtown gun control is not reasonably related to the facts of the case, but exploits it instead as an opportunity to use the public’s emotional reaction to it (and some children, in … Continue reading →
Simple: they’re not. After a mass shooting, gun controllers push the policies they’ve always supported as if they were a logical response to that particular example of senseless violence. When skeptics say it is hard to see how the proposed … Continue reading →
Here’s a riddle for you: How is Obama like Eisenhower? My answer would be: they both love[d] to play golf. David Ignatius sees a great many more similarities. Seriously, he does. I repeat: he is serious. After I wrote the … Continue reading →