…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 →
In Obama’s second term, Eric Holder is a holdover, according to Ben Smith at Buzzfeed, who calls Holder Obama’s “heat shield. The reason he stays, despite his unpopularity? Holder (like Obama) is a completely political animal, and is Obama’s man: … Continue reading →
Ace points out the same thing that commenter “carl in atlanta” alluded to a moment ago—that this administration has declared some interesting intentions on gun control: “The president is going to act,” said Biden, giving some comments to the press … Continue reading →
You may notice that I’ve been writing a somewhat higher proportion of my posts on topics that are not all that political. There’s a reason for that. Every morning I go to certain sites to read the stories of the … Continue reading →