In following the Benghazi debacle I am reminded of what an exceptionally poor choice Leon Panetta was, first for CIA head and then for Defense. That’s not a new thought. I said as much when he was first appointed as … Continue reading →
I think Stanley Kurtz is spot-on: …Obama and his advisors never abandoned their quest to shape a permanent leftist majority, a coalition that would forever put an end to Clintonian triangulation and usher in unfettered leftist Obamaism instead. Obama’s frantic … Continue reading →
A comment by “RickZ” about the failed Iran hostage rescue attempt in the waning days of the Carter administration prompted this reply from me, referring to a post I wrote several years ago on the anniversary of Operation Eagle Claw … Continue reading →
Frank Bruni’s latest column is sort of interesting. Bruni can’t stand Romney, and spends at least half of his piece making that fact crystal clear, just so his readers won’t get the wrong impression. But he’s also disappointed in Obama, … Continue reading →
It’s an evasion, of course, but it’s an indication that the MSM hasn’t been able to totally protect the president on this. The cliche-generator has been working overtime for Obama: President Barack Obama said in an interview that if the … Continue reading →
I don’t remember exactly where I saw it, but I hadn’t known before that there’s another name for Nemesis: In Greek mythology, Nemesis (Greek, ÎÎμεσις), also called Rhamnousia/Rhamnusia (“the goddess of Rhamnous”) at her sanctuary at Rhamnous, north of Marathon, … Continue reading →
Roger L. Simon thinks that if Obama is re-elected he should be impeached over Benghazi, and that the offense is far greater than those occurring in Watergate and the Monica affair. I think there may be grounds for impeachment (we … Continue reading →
On the campaign trail, his voice “coarse and tired” (don’t they mean “hoarse and tired”?), Obama tries empathy: “Look, Ohio, I know we’ve been through tough times,” Obama said. “Every day I think about everybody out there across the country … Continue reading →
This is in some sense a companion piece to the post below it, continuing the theme of “how could they have ever thought this?” Ann Althouse writes about a Camille Paglia interview in which Paglia says she’s not voting for … Continue reading →
But my question is: why was she ever fooled by Obama in the first place? This is the mystery to me: the spell Obama wove over bright people who should have known better. I know, I know: he’s a con … Continue reading →
…to downright creepy. [Hat tip: William Jacobson at Legal Insurrection.]
Continue reading →It appears that Gloria Allred has achieved one of her goals but not all of them. She will have to rely on the Boston Globe to do the heavy lifting. I predict this will not work. People are tired of … Continue reading →