It occurs to me that last night’s debate was a shock to both left and right. The left was shocked because they had really believed Obama’s hype, and he fell so far below their expectations—although perhaps it would be more … Continue reading →
Joe Klein—yes, that Joe Klein—had this to say in Time’s Swampland about last night’s debate: Well, I’m with all the other talking heads: Mitt Romney won this debate. Barack Obama lost it. I mean, he got his butt kicked. It … Continue reading →
Commenter “Ken” points out something I hadn’t been aware of before: Obama was one of a small minority in the Senate who voted against the bill that waived the Stafford Act in order to make assistance funds available to the … Continue reading →
…is that it shows Obama misrepresenting facts to a black audience in order to stir up racial resentment. But like so many other things that Obama has said and done that belie the image he has carefully cultivated of “we’re … Continue reading →
Lately I’ve heard a lot of people saying Romney is running one of the worst campaigns ever. At the same time they’re saying this, they’re also saying that media coverage is completely biased against Romney. And so I wonder how … Continue reading →
…that Obama’s election has improved our standing around the world. And I would submit that, although I agree with the headline that this is an endorsement Obama “doesn’t want,” I’d amend it to say that what he actually doesn’t want … Continue reading →
If you are a denizen of the blogosphere, you’ve probably already encountered the Obamaphone lady: I already knew about the program she’s referring to—which actually wasn’t started under Obama, by the way—so she didn’t seem quite as crazy as she … Continue reading →
Who would have thought that yesterday’s bagelhead thread would generate some pretty deep reflections? But here are some from commenter “Wolla Dalbo”: This brings up the issue of just how do you motivate various groups of people, nations, races – … Continue reading →
Despite the title, I’m not going to spend much time on Ahmadinejad’s speech. It’s the usual stuff. I am happy to report, however, that the Obama administration is giving the right signals on this particular occasion, at least. The US … Continue reading →
The NY Times gently chides Obama on his Middle East policy. For them, that’s the equivalent of a hit piece. Among the nuggets contained in the article, there’s a phone conversation on Feb 1, 2011, in which Obama told Mubarak … Continue reading →
It ain’t easy. Although there’s hardly any need to do it when you’ve got the MSM is on your side.
Continue reading →I’ve got a new article up at PJ, entitled “Romney’s daunting challenges.” My original title for the piece was the title I gave to this post, because I didn’t want it to be about Romney, but about what any Republican … Continue reading →