[NOTE: I’ve been referring lately to Obama’s history of nasty and underhanded campaigning, but I thought it would be a good idea to recycle a portion of a post I wrote in October of 2008 that explains the phenomenon in … Continue reading →
Mickey Kaus points out a recent action of Obama’s that’s been flying under the radar, and deserves a lot more attention: Here are some quick initial reactions to the administration’s apparent surprising (and possibly illegal) attempt to grant waivers of … Continue reading →
I was busy all day and evening yesterday, and so I didn’t have time to write about the brouhaha over the Boston Globe’s rehash of its 2002 charge (answered effectively by Romney at that time, but in the Globe’s estimation … Continue reading →
…a strong tendency for MSM articles about the president’s most recent tax proposal to couch the news in strategic rather than substantive terms, labeling it a technique for making the Republicans look bad, fostering class war, and thus gaining votes … Continue reading →
…otherwise known as letting the so-called “Bush tax cuts” expire for those making over $250,000. Are these really “rich” people? Was Charles Schumer (he’s a Democrat, but he’s from New York) correct when he said last year that, “in large … Continue reading →
This comment from a thread at Hot Air seems spot on to me: I noted very early on in O’s presidency that it was clear their tactic was to overwhelm us with previously unthinkable acts, that it was going to … Continue reading →
Eric Holder, in his continuing effort to deflect criticism for his actions in Fast and Furious (and just about everything else), recently told the WaPo: “I’ve become a symbol of what [Republicans] don’t like about the positions this Justice Department … Continue reading →
I don’t usually listen to talk radio. But today I’ve made an exception, and I think that Rush Limbaugh’s approach makes a lot of sense. His point: Obama passed the biggest tax increase in history and committed fraud on the … Continue reading →
…this reaction at all: Obama just won a second term. I disagree—although of course, Obama may win anyway. But that was always true. I think the SCOTUS decision today actually reduces Obama’s chances of winning, if it affects them at … Continue reading →
Steyn writes: In an inspired line of argument, Ben Smith of the website BuzzFeed suggests that the controversy over “Dreams From My Father” is the fault of conservatives who have “taken the self-portrait at face value.” We are so unlettered … Continue reading →
Sometimes I wonder where Peggy Noonan has been for the past few years. Back when she was Reagan’s speechwriter, she seemed to have her finger on the pulse of something. But “out-of-touch” is too mild a term to describe this: … Continue reading →
…are beyond parody. Way beyond.
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