In the lastest New Yorker, John Cassidy writes: In my neck of artisanal, hormone-free Brooklyn, the latest CBS News/New York Times poll, which shows Mitt Scissorhands leading “The First Gay President” by three points, landed with a nasty thud. “I … Continue reading →
Again with the race card: He said this in 2008. He’s saying it again: “When your name is Barack Obama, it’s [an election] is always tight.” So that’s the reason he thinks it’ll be tight? Because the public is bigoted … Continue reading →
From the start of the latest underwear bomber story, I wondered who the leaker was. Now we learn more, including the fact that the undercover agent who was exposed wasn’t even our own guy, he was a British operative: The … Continue reading →
Remember when Reverend Wright owned up to the obvious when he stated, “[Obama]…says what he has to say as a politician”? Well, in the matter of Obama’s gay marriage change of heart, America seems to agree, much to the consternation … Continue reading →
Obama’s declaration about gay marriage is getting an unbelievable amount of press. It’s as though it actually means something, other than that for some reason Obama has decided to abandon his pretense of being against gay marriage. It’s being framed … Continue reading →
…does the expected flip-flop on gay marriage.
Continue reading →Richard Cohen advises Obama to read Robert Caro’s latest biography of LBJ and learn how to make friends and influence people like Johnson did. Dream on. In an alternate universe, maybe. In this one, a person can learn a few … Continue reading →
…of gloves can Obama take off and still have more to go? I am so, so tired of reading that Obama is finally taking the gloves off. And amazingly enough, Obama seems to be asking people to keep hoping. It’s … Continue reading →
That’s the headline of this Politico piece: “The dangerous new Obama book,” referring to David Maraniss’s new biography of Obama, which I discussed here yesterday. Dangerous? Pul-eeze. The entire Politico article is laughable: The product of [Maraniss’s] big dig, “Barack … Continue reading →
Two days ago I wrote a post about Obama’s and his campaign ads’ bragging about the killing of Bin Laden and insinuating that Romney would never have done it. Towards the end of the post I wrote, “I’m not sure … Continue reading →
Although I’m heartily sick of the topic of Barack Obama right now, I can’t quite ignore this piece about Obama’s college and immediate post-college years, as seen through the eyes of his girlfriends and the love letters they saved (or … Continue reading →
I know that there are plenty of braggarts and liars in politics, especially among so-called “surrogates”–i.e. advisors, campaign managers, official advertisements, PAC advertisements, supporters, and the like. And vice-presidents; perhaps especially vice presidents. But I’ve never seen—or at least cannot … Continue reading →