The Obama-the-dogeater flap has highlighted the perception that Obama is, in some very basic way, foreign. That meme reached its highest level among birthers, who believe he is not even a natural born citizen. But the general idea that Obama’s … Continue reading →
Delaware notwithstanding, it’s pretty much a foregone conclusion that Newt Gingrich’s days as a candidate are numbered. The only question now is when he’ll drop out. For some, that’s a relief. For others, it’s the death knell of the chances … Continue reading →
…that this is the plan [emphasis mine]: …[I]ncreasingly in recent months, the administration has been seeking ways to act without Congress. Branding its unilateral efforts “We Can’t Wait,” a slogan that aides said Mr. Obama coined at that strategy meeting, … Continue reading →
…everything looks like a nail. To the race-obsessed, everything looks like racism. Or, even if it doesn’t, they’ll pretend it does. But that’s gotten very, very old. I got curious about the origins of the hammer/nail phrase, and I discovered … Continue reading →
My new article, “Branding Retro Romney,” is up at PJ. It’s about the perils of casting Mitt Romney in the “Mad Men” role, as the Obama administration has been wont to do. You can comment there or here, or better … Continue reading →
It continues. Obama pointed out to an audience at a community college in Ohio that, ““I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth.” The jokes come to mine (“no, you were born with a furry paw in your … Continue reading →
Another thing I noticed about that Fox News poll was question #11: Which candidate do you think is smarter? Barack Obama 42% Mitt Romney 33% (Both are) 6% Putting aside the question of just how smart Barack Obama is, this … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Bumped up. Scroll down for new posts.] My new article is up at PJ. I urge you to go there and read it. Not just because I wrote it, but because I think it deals with something vitally important: … Continue reading →
…for President Obama: did you really mean it, or were you just blowing smoke? This is rather “unprecedented,” to use one of Obama’s favorite words. The court’s question came up in a separate Obamacare case presently before a 3-judge panel … Continue reading →
In all the brouhaha surrounding Obama’s statements yesterday preemptively criticizing the Supreme Court, these completely unrelated remarks of his passed relatively unnoticed: Responding to Romney’s campaign trail claims that American influence has declined during the Obama administration and that the … Continue reading →
President Obama must have really overstepped yesterday when he warned the Supreme Court justices against ruling Obamacare unconstitutional. How do I know? WaPo columnist Ruth Marcus is criticizing him for his remarks. What caused her to take this enormous step, … Continue reading →
…on what the meaning of “strong” is. Obama warns the Supremes about overturning HCR [emphasis mine]: “Ultimately I am confident that the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented extraordinary step of overturning a law that was … Continue reading →