I’m with Iowahawk, who said on Twitter (April 30), referring to some of Obama’s foreign policy aides such as Ben Rhodes, “I have a hard time believing a foreign policy brain trust made up of America’s top failed novelists and … Continue reading →
I was listening to MSNBC for about 15 minutes last night, shortly after Trump announced that he was ending our participation in the Iran deal. The show featured a bunch of talking heads telling us in very dire tones that … Continue reading →
…they certainly didn’t get their money’s worth: U.S. and allied warships and warplanes in the eastern Mediterranean launched a fiery barrage of missiles at multiple military targets in Syria to punish the Russian-backed government in Damascus for its alleged use … Continue reading →
Two fascinating pieces came out recently about the phenomenon of the Never-Trumpers, now that it’s a year-plus into the Trump presidency. The first is David Brooks’ (yes, he of the crease in Obama’s pants) essay in the Times, entitled “The … Continue reading →
…drives a lot of the Trump-hatred. Actually, the liberal fantasy of what’s in the mind of conservatives and/or Republicans drives a lot of the hatred for conservatives and Republicans. Most liberals don’t just engage in strategic name-calling, either, when they … Continue reading →
Commenter “Richard” calls scathing attention to a meme that I’ve noticed becoming common among Democrats these days: “the Obama Recovery.” Simply put, it is the assertion that economic effects are delayed in a very special fashion with Obama. Everything bad … Continue reading →
This is the way I remember liberals thinking long ago. Not all of them, of course; but a lot more of them compared to these days, when statements like these from liberals have become awfully scarce [hat tip: Powerline]: Garrow … Continue reading →
The Strzok/Page texts are the gift that keeps on giving: Newly revealed text messages between FBI paramours Peter Strzok and Lisa Page include an exchange about preparing talking points for then-FBI Director James Comey to give to President Obama, who … Continue reading →
Would a photo of Obama with Louis Farrakhan have made any difference in the results of the 2008 election had it been published and not suppressed? A journalist announced last week that he will publish a photograph of then-Illinois Sen. … Continue reading →
Andrew C. McCarthy is the most consistently readable, thorough, and clear writer on the topic of all the current government investigations going on, and recent ones in the past as well. I’ve cited him many times, and here I go … Continue reading →
Ben Rhodes and Samantha Power talk about their experiences on election night, when they had assembled a large group of other liberals and Obama officials to watch the returns and joyously celebrate Hillary Clinton’s election to the presidency. To top … Continue reading →
There have been large anti-government protests in Iran for several days—and, unlike in this country, the “resistance” in Iran runs the real risk of being shot for its pains. Until today, that hadn’t happened in the current round of protests, … Continue reading →