Well,…
…this should come as no surprise. For quite some time we’ve been saying on this blog that Obama will have more “flexibility” (although we haven’t used that word) in a second term.
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Gas prices and presidents
The opposing party often blames rising gas prices on the president. For example, we don’t have to look back too far to find Democrats blaming Bush: And now, of course, Obama’s to blame. But in reality, neither Bush nor Obama … Continue reading →
Andrew McCarthy: on Obama the radical
Andrew McCarthy speculates on Obama’s actions as president, what they might say about his belief system, and what a second Obama term might look like. Summary version: he’s an Alinsky radical. Here’s McCarthy’s definition: In Alinsky’s view, the only radicalism … Continue reading →
The latest Breitbart videos: Obama and Derrick Bell
Breitbart’s Big Government has the promised video from Obama’s law school past. In it, Obama introduces—with approval—Harvard law professor Derrick Bell, and gives him a hug. In addition, another black professor at Harvard, Charles Ogletree, alludes to the fact that … Continue reading →
Doin’ the white man overbite
[Hat tip: rdbrewer at Ace’s.] Tom Brokaw comes up with a new way to mock Romney: I’d never heard that expression “white man overbite” before, although I did see “When Harry Met Sally,” the film that put it on the … Continue reading →
Sarah Palin asks President Obama…
…an excellent question. (And if anyone doesn’t know what comment of Maher’s she might be referring to, see this.)
Continue reading →Obama’s second term: fill in the blanks
If re-elected, what would Obama do? The left thinks he’ll finally be able to fulfill their dreams. The right thinks the same: that Obama, freed of the need to be re-elected, will make a hard turn to the left whether … Continue reading →
Obama: I lowered corporate taxes before I raised them
No, Obama didn’t actually say that. But I wonder how many people will read past the headlines—“Obama proposes lowering corporate tax rate to 28 percent”—and see that the tax paid by corporations will go up, not down: The plan would … Continue reading →
Obama and the “free” contraception
It shouldn’t really come as a surprise that President Obama has decided to extend the exemption for abortion coverage of employees to not just the Catholic Church, but church-affiliated companies. He probably didn’t expect the extent of the protest, and … Continue reading →
The church, contraception coverage, and Obama
If the Obama administration thought they could sneak this one in (mandatory coverage of contraception) under the rubric of women’s rights, they must be surprised at the depth and breadth of protest it has aroused: Abortion rights organizations, pro-choice Democrats, … Continue reading →
Obama the PACman
This should come as no surprise whatsoever, if you remember this, which was far worse.
Continue reading →Obama and Romney and the latest polls
Today there’s lots of news about the fact that a new Obama poll shows Obama up somewhat. No surprise, really. Lately the focus has been away from Obama, which almost always raises his standing in the eyes of the public. … Continue reading →