Ramesh Ponnuru doesn’t think Obama is a very good politician: Obama never had to fight for and win the votes of people who don’t agree with him. Both his biggest political setback and his biggest political accomplishment — his defeat … Continue reading →
Yes folks, it’s been a while since jello has been featured here. Some may thank me for that. But some may have missed those jello interludes. This post is for that second category of reader, to whom I offer the … Continue reading →
In today’s WaPo Marc Thiessen lists and describes the errors Attorney General Eric Holder has made since joining the Obama administration. It makes for sobering reading; “Fast and Furious” is only the most recent in a lengthy accounting. And yet: … Continue reading →
You may notice that I haven’t written a word so far about the Wall Street protests, although plenty of others have. That’s because I don’t think these demonstrations are going to end up being especially important in the larger political … Continue reading →
It’s an idea whose time has come, so we’ve got another article to match yesterday’s, where Obama is again described as increasingly isolated and confused: The gist is this: President Obama has become a lone wolf, a stranger to his … Continue reading →
Here’s an interesting article by Scott Wilson about Obama the loner. It’s becoming clearer and clearer that Obama, unlike many presidents, is not a people person. He not only doesn’t have many friends but he doesn’t have many advisers, and … Continue reading →
Now whenever I read Maureen Dowd (which is as seldom as possible, although every now and then I succumb) I will be thinking of this nicely devastating put-down by Andrew Ferguson, who was describing her piece on Cheney’s memoir: Her … Continue reading →
This is quite a resemblance: The guy on the right is Ilham Anas, an Indonesian man of Kenyan/American descent who’s parlayed his resemblance to you-know-who into a career. The guy on the left is…the guy on the left.
Continue reading →This is a very odd interview from President Obama. In it, he breaks what I would consider one of the cardinal rules of campaigning for an incumbent, and answers the age-old question “are you better off than before I was … Continue reading →
Could it be black voters? Actually, I distrust the results of the poll, which I think must be over-exaggerated. What could have happened in the last week to cause black voters to migrate in such great numbers away from Obama? … Continue reading →
Was Obama really saying “Jew” rather than “janitor” here? You be the judge: I think it’s clear that he actually was going to say not Jew but “judicial activist.” No, it really was “junior high school teacher.” Or maybe “jewelry … Continue reading →
I guess (sniffle; sigh) neither Rick Perry nor Barack Obama read neo-neocon at PJ, although Obama may be a secret Thomas Friedman fan. Here’s an excerpt from my PJ article of 9/18 [emphasis mine]: Thomas Friedman of the New York … Continue reading →