This AP article fact-checks Obama on the topic of millionaires paying at a lower tax rate than their secretaries: On average, the wealthiest people in America pay a lot more taxes than the middle class or the poor, according to … Continue reading →
Abbas’s announcement that he will seek UN approval for a Palestinian state and a seat at that august institution is hardly surprising. Israel’s position during the Obama years has been understood by the world to have been significantly weakened, because … Continue reading →
…the tell-all books begin.
Continue reading →…but it hates Perry and Bachmann worse. In Hollywood, the disaffection seems to come down to “Obama wasn’t the miracle worker I thought he’d be.” It should come as no surprise that Hollywood’s belief in magical thinking extends to politics. … Continue reading →
James Carville has never been one for understatement. And although as a good Democrat he has supported Obama, there must have always been a disconnect between Obama’s cool, laid-back style and Carville’s natural tendency towards heat. Now that things are … Continue reading →
I’ve been asked to comment on Obama’s depression—no, not the economic kind; the psychological kind. Speculation is that the NY Times is about to do a story on the president’s growing gloom and listlessness. So here it is: I haven’t … Continue reading →
Well, not really. For one thing, the interview was conducted in 1958, before Obama was born. But maybe you’ll see what I mean if you watch some of it: As for Huxley, although I think Brave New World was a … Continue reading →
Well, Obama finally kept the promise he’s been making for years and focused like a laser on jobs—at least, in his speech last night to Congress and the nation. Reaction varies. There’s commenter “West” from this blog: I’ll Summarize ”“ … Continue reading →
Today while I was doing a small bit of research in order to make the point that Barack Obama was first an editor and then the president of the Harvard Law Review, I came across this: [Obama] got himself elected … Continue reading →
There’s an interesting phenomenon coming from the left: more people seem to have become unable to listen to Obama’s voice because they’ve found his promises to be empty. Matt Taibbi notes at Rolling Stone that he’s become so disillusioned with … Continue reading →
…but Russ Smith sure is. In an article entitled, “Is Barack Obama Dumb?” he writes [emphasis mine]: There are [the] usual caveats: Of course Obama isn’t illiterate or Bush-dumb because as Jesse Louis Jackson once said, “God doesn’t make junk,” … Continue reading →
Toby Harnden has a question for Obama. And I’ve got an answer: no. [ADDENDUM (Hat tip: Ace). Here’s Jay Carney’s good-for-a-laugh answer: And kudos to Jake Tapper for asking the questions. He’s one of the best journalists around these days.]
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