James Taranto wants to know what happened to Obama, the world’s greatest orator. He concludes that the notion was always an empty myth, and that Obama never has convinced anyone of anything: …[I]f Obama is following popular sentiment, he certainly … Continue reading →
This is the most relaxed, natural, and likable I’ve ever seen him. And perhaps the most effective, as well:
Continue reading →Wednesday evening Obama is due to announce that he will start to withdraw the 30,000 extra “surge” troops from Afghanistan. This is not unexpected; what was surprising was that he sent them there in the first place. Public opinion is … Continue reading →
News is that President Obama rejected the counsel of the two topmost lawyers when he decided, against their advice, to forego Congress’s consent for the war action in Libya [emphasis mine]: President Obama rejected the views of top lawyers at … Continue reading →
I’ve often described the left’s relationship with Obama as akin to romantic love. It’s been evident for quite some time (see this, for example) that the early flush of intense infatuation is over. But a more quiet and realistically cynical … Continue reading →
Or something like that. 2008 was a mighty big year for him, so perhaps he feels that time stopped then. I must confess that something similar happened to me. For a few years after I gave birth to my son, … Continue reading →
So now Giuliani is thinking about entering the race. Forgive me if I yawn; another big ho-hum. Giuliani’s time was last time, and he lost momentum, partly because he just didn’t seem to want it. If he enters now, it’s … Continue reading →
…some of it from expected sources, and some of it from unexpected ones. Harry Reid’s “rebuke” of Obama seems relatively mild to me, however, although the AIPAC crowd seemed to like it. Was Reid merely playing good cop to Obama’s … Continue reading →
Peter Fonda has been generating a little buzz today because of a murky and unclear statement he made at Cannes that seems to be about his training his grandsons to shoot Obama if some sort of class war starts up. … Continue reading →
Answer: He says one thing to one group and another to another. And he gives both speeches within a couple of days of each other. And then he does whatever he wants. And anyone who believes his promises deserves what … Continue reading →
Glick sure doesn’t mince words. And Ed Koch says he won’t be supporting Obama in 2012, but will instead cross party lines: I believe this is the most dangerous and critical period that Israel has ever faced and regrettably it … Continue reading →
Cornel West has long been known to be a loose cannon, but this is pretty vile, even for him: Cornel West, a Princeton University professor and leading black intellectual, is harshly criticizing President Obama, a candidate he once supported but … Continue reading →