The NY Times features an article by Janny Scott, who’s written a book about Obama’s mother Stanley Ann Dunham. The article focuses on her sojourn with her son in Indonesia, occurring when Obama was 6 to 10 years old, and … Continue reading →
…it’s that it’s still so high. But the latest poll shows further erosion among a group he must win in order to have a second term: independents. His support among them is only 35%. The only problem for Republicans is … Continue reading →
I am truly puzzled. In this article by economist Laurence Kotlikoff, he criticizes Obama’s budget speech although he’s an Obama supporter. He thinks Obama offered no proposals of his own, and he thinks Paul Ryan’s approach to Medicare is pretty … Continue reading →
This response of Obama’s to a Stephanopoulos question indicates that he knows a good opportunity for ridicule of birthers when he hears one: I think a problem for [birther-candidates such as Trump] when they want to actually run in a … Continue reading →
I didn’t watch Obma’s speech last night. Fortunately, I was busy doing other—and more pleasant—things. But from the reports I see, I don’t think anyone was pleased with it, left or right, with the exception of a few of the … Continue reading →
President Obama is set to propose his own deficit reduction plan some time later in the week. It’s a bit of a mystery exactly what will be in it, but it seems he may actually step tentatively on the third … Continue reading →
What’s Jonathan Chait been smoking? This is rather odd, even for him [emphasis mine]: What’s most interesting is that Republicans never hammered home a strong character narrative about Obama. The party’s M.O. since Bill Clinton has been to make the … Continue reading →
This statement by Politco’s Roger Simon may just be the finest encapsulation I’ve heard recently of what’s wrong with the media today. Talking to Howard Kurtz at CNN about the fact that the press has been critical lately of Obama’s … Continue reading →
Charles Krauthammer thinks Hillary’s statement about Assad of Syria may represent some sort of new low for the Obama administration: Many of the members of Congress of both parties who have gone to Syria in recent months have said they … Continue reading →
A few Obama supporters and generalized liberal/leftist others are discovering that Obama lied about the extent of our involvement in Libya, having already (allegedly) authorized covert CIA operatives to offer support—and, I would sincerely hope, to figure out who the … Continue reading →
If these comments at the NY Times on Obama’s Libya speech are any indication, I’d say liberals are spitting mad at Obama right now. The gist of their accusation? He’s just like Bush.
Continue reading →Commenter “Parker” asks a question I often see: Does it matter who wrote Obama’s books? Even if Obama was not the author and it could be proven beyond a shadow of a doubt would the MSM care? Would the MSM … Continue reading →