Ben Rhodes and Samantha Power talk about their experiences on election night, when they had assembled a large group of other liberals and Obama officials to watch the returns and joyously celebrate Hillary Clinton’s election to the presidency. To top … Continue reading →
There have been large anti-government protests in Iran for several days—and, unlike in this country, the “resistance” in Iran runs the real risk of being shot for its pains. Until today, that hadn’t happened in the current round of protests, … Continue reading →
Never heard of em. Crickets chirping. The MSM shapes the news in two ways. It shapes it by what it decides to cover. For example, any rumor about Trump raging about someone or something, reported by anonymous sources, is good … Continue reading →
Politico has issued an in-depth report on how the Obama administration put the kibosh on a task force against Iranian-backed Hezbollah’s cocaine operation, as part of its efforts to make a nuclear deal with the Iranians. It’s a complex story, … Continue reading →
I have long thought that this sort of thing may be true (the link is to a piece by Rich Lowry): But every indication is that Obama and Trump are similar in that their modes of operating work much better … Continue reading →
A lot of news is coming out now about certain goings-on during Obama’s presidency: for example, the FBI offered to pay for further work on the so-called “Trump dossier.” That’s in addition to the revelations that came yesterday revealing that … Continue reading →
I’ve been waiting for Andrew C. McCarthy to weigh in on the Uranium One Obama/Clinton deal (the scandal that so far isn’t, according to most of the MSM). McCarthy has written a scorcher of an article on the subject in … Continue reading →
Bowe Bergdahl has pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, and this article reminds us—if anyone needed reminding—what a terrible deal Obama made for him, and what a farce his welcome-home ceremony and the publicity around it was: … Continue reading →
Commenter “Big Maq” asks a question: If it were obama or clinton who made such claims [that he had passed more bills in his first seven months than most presidents had in that time] in the same circumstances, would we … Continue reading →
A few days ago I was thinking how extreme the media has become, beginning during the Obama years. That’s not to say that, prior to Obama’s candidacy, the media was trustworthy or objective. But I noticed that with Obama it … Continue reading →
It’s a complicated situation that Andrew C. McCarthy attempts to explain here: So, to summarize, we have the communications of Americans inside the United States being incidentally intercepted, stored, sifted through, and in some instances analyzed, even though those Americans … Continue reading →
Ah, that Obama. Far be it from him to retire from the limelight and let his successor have his day. Coinciding with Trump’s trip to Europe, Obama has decided that it behooves him to go, too: Merkel, the most powerful … Continue reading →