Here’s Krauthammer today: Obama knows he has only so many years to change the country. In his first two, he achieved much: the first stimulus, Obamacare and financial regulation. For the next two, however, the Republican House will prevent any … Continue reading →
There’s a big hue and cry over Obama’s interim appointment of James Cole as Deputy Attorney General. It’s a controversial pick, and the use of the interim method to bypass Congress is obviously a strategic gambit to get him in … Continue reading →
Memo to Governor Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii: many of the folks who would like Obama to produce his Hawaiian long form birth certificate don’t actually think he was born abroad. They just would like him to properly document the fact … Continue reading →
And the winner is…President Obama! By a mile. These polls are fairly useless, though, since they tend to measure name recognition, and the presidency is the first thing that pops into people’s heads. Nevertheless, I’m sure there are a lot … Continue reading →
Charles Krauthammer seems to think that the legislative achievements of the last couple of weeks—the tax “cut”[sic] deal , the repeal of DADT, and the approval of START—have changed Obama’s fortunes with the American public, and that the playing field … Continue reading →
Bill Clinton did it—at a low political ebb after a Congressional defeat, he returned to the center and won re-election. Charles Krauthammer believes that President Obama has just received concessions via the tax bill that will allow him to do … Continue reading →
We’ve read over and over in the MSM and from liberal bloggers that Obama needs to take command of the narrative in order to change America’s view of him into something more positive. Here’s a more lighthearted look at the … Continue reading →
It’s the talk of the blogophere: Obama’s bizarre (there’s no other word for it) decision to leave a press conference in Bill Clinton’s more capable hands. Here are some very truncated video excepts: What are we to make of this? … Continue reading →
Many Democrats in Congress are finally expressing their rage at Obama, an anger been growing for quite some time and seems to have reached a (temporary?) head with the tax cut compromise. Major Democratic donors are not happy either; some … Continue reading →
Ever since Obama has become president, people have been giving him advice. It’s an odd phenomenon, as though they consider him a kid brother who needs a bit of assistance out in the big bad world. Perhaps it’s because of … Continue reading →
Obama’s capitulation to the Republicans on the Bush tax cuts has made the left furious. Katrina vanden Heuvel has this to say: This president has a historic mandate. Just as Abraham Lincoln had to lead the nation from slavery and … Continue reading →
Predictably, Sarah Palin calls Obama out for not doing something about Wikileaks sooner. It’s a good question; why hasn’t he? There are those who believe that it’s because Obama is so intent on sabotaging the United States and its standing … Continue reading →