Which historical figure…
…does Obama most resemble: Hoover or FDR? Personally, I think Obama is sui generis.
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Obama the anti-colonialist
If this piece by Dinesh D’Souza is correct, it would explain why one of Obama’s first acts as president was to return the bust of Churchill.
Continue reading →Obama the feisty
This odd piece by John Dickerson in Slate seems to be saying that: (1) Obama has returned to campaign mode. (3) Obama has become feisty again. (2) Obama has fastened on the argument “those mean old do-nothing Republicans are to … Continue reading →
Ben Shapiro…
…is doggist. [Hat tip: commenter “perfected Democrat.”]
Continue reading →Do we talk about Obama like we talk about dogs?
I dunno; how do we talk about dogs? What did Obama mean when he said: Some powerful interests who had been dominating the agenda in Washington for a very long time and they’re not always happy with me. They talk … Continue reading →
Paul Krugman…
…appears to finally have gone stark raving mad. He thinks Obama has erred in following: …a strategy of playing it safe: never put forward proposals that might fail to pass, avoid highlighting the philosophical differences between the parties. Has Krugman … Continue reading →
Those unemployment figures
Summary of this month’s job report: the news is not good. Summary of Obama administration reaction: hey, it could be worse! Well gee, isn’t that always the case? And isn’t it largely irrelevant? Just about everybody knows the truth. Even … Continue reading →
Tonight Obama gives a speech on Iraq…
…and I wonder whether many people will watch it. I don’t know if I will. I’ve had a long and exhausting day already (over an hour of which I spent cooling my heels in the Motor Vehicle Bureau). Watching Obama … Continue reading →
E.J. Dionne explains that Obama hasn’t explained enough
Yes, here we go again. Dionne writes: But Obama and his party are also in a hole because the president has chosen not to engage the nation in an extended dialogue about what holds all his achievements together, or why … Continue reading →
How low can Obama go?
Pretty darn low. But not low enough, IMHO. Not near low enough. Then again, there’s this report from The Anchoress: One of my husband’s friends–”“hated Bush, loved Obama and defended him vociferously for the first year, less passionately the second”“–told … Continue reading →
Filling in the blanks: Obama the closet Muslim?
A Pew Research poll finds that a growing number of Americans think Obama is a closet Muslim. The figure is now 18%, up from 11% in March of 2009, while the number who believe he’s a Christian has dropped from … Continue reading →
Obama, one-termer?
Roger Simon (not the one at Pajamas; the political reporter one) says it’s very possible that Obama will be a one-termer, because he doesn’t “get” that to be re-elected he’s got to play to the polls. But there’s a lot … Continue reading →