…are apparently leaving for Chicago soon. Axelrod will be in charge of Obama’s re-election campaign from afar, and Emanuel plans to run for mayor of the city. Robert Gibbs is rumored to be Axelrod’s replacement as Senior Adviser. Axelrod and … Continue reading →
Today former Department of Justice voting rights section chief Christopher Coates testified before the Civil Rights Commission about the Black Panther voter intimidation case. This is what Scott at Powerline had to say on the matter: Coates’s testimony is a … Continue reading →
Woodward’s book on Obama’s Afghanistan policy-making process reveals that Obama didn’t speak of victory there: According to Woodward’s meeting-by-meeting, memo-by-memo account of the 2009 Afghan strategy review, the president avoided talk of victory as he described his objectives. “This needs … Continue reading →
I’ve got a new piece up at RightNetwork. Please take a look, and comment if you so desire. And while you’re there, this trailer looks interesting.
Continue reading →The White House has announced that economics adviser Larry Summers is leaving. I’ve been anticipating this move for quite some time (see this), and I’m certainly not the only one (see this). The real question is: why is Summers leaving? … Continue reading →
Back in June, Barack Obama was seen as much more qualified than Sarah Palin for the presidency, if this Rasmussen poll of likely voters is any guide. Fifty-one percent considered him qualified, but only twenty-six percent said the same of … Continue reading →
…does Obama most resemble: Hoover or FDR? Personally, I think Obama is sui generis.
Continue reading →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 →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 →
…is doggist. [Hat tip: commenter “perfected Democrat.”]
Continue reading →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 →
…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 →