I’m certainly no Hagel fan. Just do a search for “Hagel” on this blog and you’ll see what I think of his competence, intelligence, and fitness for the job of Secretary of Defense. Now Hagel has been fired—or rather, submitted … Continue reading →
Last night when I heard that Dr. Martin Salia, a Sierra Leone native who is married to a US citizen and who contacted ebola while treating patients in his native country, had been flown here for treatment and was in … Continue reading →
So many Gruber videos surfacing, so much Obamacare deception. So little MSM coverage. However, if Romney ever decides to run in 2016 (which I do not think he will, nor do I think he should), you better believe Gruber’s admission … Continue reading →
I wondered who had found those videos of Gruber, and someone has covered that story, too. It’s a great one: Rich Weinstein is not a reporter. He does not have a blog. Until this week, the fortysomething’s five-year old Twitter … Continue reading →
From a lengthy article by Noam Scheiber in The New Republic: While aboard Air Force One at the end of the 2012 campaign, Jarrett turned to Obama and told him, “Mr. President, I don’t understand how you’re not getting eighty-five … Continue reading →
This is a disturbing and yet somehow entertaining article about Guccifer, the Romanian email hacker who’s in jail for hacking into the email accounts of the rich and famous. Why did he do it? His motive doesn’t seem to have … Continue reading →
I am especially happy about the victories of Tim Scott, South Carolina’s Senator, and Mia Love, new Representative from Utah’s 4th District. There’s no way to deny that their race becomes important, if only because Democrats have emphasized race so … Continue reading →
Let’s start out this way: I cannot stand Lena Dunham. Can’t stand her show, her attitude, her politics, you name it. And I haven’t read her book, and don’t have any intention of doing so. Also, it goes without saying … Continue reading →
New Jersey’s loss seems to be Maine’s gain: Kaci Hickox, the nurse who was quarantined at a New Jersey hospital despite exhibiting no Ebola symptoms after arriving from West Africa, won’t follow the quarantine imposed by Maine officials, her attorney … Continue reading →
This administration has such class: The other day I [journalist Jeffrey Goldberg] was talking to a senior Obama administration official about the foreign leader who seems to frustrate the White House and the State Department the most. “The thing about … Continue reading →
Finally: Attorney General Eric Holder plans to announce Thursday that he is resigning from the Obama administration, a Justice Department official confirmed to Fox News. That’s certainly a consummation devoutly to be wished. However, not so fast: The official said … Continue reading →
For those of you who mentioned the inimitable Loren walk in the comment thread the other day, here’s another scene from “Marriage, Italian Style”: While we’re at it—there’s also the Loren glare. Same movie, same character, some years later:
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