There’s a long, long article in TNR that purports to be “The Explosive, Inside Story of How John Kerry Built an Israel-Palestine Peace Plan””and Watched It Crumble.” It’s worth reading, but maybe not for the reasons the author intended it … Continue reading →
A few weeks ago I was looking at some old comment threads to find some apropos quotes from commenter FredHJr for a post on the fifth anniversary of his death, and I came across a few extra ones that I … Continue reading →
She says not. But her fellow progressives seem to ♥ Warren even more than they ♥ Hillary. Take a look a this speech of Warren’s to see how it goes. One thing I had not realized before, but which Dan … Continue reading →
…says Leonard Cohen. A likely story. If Cohen’s mind is like the DMV, it’s not like any DMV I’ve ever been to. Cohen’s interview is a fascinating reflection on creativity and work: Before I can discard the verse, I have … Continue reading →
Why not? It’s the only one he’s got. Eric Holder, victim. Right. I don’t think even Holder believes it any more, if in fact he ever did. Years ago there was a lot of talk about whether Obama would let … Continue reading →
…has been looking pretty good during the border crisis, unlike nearly everyone else. Perry handled Obama’s visit with just the right combination of cooperation and challenge, courtesy and criticism. And prior to that, a couple of weeks ago he took … Continue reading →
[NOTE: For those of you who don’t know who FredHJr was, please see this and this, as well as these.] Unbelievable that it’s been five years since commenter FredHJr died suddenly and tragically. It was very tragic for his family. … Continue reading →
Please pass this around. Excerpt: The truth on the widely covered “John Doe” is that two judges, one state and one federal, reviewed the accusations of partisans within a Democrat District Attorney’s Office and determined their theories have no merit … Continue reading →
Paul Ryan goes off on IRS head John Koskinen—who is about as annoying a smug bureaucrat as you will find:
Continue reading →Yes, indeed, that’ll do it: Vice President Joe Biden will visit Guatemala this week to discuss a recent rash of unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S. Southern border from three Central American nations. Senior administration officials said Biden would meet with … Continue reading →
Bizarre Marie Harf, State Department spokesperson, tackles the Bergdahl prisoner swap and its aftermath: Some people commenting on the video at YouTube say the clip looks like a Saturday Night Live skit. But that doesn’t quite capture it for me. … Continue reading →
…according to former U.S. Army Sgt. Josh Korder, who served with Berghdahl in Afghanistan. There is really almost no other conclusion one can draw from the facts that are coming out about Bergdahl’s departure from his unit five years ago. … Continue reading →