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Scott Walker…
…touches the third rail of reform of legal immigration: “In terms of legal immigration, how we need to approach that going forward is saying we will make adjustments,” Walker said. “The next president and the next Congress need to make … Continue reading →
Knock on the door: the John Doe investigations
This is a very important article in National Review about the Wisconsin “John Doe” investigations. If you’re familiar with history, you’ll recognize what’s going on here, and it’s bad. Very bad. If you’ve read William Sheridan Allen’s The Nazi Seizure … Continue reading →
Sharansky asks: when did America forget it was America?
I’m not sure whether the question is rhetorical or not: The Obama administration apparently believes that only after a nuclear agreement is signed can the free world expect Iran to stop its attempts at regional domination, improve its human rights … Continue reading →
Free the president from the bonds of Congress!
Wealthy financier and opinion writer Steven Rattner is a long-time mover and shaker in the Democratic Party, although he never held any political position in a Democratic administration until he became Obama’s auto czar for a while. How important have … Continue reading →
This sort of thing is the reason conservatives detest Jeb Bush
Actually, it’s just one of the many reasons. But it’s a pretty big one, IMHO: Jeb Bush says that the Senate should confirm the nomination of Loretta Lynch, President Barack Obama’s choice for attorney general. A number of Senate Republicans … Continue reading →
On poets, celebrities, and politics
During a 1976 interview, author and poet James Dickey said this about poets and celebrities pronouncing on politics: INTERVIEWER Some of your detractors have mentioned the fact that they felt that you should use your influence, your place in the … Continue reading →
Senate: about to make a deal on the Iran deal?
Word is that a deal is in the making: Senators on the Foreign Relations Committee said they had a deal Tuesday that could lead to a bipartisan vote in favor of giving Congress a vote to approve or disapprove a … Continue reading →
No, impeachment was not “ruled out” by Boehner
I’ve seen the meme over and over and over on the right: stupid Boehner ruled out impeachment for Obama. But as I see it, nothing of the sort was done, nor could it be done. Congress can’t waive its right … Continue reading →
How about Michelle Obama in 2016?
Commenter “Mrs Whatsit” asks: Is anyone besides me wondering whether the reason that the Obama administration has been so quick to throw Hillary under the bus might be to make room for a new candidate who’d offer the trifecta of … Continue reading →
The road ahead
I think that this comment from “Eric,” our resident strategist, is worth highlighting: …[I]t’s up to the Republicans to counter the Democrats. It’s up to the Right to counter the Left. Yes, the Democrats have been taken over by the … Continue reading →
More red vs. red
Leon H. Wolf writes: This year, the predetermined attack on Walker as insufficiently ideologically pure converges with a critical mass of voter resentment over Republican failures of leadership in Congress. Scott Walker and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)82%, the only two … Continue reading →