Well, one can hope. It’s a fairly small and circumscribed game of hardball, but I applaud it: Ms. Lynch’s vote to become attorney general is on hold for precisely one reason: Democrats won’t play ball on a bill to combat … Continue reading →
This is certainly interesting: Represenative Eliot Engel of New York, the ranking Democrat on the committee, said he and Republican Chairman Ed Royce of California were sending a letter to President Barack Obama expressing their concerns about what needs to … Continue reading →
I can’t help but notice a lot of anger on the right at the right, or at least at Republicans. It seems to take two forms. One is nit-picking about each Republican candidate—even conservative ones—to see if he or she … Continue reading →
I seems true that the Democrats have a very shallow bench. But will it matter? After all, there may be enough people so seduced by the left and/or so beholden to big government that they are the proverbial yellow dog … Continue reading →
The White House isn’t going to do it, but I will: congratulations to Netanyahu on his resounding win. Liberals in general are very miffed at the Israeli election results. But they’ve been angry at Israel for a long, long time, … Continue reading →
Here’s a thread for commenting on the Israeli election as it develops now that the polls are closed. Exit polls indicate a very close race, as predicted. Remember that this is a parliamentary election, with the likelihood that a coalition … Continue reading →
…the Cotton letter signed by the 47 Republican Senators was never “sent” anywhere: Cotton got 46 other senators to sign this letter in ink. “Because it was an open letter, it was not sent to Tehran but rather posted on … Continue reading →
…you might want to read about this new development, which was highlighted at Drudge today. Make of it what you will. Israeli elections are particularly hard to predict because of the potential for various coalitions, as compared to a system … Continue reading →
Another great and thought-provoking post from Richard Fernandez: [If elected] Hillary will rule by divine right. The god of Politcal Correctness has commanded that in atonement for its past sins, America is condemned to vote for a succession of Firsts. … Continue reading →
The coverage of the letter sent by 47 Republicans to the leaders of Iran has been uniformly negative, everything from “it’s treason” to “this means the Democrats won’t support the GOP in overriding a sanctions veto by Obama.” Forget the … Continue reading →
More than any previous scandal, the email controversy seems to be threatening to sink Hillary Clinton’s candidacy. But why? One reason is that it is being driven from left rather than right. The MSM usually plays the role of Democrat … Continue reading →
When I saw that the title of this article was “Joe Manchin’s Dilemma,” I thought I knew what his dilemma was: whether to keep disagreeing with Obama and run the risk of following in Bob Menendez’s footsteps to some DOJ … Continue reading →