Much is being made of the recent drop in Obama’s approval rating, particularly among his usual strong supporters, the young (see also this): Barack Obama’s job approval rating is down to 45 percent in the lastest CNN/ORC poll, conducted June … Continue reading →
I never heard of him before. But I’m impressed with his message and the clarity with which he articulates it:
Continue reading →This statement by Boehner seems a bit encouraging. But I’ve learned not to put my faith in the Republicans in Congress. It’s like Lucy and the football.
Continue reading →I keep reading conflicting things about the chances of the amnesty bill passing. Yes? No? Do they have the votes? One thing’s clear—it sure is flying under the radar right now. And that’s unlikely to be an accident.
Continue reading →My new article is up at PJ. It’s about Susan Rice, Samantha Power, their rewards for loyalty to Obama, and Power’s views on the sins of the US.
Continue reading →…he never writes: Sen. Chuck Grassley, a pivotal deal-maker in Congress, said Tuesday that he has not received a phone call from President Obama in four years. The lack of communication between the Iowa Republican and the president is an … Continue reading →
My first thought on reading that Christie had called the NJ senatorial election for this coming October was that, although he may find himself re-elected governor of New Jersey, he’s completely killed his chances for higher office on a Republican … Continue reading →
…that Darrell Issa doesn’t have any scandalous divorce records that can be unsealed. But maybe this will do, eh? Probably not. But nice try, Plouffe. And I wouldn’t advise Plouffe—or any other Democrat—to pick Jay Carney’s reputation for veracity as … Continue reading →
The only part of the ad I’d quarrel with is the use of the “law is irrelevant” quote, which I think is taken out of context and was not meant in the way it sounds. It doesn’t really add all … Continue reading →
Michele Bachmann announces she will not be running for re-election to her House seat. She claims it’s not because she thought she’d lose, and it’s not because of investigations into her campaign financing, but that she believes representatives should move … Continue reading →
John Fund points out that Lois Lerner has a pre-IRS history of overseeing the same sort of abuses she supervised when she later came to the IRS: Conservatives have long tangled with Lerner, who was director of enforcement at the … Continue reading →
Because, despite the president’s feigned outrage about what the IRS did, the White House’s message is that the IRS abuses don’t constitute a “real” scandal. Excuse me—an “actual real scandal”: “What would be an actual real scandal in Washington would … Continue reading →