…to defeat his nominee for the head of the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ, Debo Adegbile, a choice that raised an unusual amount of criticism because Adegbile had defended convicted cop-killer and leftist darling Mumial Abu-Jamal. The LA Times … Continue reading →
Interesting article by David Weigel in Slate: Romney was right. Why was Obama wrong? Because, I think, he was willfully blurring the distinction between “geopolitical” and other sorts of threats. He was playing to the cheap seats. Voters do not … Continue reading →
Attorney General Eric Holder to state AGs: disregard your oaths of office. I did!: Holder said state attorneys general do not have to enforce laws they disagree with, specifically when it comes to the issue of gay marriage. “It is … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I originally wrote some of this as part of a comment of mine, but I thought I’d highlight it in a post of its own.] The D’Souza case has sent a chill up the spines of conservatives and other … Continue reading →
…would be laughable if it weren’t for the fact that this sort of stuff works. First let’s look at the offense, which occurred in 1988 while Walker was running for student body president at Marquette University. Yes, you heard that … Continue reading →
The D’Souza case: a warning to all who would challenge or offend Obama. You’ll be next. The activities with which he’s charged are unlikely to have been uncovered in a “routine review,” as John Hinderaker writes at Powerline: Here is … Continue reading →
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is set to announce the administration’s intent to make the biggest cuts in decades to the US military, returning it to its smallest size since 1940. I get tired of writing “this is no surprise.” … Continue reading →
This: A clear majority of Americans, 59%, still view Hillary Clinton favorably a year after she left her post as secretary of state. Clinton’s current rating is noticeably lower than the 64% she averaged while serving in President Barack Obama’s … Continue reading →
It’s not as though what John McCain says matters at this point. However, he is still a US senator, and—although it may seem several lifetimes away—he was Barack Obama’s Republican opponent in his first presidential race, way back in 2008. … Continue reading →
…is bullish on the GOP’s chances of gaining control of the Senate in 2014: Barring some sort of change in the national environment or meltdown in the Republican nominations process — neither of which is impossible — Democrats are likely … Continue reading →
Now that Chris Christie’s candidacy seems to have been damaged, even though there is still no proof (or even evidence) that he knew what his aides were doing in Bridgegate, next on the list is Wisconsin’s Scott Walker. Walker is … Continue reading →
Workers of the South, unite: The workers at the VW plant in Chattanooga voted 712-626 to stay out of the union after a lobbying fight in which Republican politicians warned unionization could lead Volkswagen and automobile companies to leave the … Continue reading →