Reading the administration’s announcements about how many people have signed up for Obamacare so far*, I realize that not only do I not trust the figures to tell the whole story, but I don’t trust them to have any relation … Continue reading →
…were just talking about the weather. I keep being amazed at how easily Obama’s “I didn’t knows” are accepted by the left, while Christie’s “I didn’t know” is mocked. But I shouldn’t be amazed in the least, so sometimes I’m … Continue reading →
We figured something like this was coming again from President Penphone. Congress? Deadlines? Who needs ’em? Here’s more about the latest postponement of the enforcement of Obamacare’s mandates: Under the new Treasury rule, firms with 50 to 99 full-time workers … Continue reading →
I absolutely agree with this piece about whether or not Obama is incompetent. It’s by Ray Hartwell, written in 2010, and the answer he gives is: competent, if you know what the goals are. Unfortunately the sad occasion for my … Continue reading →
…show. Dreadful.
Continue reading →…to find that gambling is going on here! I thought that was the way local politics worked in New Jersey—and an awful lot of other places, too. Nor does Sokolich’s new statement shed any light on the question of how … Continue reading →
Was all the Republican discussion about immigration reform the set up, and this the spike? Was the intention always to end up saying some version of “our hearts are in the right place, but Obama is just too untrustworthy to … Continue reading →
Paul Ryan: Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said distrust of President Barack Obama runs so deep in the Republican caucus that he’s skeptical the GOP-led House would pass any immigration measure. He said a plan that puts security first could only … Continue reading →
Harvey Silverglate weighs in on the motivations for the Justice Department’s current spate of prosecutions of politicians and ex-politicians. Many of the accused are Republicans, of course, but not all: What has become clear, however, is that the department’s war … Continue reading →
Another pundit agrees that the current House Republican stance on immigration makes no sense. That makes it pretty much unanimous, doesn’t it? I haven’t seen a single pundit, whether RINO/establishment or conservative/Tea-Party, say it makes sense, except when turning themselves … Continue reading →
I’m going to say at the outset that I think John Boehner is a poor leader, and I don’t trust him—either to do what’s right for the Republicans, the conservatives, or for the country. As long ago as December of … Continue reading →
…is not only maddening, it’s puzzling. Why are they doing this? And especially why now? Doesn’t it constitute an unforced error of major, major proportions? I’ve been mulling it over for a while. I’ve had a lot of thoughts: money, … Continue reading →