Vindicating Romney
Read it and weep. Too little, too late, doesn’t matter any more. “I told you so” doesn’t work in history, unless people learn from their mistakes, which most do not.
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Why did Obama change his mind about getting Congress’ approval on Syria?
The scuttlebutt is that Obama wants to get the members of Congress on the record as voting yeah or nay: His reasoning, according to officials who were in the room [when Obama explained his change of heart to his advisers … Continue reading →
Here’s an easy one to answer
“If Obama Bypasses Congress on Syria, Will He Face Consequences?” No. Next question?
Continue reading →“The Butler” and other Hollywood propaganda
The “Republicans are racist” propaganda program continues apace, along with other revisions of history. The Soviets would be so proud! Mona Charen writes: The latest entry appears to be “The Butler,” which misrepresents President Reagan…as, at best, insensitive to blacks, … Continue reading →
The left is afraid of Ted Cruz…
…and therefore has set out to destroy him. Cruz is their worst nightmare: a brainy and fearless conservative with impeccable intellectual Ivy League credentials and minority ethnicity to boot. But they feel fully up to the task of turning him … Continue reading →
Birtherism becomes respectable…
…if the candidate in question is on the right. No surprise there. [NOTE: I wrote about this issue long ago (although not of course in relation to Cruz), pointing out that similar questions were raised about John McCain when he … Continue reading →
New Jersey ban on conversion therapy for gay youths
New Jersey has become the second state (California being the first) to ban so-called “conversion therapy” for those under 18: “Ex-gay” conversion is widely discredited and refuted by major mainstream psychological groups, such as American Psychological Association. In June, the … Continue reading →
Obama, the unchecked president
This article by Donald Sensing was recommended by several commenters yesterday. It doesn’t say anything that hasn’t been said before, both here and elsewhere. But it says it very well and quite succinctly. It’s a gloomy message. But it seems … Continue reading →
Kathleed Parker: Vote for Hillary!! Save the world!
Kathleen Parker writes in her WaPo column that we should support Hillary Clinton because it will save the world. I kid you not: Here’s a thought: She [Hillary Clinton] can save the world… Let’s begin with a working (and provable) … Continue reading →
There go those Republicans, making up nasty stuff about the government again
The House cast a vote (unfortunately merely symbolic, because the Senate won’t be agreeing) to keep the IRS from enforcing Obamacare. Look at the way the article describes the impetus for the bill [emphasis mine]: The House voted Friday to … Continue reading →
Inevitable…
…move: The Office of Personnel Management, under heavy pressure from Capitol Hill, will issue regulations saying that the government can continue to make the employer contribution to the health plans of members [of Congress] and aides, according to several Hill … Continue reading →
Obama and the phony scandals
Pat Smith has something to say to President Obama: The mother of a Benghazi victim is furious about the new White House strategy of calling the terrorist attack and many other scandals plaguing the Obama administration “fake” or “phony.” Patricia … Continue reading →