…of the defunding/shutdown brouhaha? At this point I have the sneaking suspicion it is mainly a propaganda opportunity on both sides, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. It’s always risky to prognosticate, and I certainly could be wrong, but … Continue reading →
Right on schedule. It was inevitable that there would be a serious and concentrated attempt to Palinize Cruz no matter what he did. But Cruz’s current stance on Obamacare, which is exposing the deep rifts within the Republican Party, makes … Continue reading →
…win big in Germany. But Merkel’s previous partner, the FDP (Free Democratic Party), a group defined as “classically liberal” and in favor of policies somewhat to the right, has lost enough votes that it will no longer be part of … Continue reading →
…with Congressional Republicans. As though he ever did. But he knows the MSM will preserve the fiction of his constant amiable efforts to reach out. And what a vile piece of work Nancy Pelosi is.
Continue reading →I haven’t yet written about the fight that’s been going on for quite some time between Senator Ted Cruz and the more (for want of a better word) “establishment” Republicans in Congress. I haven’t commented on it yet because it … Continue reading →
British poet Philip Larkin (1922-1985) was a complicated man, like many poets. But unlike most of them these days, he was politically of the right, at least in some respects. Larkin wrote in forms, which is inherently conservative. But his … Continue reading →
…after some delays. (Some puns are simply irresistible.) The evidence in DeLay’s 2010 trial for money laundering to influence an election was ruled “legally insufficient to sustain DeLay’s convictions.” In other words, the case should never have been brought in … Continue reading →
Summers was forced to withdraw by a bunch of Democrats who didn’t like Obama’s pick. As far as I can see, there were three reasons for this: (1) Summers had been insufficiently in favor of financial regulation during the 90s. … Continue reading →
…we’re still bitterly clinging. At least for now. Note how the article ascribes the recent sinking of the fortunes of gun control advocates to the “creaky old” tactics of the NRA, not to the deeply-held belief of the American public … Continue reading →
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.
Continue reading →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 →
“If Obama Bypasses Congress on Syria, Will He Face Consequences?” No. Next question?
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