Loyalty rewarded: Susan Rice and Samantha Power
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.
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He never calls…
…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 →
Christie the politician
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 →
What a shame…
…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 →
Mitch McConnell: milquetoast no more—at least in this ad
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 →
Bachmann’s out
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 →
It’s not Lerner’s first rodeo—or Obama’s
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 →
Ever wonder what a “real scandal” would look like?
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 →
Fools or knaves, Benghazi special edition
Fools! say White House officials, after being guaranteed anonymity: “We’re portrayed by Republicans as either being lying or idiots,” said one Obama administration official who was part of the Benghazi response. “It’s actually closer to us being idiots.” Egad. Read … Continue reading →
Benghazi, the IRS, and the 2012 election
William A. Jacobsen connects some dots: The election of 2012 was tainted by All the President’s Concealers. [ADDENDUM: John Hinderaker at Powerline muses on some related issues. I’m with Hinderaker on this; although we’ll never really know, I don’t think … Continue reading →
Are we paying attention yet?
Gallup headline: “Americans’ Attention to IRS, Benghazi Stories Below Average.” Ho-hum, says America. Or does it? When I looked at the actual figures, they weren’t quite as bad as I had originally thought from reading the headline. In fact, slight … Continue reading →
Methinks…
…there’s some heavy-duty symbolism at work here: There was a crash landing Sunday at the Duluth International Airport, but it didn’t involve airplanes. Rather, it was two bald eagles, which were fighting in midair when they locked talons. In a … Continue reading →