…fear itself. Oh, and frustration: Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now and facts and science and argument does not seem to be winning the day all the time is because we’re hardwired not to … Continue reading →
What does this video reveal? (1) O’Donnell annoys liberals no end, and has been doing so for quite some time. (2) She has a lot of experience being in the line of rhetorical fire. (3) She’s pretty charming, which doesn’t … Continue reading →
…Joe Klein shows quite a bit of it himself in his hit piece on ignorant commoners like Christine O’Donnell: [O’Donnell] is attractive, to some, because she doesn’t know anything. She couldn’t name a Supreme Court decision she disagreed with, not … Continue reading →
It’s getting almost amusing. Should Republicans say, “I’m rubber, you’re glue, bounces off me and sticks to you”? Take a look: We have seen this movie before,” Biden told an enthusiastic crowd of about 200 people during a luncheon at … Continue reading →
Bob Schieffer (Bob Shieffer!) asks Axelrod whether throwing a heap of excrement against the wall and seeing what will stick is really the best way for the administration to help the Democratic Party in next month’s election. No, he doesn’t … Continue reading →
President Obama admonishes us to “keep believing that change is possible.” He adds: Let’s show Washington one more time, change doesn’t come from the top. Change happens because of you! Change happens because of you! Change happens because of you! … Continue reading →
Barney Frank writes asking Sean Bielat for his position on Social Security. Here’s Bielat’s impressive response. Guess Barney forgot that, although he’s a mere Marine, Bielat’s the possessor of a graduate degree from Harvard, too. [Hat tip: commenter “Scott.”]
Continue reading →I happened to have been looking back at some old threads last night, and I ran across this, from our sorely missed late commenter FredHJr, who has been gone now for over a year. It was written on April 1, … Continue reading →
The predictions of the polls for this election are all over the place. Although in general a Republican win is expected, the scope and breadth of that win is highly disputed. Liberal rags and bloggers say that the Republicans have … Continue reading →
I’ve sometimes wondered whether, as John Dickerson wrote here, the Obama administration’s struggles will make at least a few Bush-haters acknowledge that maybe, just maybe, his predecessor wasn’t such an abysmal ignoramus after all. That maybe, just maybe, it’s actually … Continue reading →
I’ve thought for quite some time that Greta Van Susteren is one of the very best interviewers on TV. There’s something about her that’s intensely likable—and this despite the fact that she’s (gasp!) a lawyer (some of my best friends…). … Continue reading →
Did you know that these are “the toughest times any president has ever faced”? Rahm Emanuel knows. And he’s saying goodbye to all that. I don’t know what’s more frightening: that this is what the president’s Chief of Staff for … Continue reading →