…to the Democratic Party and to the nation. The former, however, may not realize that fact, and can’t or won’t get rid of her, due to the power she’s amassed and her ability to pass legislation that an increasingly left-leaning … Continue reading →
Yesterday I wrote a post that was about (among other things) Obama’s failure to deal with the unemployment problem. Then I saw this comment from “Ilion:” This off focus on “jobs” (for “jobs” are not in the bailiwick of government) … Continue reading →
Senator Scott Brown is still a popular guy in Massachusetts, polling a favorability/unfavorability rating of 55/18, according to a Boston Globe poll. Far more surprisingly, Barack Obama is behind Brown with ratings of 54/42. Note that high “unfavorable” number; this … Continue reading →
So much bad stuff is happening every day that bills such as this one tend to slip in under the wire without much fanfare. It was just passed by the House, giving the Citizens United decision that “special” Democrat touch … Continue reading →
I hope that this isn’t another bill we’ll have to pass to find out what’s in it. But that appears to be the case. The much-touted compromise that’s finally been reached is an agreement mostly among Democrats. A spokesperson for … Continue reading →
There have been so many issues coming up fast and furious lately that the mind reels. But remember cap and trade? This administration does. Here’s my new PJ article speculating on what they might do about it.
Continue reading →Richard Fernandez speculates on the news that Rahm Emanuel is planning to leave the White House by the end of the year. As with most administrations, the true story of the inner workings of Obama’s has yet to be told, … Continue reading →
Isn’t it interesting how those defending Obama seem to have come down for the most part to the repetition of a single assertion: “Bush did it, too!” Their statement isn’t even necessarily true, although sometimes it is. Nor is the … Continue reading →
President Obama famously said he can’t personally fix the oil spill by sucking it up with a straw. But when the oil-sucking barges that Bobby Jindal had ordered to do just that (minus the straws) arrived and got to work, … Continue reading →
With not a hint of self-awareness or irony, Susan Estrich pens a column devoted to the idea that electing the politically inexperienced is dangerous—without acknowledging that, with some mild tweaking, her argument fits President Obama quite nicely. Now it’s true … Continue reading →
Yesterday was primary day in a great many states. It was widely billed as a challenge for incumbents, and as Michael Barone writes: …[O]ne way to look at the results is that no incumbent member of Congress lost his or … Continue reading →
If Republicans manage to gain control of the House in the 2010 election, and Nancy Pelosi loses her post as Speaker, Fred Barnes speculates that Obama may breathe a sigh of relief and pivot to the center, much as Clinton … Continue reading →