Jay Cost at HorseRaceBlog takes up the Obama vs. Alito SOTU controversy: I think it was inappropriate for the President to take a shot at the Court in the way he did. The Court’s solid reputation is a public good … Continue reading →
Nancy Pelosi will fight for you. That is, she’ll fight against you. Or maybe she’ll do both simultaneously: she promises to muster nearly-Churchillian determination in order to pass health care reform. And whatever she does, remember, she does it for … Continue reading →
One of Obama’s favorite ploys—and one prominently displayed last night in his SOTU speech—is to imply that Republicans are obstructionists who are blocking his agenda merely through desire to thwart the bipartisanship he so magnanimously offers. Of course, to Obama, … Continue reading →
James O’Keefe, the man who was instrumental in making the ACORN-sting videos featured prominently by Breitbart, has been arrested along with three other men: A witness told authorities O’Keefe was sitting in the waiting area of [US Senator Mary] Landrieu’s … Continue reading →
It has not escaped my attention that Scott Brown is a very good-looking man. Now, I know that’s not the only reason, or even the primary reason, that people voted for him. He has other tremendous assets that are far … Continue reading →
I’ve been saving that title for quite some time. And now there it is, big as life—because Scott Brown, the Republican Senator-elect from Massachusetts, has gone to Washington today. Flying coach. As John McCain said, “Sen. Brown represents the dreams … Continue reading →
Is this a complete game-changer? Will the Obama administration now be divided into two eras: BB and AB—Before Brown and After Brown? There was a lot of trash talk on the part of Democrats and their supporters before yesterday’s election. … Continue reading →
HUBRIS: Followed by… NEMESIS:
Continue reading →[NOTE: for those who weren’t around back then, the slogan on the T-shirt refers to the following: in the 1972 election, Massachusetts was the only state (along with DC) that didn’t vote for Nixon, but went instead for McGovern. During … Continue reading →
It’s election day and there’s light snow in New England, but certainly not enough to keep the hardy and the motivated citizens of Massachusetts away from the polls. Just three short weeks ago I didn’t think Scott Brown had a … Continue reading →
The Brown phenomenon continues to surprise. For example, yesterday I went to Firedoglake, a lberal/lefty blog, and saw a post entitled, “Progressives, please help to defeat Coakley.” Once I recovered from my astonishment, and had finished reading the piece and … Continue reading →
…is taught a few lessons by his commenters, nearly all of whom have a great deal more sense than he does. Dionne still thinks it’s all about “the narrative.” His commenters think it’s actually about the poor decisions made by … Continue reading →