Mort Zuckerman, head of US News and World Report and the New York Daily News, endorsed, supported, and voted for President Obama. That was then. This is now. I’ve read a number of pieces by former Obama supporters, but I’ve … Continue reading →
As inevitably as death and taxes, the Boston Globe has come out for Martha Coakley for Senator from Massachusetts. What’s far more interesting than the completely expected endorsement is the way the paper did it: tepidly. The editors could barely … Continue reading →
Pigs fly, and liberal CNN pundit Jack Cafferty is very angry at Obama for breaking his campaign promise about health care debate transparency: [See a transcript here.] Not only is Cafferty unequivocal in calling Obama a liar, but he’s pretty … Continue reading →
So, is the breaking of Obama’s well-known and oft-repeated C-Span promise, and his concomitant refusal to address that fact, a function of his contempt for the American public? Is it his idea that the majority of Americans won’t notice or … Continue reading →
None. Good old Andrew Sullivan is on the case of those who saw this official White House photo of Obama as condescending and arrogant: Obama’s supporters see the pose as James Bondish—although I can’t see how that would eliminate arrogance; … Continue reading →
Among all the other disturbing trends of the Obama era, we have the specter of an MSM that has completely abdicated its duty to report fairly and to (remember this quaint phrase?) question authority. Many have pointed out that this … Continue reading →
NY Post columnist Michael Goodwin offers his Obama mea culpas: I am afraid — actually, certain — we are losing the heart and soul that made America unique in human history. Yes, we have enemies, but the greatest danger comes … Continue reading →
Read his cri de coeur here: I find it rings flat with me to have to face people asking where the scientists were when we were overcoming so many many obstacles to get a rare fair hearing. The scientists have … Continue reading →
Yes, I’m back to critiquing Peggy Noonan’s columns. But please forgive me; there’s a personal reason this time. As vanderleun has pointed out, she seems to have stolen my meme: After the president announced his plan he seemed to slip … Continue reading →
Climategate is endlessly fascinating; I could write and read about it all day if I let myself. It has many of the most suspenseful elements of fiction (Michael Crichton fiction, to be exact), but truth tends to be stranger—and to … Continue reading →
Because I’ve been away from civilization for nearly four days, I haven’t been able to follow the twistings and turnings of Climategate as closely as I otherwise would. But from my quick perusal of the subject today, it strikes me … Continue reading →
Susan Estrich is a Democratic operative who sometimes shows the rare ability to criticize her own, and in the past she’s borne some of the consequences. Last night she spoke out again, this time in an interview with Greta Van … Continue reading →