I had previously heard something vague about the NY Times having lauded Fidel Castro when he first came to power, but I didn’t know the details. Most people are ignorant (as I was) of the story of Times reporter Herbert … Continue reading →
I propose the use of the following term for the tendency to make excuses for our new President: Obama Arrangement Syndrome, or OAS. I picked up this felicitous phrase here, from commenter “Terry Gain,” who writes: …at least six months … Continue reading →
The WaPo has a hard-hitting editorial condemning Scotland’s release of Al Megrahi as well as Libya’s hero’s welcome for him. The editors use words like “sickening” and “travesty of justice” and “breathtaking abuse of power.” They state that the only … Continue reading →
I wrote of Peggy Noonan the other day that, although she’s beginning to “get” Obama and what he’s about, she’s only halfway there. Noonan still thinks he’s just receiving bad advice or making missteps, and that he’s not the master … Continue reading →
The title of this op-ed by LA Times columnist Dan Neil caught my eye: “It’s Time to Fight Dirty.” The piece is an admonition to the Left to take the gloves off (and here I thought it already had!) and … Continue reading →
That person ends up writing this sort of claptrap, picking up where the DNC video left off. Pravda could not have done any better in its bad old days as an organ for the USSR. But the journalists [sic] who … Continue reading →
You’ll notice I haven’t weighed in yet on the subject of Obama’s birth certificate. That’s because I consider it a non-issue at this point, except as it’s being used to discredit perceptions of Republicans and people on the Right as … Continue reading →
Metaphorically speaking, that is, according to the NY Post: Congressional plans to fund a massive health-care overhaul could have a job-killing effect on New York, creating a tax rate of nearly 60 percent for the state’s top earners and possibly … Continue reading →
Is this WaPo editorial a portent of things to come? Let’s hope so. The paper has turned on Congress and to a lesser extent the President, criticizing their proposal to further tax the rich to fund universal health care: The … Continue reading →
Here’s an excellent summary of what has happened to Sarah Palin at the hands of the press both during the campaign and after. I recommend it for two reasons. The first is that it is written by a journalist who … Continue reading →
Remember Gerald Walpin? The man the White House fired as AmeriCorps Inspector General when he had the audacity to investigate Sacramento Mayor (and Obama supporter) Kevin Johnson for his alleged mismanagement of AmeriCorps funds? The one whose firing the White … Continue reading →
In the New Republic, Leon Wieseltier criticizes the weakness of Obama’s support for the Iranian protesters. Wieseltier correctly points out that by his tepid response, Obama refused to take the leadership role that would have meant a great deal to … Continue reading →