Meanwhile, of course, real religious wars are going on, and it’s Muslim extremists/terrorists who are driving them: Islamist gunmen burst into a Kenyan university before dawn Thursday, shooting students and taking hostages in a terror attack that left 70 dead, … Continue reading →
…is that he’s a fool rather than a knave. It’s come down to that. There are still defenders (or at least partial defenders) of Obama’s Middle East policy, and they’re not even all liberals. Ross Douthat, one of those partial … Continue reading →
I confess that I am puzzled. I had thought that the press would stand by Hillary Clinton in the same way they’ve stood by Obama through thick and then. There is no question in my mind that Obama has committed … Continue reading →
I’m sure there’s some germ of truth in this story, but I can’t figure out exactly where. I’m assuming that the lede is true: The White House, State Department and Hillary Clinton’s personal office knew in August that House Republicans … Continue reading →
The revelations about Hillary Clinton’s email system are growing more troubling for the left, and in a way more puzzling. For example, we have this article in The New York Times, which seems to be leading the attacks. The headline … Continue reading →
That’s not my title. It’s the title of a John Cassidy piece that appeared at The New Yorker website. I’ll briefly summarize what Cassidy is saying in his essay: Scott Walker is a bottom-dwelling POS who panders to the worst … Continue reading →
Maybe if these things were talked about again now, Obama’s connections to Communism, Ayers, Wright, and Alinsky would be heard and understood for what they might signify. In 2008 those reports were widely dismissed. The press of course dismissed them, … Continue reading →
In this op-ed, Scott Walker channels Newt Gingrich minus all the nastiness—although Newt wouldn’t really be Newt without the nastiness. Why do I say Walker is being like Gingrich? I remember, back in the 2012 Republican primaries, one of the … Continue reading →
…many of you will be pleased to know I’ve changed my mind somewhat on the “Obama doesn’t love America” flap. I still think it’s not the way to go for Republican candidates, as I said in my previous posts and … Continue reading →
We’ve had our fun with Marie Harf and Jen Psaki, and Josh Earnest as well as Jay Carney before him (for some reason, Robert Gibbs wasn’t a source of much fun). But I admit to a sneaking sort of awe … Continue reading →
Yeah, I know, why bother with the Times? I continue to find the cleverness of propaganda to be an interesting phenomenon, and the Times is still the respected paper of record for most New Yorkers (and other liberals) I know, … Continue reading →
I was surprised to read that Jamelle Bouie of Slate will be happy to see Jon Stewart go. As he himself says, Bouie’s a “liberal, college-educated millennial–the almost prototypical viewer” for Stewart’s show, so why’s he so thrilled (his word, … Continue reading →