A good question
From Victor Davis Hanson, on how the precedents Obama has set could result in a changed America even after he leaves office: So we are living in scary times. The nation has grown used to the idea that what the … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Press
Jonathan Chait should disqualify himself…
…from ever writing about George Bush again. But instead he brings us this piece with the undeniably correct title, “Barack Obama is not George Bush.” Well, of course not. Was there ever anyone who had a particle of doubt on … Continue reading →
Yes, Rush Limbaugh mentioned me yesterday
Sort of. But I’ll take it—I’ll take it. Close enough: RUSH: Now, I got a post here at Legal Insurrection. And the poster, the writer is somebody that calls themselves Neocon, but it’s actually just a post pointing to something … Continue reading →
Incompetence
So, Peggy Noonan just started to perceive this a few weeks ago? I would add that in recent weeks I have begun to worry about the basic competency of the administration, its ability to perform the most fundamental duties of … Continue reading →
Obama’s suffering
[Bumped up.] The wording of this WaPo headline caught my eye: “Obama Suffers Most From Year of Turmoil, Poll Finds.” Accompanying it is this photo: The article goes on to describe the precipitous decline in Obama’s standing in approval polls … Continue reading →
The Lie of the Year
Politifact says it’s: “If you like you health care plan, you can keep it.” Can’t argue with that selection, really—except that there were so many other excellent ones from which to choose. All the shills in the press or in … Continue reading →
Megyn Kelly is driving them crazy
By now Megyn Kelly of Fox has become so popular that, right on schedule, comes the inevitable flap—about a segment on Kelly’s show concerning whether Santa and Jesus were white. I’ll pass by the substantive [sic] issues and just say … Continue reading →
Time‘s Person of the Year: Pope Francis
Explained—and previously predicted—by Ace. Lat night when I read Ace’s prediction and his reasons for it, I strongly suspected he had nailed it. And so he had. His point has nothing to do with the present Pope and his actual … Continue reading →
Tyranny testimony
One of the courses that George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley teaches is constitutional law. He is also an Obama supporter and a liberal, although he doesn’t always toe the party line. Turley certainly didn’t pull his punches in … Continue reading →
50 best conservative columnists?
Here’s John Hawkins’ list. I like Steyn, who came in #1, but I prefer Sowell, who was #3. I’ve never even heard of some of the other high-up’s, and what in heaven’s name is Dick Morris doing at #14, or … Continue reading →
I guess the Iranians were correct…
…when they said the Obama administration lied about its deal with them. It’s a sad thing that, on hearing those Iranian claims, I was already inclined to believe their version more than Obama’s. That’s how little meaning his word has … Continue reading →
All the news that’s fit to print: the NY Times, the nipple, and the Jewish star tattoo
The Times chose to illustrate an article about genetic testing for breast cancer in Israel, a country with a high rate of the disease, with this photo: There’s been a lot of flak about the nipple—or to be more accurate, … Continue reading →