National Journal‘s Ron Fournier (who used to be Washington bureau chief at the AP), is puzzled and perturbed by the disconnect between his preferred vision and the recent news: I like government. I don’t like what the fallout from these … Continue reading →
The WSJ isn’t perturbed by the revelation of the data-mining continuation by the Obama administration: …[U]unlike the other White House scandals there seems to be little here that is scandalous. The existence of the program was exposed years ago and … Continue reading →
Indeed: WASHINGTON””More than a week after President Barack Obama’s cold-blooded killing of a local couple, members of the American news media admitted Tuesday that they were still trying to find the best angle for covering the gruesome crime. “I know … Continue reading →
Yes, I’m being sarcastic. But still—the boycott by at least half the press of Holder’s attempts at off-the-record damage control must have come as a huge shock to Holder/Obama (Holdama?), and rightly so. After all, for well over five years … Continue reading →
Brad Woodhouse is the Democratic National Committee’s communications director. As such, you’d think he’d understand communications. And so we can assume that when he says something, he means to say it–such as, for example, this message: POTUS asked AG to … Continue reading →
From a Chicago Tribune editorial: But Obama’s endorsement is no reason to celebrate. It’s the equivalent of a guy sending roses to his girlfriend after he stole tulips from her garden. I beg to differ. Actually, it’s the equivalent of … Continue reading →
…Holder’s DOJ won’t be snooping into the phone records of good-little-progressive-soldier Daniel Klaidman of The Daily Beast. [ADDENDUM: Ace points out that the New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza has uncovered evidence that Holder’s DOJ judge-shopped in order to get someone who … Continue reading →
According to the NY Times, the Department of Justice says that in 2010 they informed News Corp., Fox’s parent company, of the Rosen subpoena (without mentioning Rosen by name at the time): A law enforcement official said on Sunday that … Continue reading →
You know, I feel I need to thank the left for one thing. For much of my life, I’ve studied history but wondered how it was that certain things happened. How could people be so stupid, so gullible, so shortsighted, … Continue reading →
…it has set on Britain as well: If you’re thinking of getting steamed over [the Woolrich machete murder], don’t. Simon Jenkins, the former editor of the Times of London, cautioned against “mass hysteria” over “mundane acts of violence.” That’s easy … Continue reading →
I was going to write a long article about the press’s coverage of the riots by so-called “youths” in Sweden, but this article pretty much covers the same territory: In addition to the horrendous beheading of a British soldier in … Continue reading →
Holder signed off on the Rosen email seizure, according to “a law enforcement official.” And today Obama had just put him in charge of “review[ing] Justice Department guidelines governing investigations that involve journalists.” Fox guarding the henhouse? Note that the … Continue reading →