Flotsam and Jetsam
The party of “no” is ahead in the congressional generic poll. All that time “engaging” Iran was supposed to prepare the ground for international sanctions. But China and Russia are as unhelpful as...
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If you thought Obama was talking “We are the World” gibberish again to the “Muslim World,” you were right. He sort of seemed to be saying (if you get the plain English translation): “We’ll pull out of...
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Sen. Harry Reid is doubling down on ObamaCare and will jam it through with 50 votes if he can evade all the parliamentary challenges. Republicans question whether he has the votes for reconciliation....
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A good question triggered by the assassination of the Hamas terrorist in Dubai and our decision to send an ambassador to Syria: “Will the safe haven Damascus continues to provide terrorists such as...
View ArticleNo Waste of Time
Both before and after the health-care summit there were those on the Left and on the Right who declared it to be a “waste of time.” On a superficial level this might be the case. After all, there was...
View ArticleThe Rahm Chronicles
The Washington Post runs another “It’s not Rahm Emanuel’s fault” piece, decrying Obama’s, and it seems David Axelrod’s, failure to heed the chief of staff’s advice. We’ve seen the drip, drip, drip of...
View ArticleAnd What If It Passes?
Dana Milbank writes on the Slaughter Rule fight (which, to the Democrats’ dismay, is now transforming the final week’s health-care debate into a nationwide argument over the Democrats’ desperation...
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In the second part of a fascinating interview (which should be read in full), former Israeli Defense Minister and ambassador to the U.S. Moshe Arens posits that Bibi has been too accommodating: “What...
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Patty Murray may be in trouble, especially if Dino Rossi gets into the Washington senate race. At least one pro-Israel group is going after the Obami: “Activists for the Zionist Organization of America...
View ArticleMedia Clueless on the Tea Parties — Still
Noemie Emery traces the media coverage of the tea parties: First, they were described as an ignorant rabble, much as the Washington Post had once pegged evangelicals. Then polls showed that they were a...
View ArticleObama Undercuts Immigration Reform
As I’ve commented before, Obama has been, at best, a lukewarm supporter of immigration reform. Given the choice between solving a knotty, divisive issue, the resolution of which would incur the wrath...
View ArticleNo Virtue in Specter’s Self-Centered “Bipartisanship”
Regarding Arlen Specter, Dana Milbank writes: He is ornery, vain, disloyal and a brazen opportunist. He lacks a discernible ideology, puts his finger to the political winds before casting a vote and in...
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Not even Dana Milbank can make excuses for Imam Abdul Rauf: “He claims he wishes to improve the standing of Muslims in the United States, to build understanding between religions, and to enhance the...
View ArticleDems Flee the Scene
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said that, contrary to press reports, the House isn’t bugging out this week. Now, however, the Senate Democrats are, in fact, talking about fleeing the Capitol early:...
View ArticleThe Last Thing This Administration Needs
Earlier this month, I commented that it was quite possible that Obama could choose a worse chief of staff to replace Rahm Emanuel — Valerie Jarrett. Her personal judgment is poor, her political...
View ArticleRE: “Yes We Can, But…”
As Pete pointed out, the president’s appearance on Jon Stewart’s show was a telling one. It’s not only we conservatives who think it was a bad outing for Obama. Dana Milbank observes: The president had...
View ArticleThe Chronically Unserious Dana Milbank
Fox News has an unparalleled capacity to cause liberal journalists to say really stupid things. Take the case of the chronically unserious Dana Milbank. (Who can forget this moment?) In his Washington...
View ArticleLiberals’ Civility Test
A week after President Obama’s stirring remarks at the Tucson memorial service comes an important Civility Test for liberals. ABC’s Jonathan Karl reports that Democratic Representative Steve Cohen went...
View ArticleYes, Conservatives Criticized Reagan Too
What do you call a forum during which two people holding different opinions argue their respective cases in an attempt to win over the audience? Conservatives rightly call this a “debate.” But...
View ArticleLiberals Already Miss Mitt Romney
There is more than enough silly commentary on the so-called fiscal cliff negotiations to go around, but you can’t do much better than Dana Milbank’s column today for the Washington Post. Milbank’s...
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