Well, he thinks so, because he has just handed down “Ten Commandments for Our Next Commander-in-Chief” of which it can be said that they are not as tedious as they might be, if only because they do not begin with “Thou shalt not”. Otherwise, they simply amount to “Be a Churchill, not an Obama”, though,…
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Obama, all talk and no action? If only!
Eric Levitz, writing for New York magazine, boils down Jeffrey Goldberg’s 20,000 word interview with President Obama in the Atlantic, during which the president sounds so gosh-darn reasonable that you’ll have a hard time swallowing all the brutal truths concerning the house of state terror that Bush and Obama built (and reinforced) collected by Conor…
One reason Obama has problems
In his state of the union address, remarking about the lack of collegiality in DC, the president said “I have no doubt a president with the gifts of Lincoln or Roosevelt might have better bridged the divide, and I guarantee I’ll keep trying to be better so long as I hold this office.” It’s remarkable…
The foreign policy debate: Wouldn’t it be nice if we had one?
I realize that the recent terrorist attack in San Bernardino may forbid rational discussion of any topic for the next six months, or even longer. Still, wouldn’t be nice to have foreign policy discussion that consisted of more than a choice between Tweedle-Dick and Tweedle-Hillary? I mean, I’m not asking for six degrees of separation,…
Phony Evenhandedness, Case Nos. 377,421,904-6
Golly! That President Obama! When Republicans tell outrageous and disgusting lies, he just tells the truth! Why, he’s almost as bad as they are! That’s the gist of the bizarre rap of TV big-shot (five Emmys!) Jeff Greenfield in a recent piece for Politico Magazine, headed “Getting the Politics of Fear Right: Trump exploits our…
Republican thought processes: Tragedy in France = New reason to hate Obama!
And a new reason to hate Muslims, as Republican politicos, including all the “presidential” ones—struggle to outdo one another in their hatred for Syrian refugees—except for, you know, the Christian ones—as well as our president. If they keep it up, they’re going to make Hillary Clinton look classy. UPDATE Dunno about Hillary, but Bernie Sanders…
Charles Koch, right on substance, wrong on tone
“It’s beneath the president, the dignity of the president, to be doing that,” says Charles Koch, according to this interview in Politico. Mr. Koch was apparently “flabbergasted” by criticism leveled by the president at the Kochs, to wit: “[Y]ou start seeing massive lobbying efforts backed by fossil fuel interests, or conservative think tanks, or the…
The subtle hypocrisy of the New York Times
The Aug. 24 edition of the New York Times carries an article by David E. Sanger and Michael R. Gordon headlined “Future Risks of an Iran Nuclear Deal” whose third paragraph reads as follows: “Even some of the most enthusiastic backers of the agreement, reached by six world powers with Iran, say they fear Mr….
Money don’t buy applause? Frank Sinatra, Meet Michael Bloomberg
Frank Sinatra, still hitting the road in his seventies, was asked why he was continuing to perform, when he was both richer than sin and too old to engage in it. Didn’t he have all the money he would ever need? “Money don’t applaud,” said Frankie. Well, that was then. Now, money do applaud, or…
David Ignatius to Obama: You need to be bipartisan, Mr. President!
WPost columnist David Ignatius has the following words of “wisdom” for President Obama re the proposed nuclear agreement with Iran: “On the substance, I agree with Obama. The agreement will provide clear, verifiable limits on Iran’s ability to build a nuclear weapon for at least 15 years. Those who think more sanctions can gain a…