Mar 12 2010

Stupak’s lament

In case you’re inclined to relax in expressing your opposition to the nationalization of health care, pay heed to the words of Bart Stupak, via Robert Costa’s report:

Sitting in an airport, on his way home to Michigan, Rep. Bart Stupak, a pro-life Democrat, is chagrined. “They’re ignoring me,” he says, in a phone interview with [...]

Feb 21 2010

Analysis: Fudging facts can sour public mindset - CNBC

New York Daily News

Analysis: Fudging facts can sour public mindsetCNBCPresident Barack Obama embellishes the number of jobs created by last year's stimulus bill while Republicans claim, incorrectly, that not a single job …Rep. Ron Paul berates a Democratic president not named Obama at CPACDallas Morning News (blog)Conservatives Plot Comeback With Renewed EnergyABC NewsGOP watch: Yesterday [...]

Jan 3 2010

John Brennan’s disgraceful performance

Scott and John have already eviscerated the dreadful performance of Deputy National Security Adviser John Brennan on FOX News Sunday. Before his appearance, the Washington Post had reported that “the normally reclusive Brennan is scheduled to appear on several Sunday TV talk shows.” We now have a pretty good idea of why [...]

Dec 29 2009

Abdulmutallab and the Obama Mindset

When Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was placed
on the British government’s watch list in May 2009 and banned
from entering the country, the U.S. embassy in London (and by
extension the U.S. State Department), as well as U.S.
intelligence agencies, were notified of this move as part of
information-sharing [...]

Nov 13 2009

The administration’s KSM decision — Michael Mukasey’s take

Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey is one of the many distinguished lawyers participating at the Federal Society’s annual national lawyers conference here in Washington this week. As luck would have it, he was on the program for a speech this afternoon, not long after the Obama administration announced its decision to try Khalid Sheikh [...]

Sep 18 2009

A Warrior for the Cause

I was struck by the contrast between two things I saw today. The first was at The Corner, where Mark Steyn quoted this depressingly accurate assessment:
Whenever the centre-right wins an election, the centre-left allows that its opponents have the office, but denies they have the mandate. They can govern for a term, yes, but [...]

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