I have long suspected that Obama’s presidency might go down in the history books as a failure rivaling that of Jimmy Carter’s. What I didn’t expect was that, while trying to out-Carter Carter in weak-kneed ineptitude internationally, he would also attempt to out-Nixon Nixon in domestic ham-fistedness and thuggery.
Posts Tagged ‘Politics’
Thought for the Day
It took almost eight years, the Democrats, the media, an unpopular war, and poor fiscal performance for Bush to become as vilified as he eventually was. Obama is pushing seven months in office, has the media enthusiastically cheering and covering for him, and solely on the basis of his own performance his popularity is tanking.
Hooligans!
The irony of the DNC and Obama’s White House labeling the protests against its healthcare takeover ‘mob rule’ and claiming they are organized by the insurance companies is particularly rich, but in my mind it is amazingly insulting and almost has to backfire. I don’t recall now where I read it, but someone recently made [...]
Million-dollar Ham
Over the weekend, some conservative blogs started reporting on what appeared to be outrageous expenditures from the ‘stimulus’ bill as reported on recovery.gov. The one that first caught everyone’s eye was “2 POUND FROZEN HAM SLICED” at a contract price of $1,191,200. Talk about spending money on pork. Even those pointing this out were skeptical [...]
On That Whole Palin Thing
If you have not heard, Sarah Palin just announced that she is resigning the governorship of Alaska effective the end of this month (see, e.g, here). I have not listened directly to her remarks, but on Twitter (@AKGovSarahPalin) she said: “We’ll soon attach info on decision to not seek re-election… this is in Alaska’s best [...]
No “Coup” in Honduras
Earlier this morning, I posted an article which essentially said that both those condemning the ‘coup’ in Honduras and those praising its new government were wrong. My opinion was that Honduras was right to get rid of Zelaya, but went about it the wrong way. Thanks to a helpful commenter, Viva Honduras Libre (whose very [...]
