Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Various news outlets are reporting that the U.S. is dramatically scaling back joint exercises with Israel, something Israel perceives to be a sign of distrust and an effort (again) to create distance between itself and America: Seven months ago, Israel and the United States postponed a massive joint military exercise
Continue readingI got another Obama campaign solicitation in this morning’s email. I get them every day and have for months. In the beginning, they were rather jaunty. “Hey, we’re going to win. Pitch in.” Then they got commercial. “Want a chance to sit in the backroom of an Obama event? Pitch
Continue readingBlack and Right has produced a brilliant video to help you understand how racism works in Obama’s America: As Homer Simpson would say, “It’s funny because it’s true.” Oh, wait! The fact that it’s true makes it singularly unfunny. Is this the way our nation is choosing its president? Will
Continue readingIn my previous post, I huffed and puffed about the fact that the top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan ruminated that, quite possibly, it was the NATO troops’ own fault that Afghan forces shot them, because NATO forces had been insensitive to the stress of Ramazan (the Afghan version of Ramadan).
Continue readingYou know that expression “Never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel”? I think Obama might want to coin a new one, something along the lines of “Never pick a fight with the toughest, bravest, meanest, scariest-ass fighters in the world.” I like watching martial arts
Continue readingI’ve really been shocked with the way the conservative media has been misrepresenting a campaign tweet photo that shows Obama and some supporters trying to spell “Ohio” with their arms. All the conservative media keeps saying they’re spelling O-I-H-O. As if! In fact, if you look at the photo, it’s
Continue readingSince all of you are political junkies, as I am, you’ve already read about Glenn Thrush’s e-book, which shows tremendous disarray in the Obama campaign, not to mention highlighting the fact that Obama hates Romney and is in this to win, never mind that he has nothing to offer the
Continue readingOur president has been in the news lately for scorning the Washington press — this, despite the fact that these “journalists” have pretty much been playing on his team since Day 1. Apparently even friendly pitches about politics have become too dangerous for President Obama. Instead, he’s trotted over to
Continue readingThere used to be an old joke that the Jewish vote pivoted on each Jew asking himself this question “Is it good for the Jews?” Not a very nice stereotype, but probably a true one — and true for any group in America, whether white, WASP, Jewish, Catholic, Asian, Baptist,
Continue readingI’m with American Crossroads, which believes that Joe Biden is just what the Democrat ticket needs: Gravitas! (Giggle, giggle.) I’m suspect, though, that the Democrats themselves are becoming disenchanted with Good Old Joe. Apparently they cast around for the Hillary alternative, only to get a resounding “No!” from a woman
Continue readingI found the show “Game of Thrones” unwatchable, and the book unreadable — both were boring, ugly, and self-involved, which kind of hints at the author’s personality, right? Anyway, George R. R. Martin has decided that it’s not enough to have his books reveal his petty little soul. He’s now
Continue readingI don’t do well around gore, whether real or fake. I cover my eyes when the dyed corn syrup flows in movies and, unless my children need me, I tend to faint when someone becomes sanguinary in my presence (myself included). In other words, I have a pathetically weak nervous
Continue readingJoe Biden sent me an email the other day, one that was remarkable for the complete absence of substance, and the overwhelming presence of 1930s, Daddy Warbuck-ish invective: Starting now, we can expect even more wealthy, right-wing ideologues lining up to support the Romney-Ryan ticket. The people on the other
Continue readingIf the Weekly Standard hadn’t been checking David Axelrod’s tweets, I never would have known that Barack Obama dropped into his Chicago — Chicago! Home Town! — headquarters to, in Axelrod’s words “fire[] up the team.” He even includes a picture: I’ll freely admit that I’m not the best in
Continue readingThe most recent ad from the Romney campaign reminds us that, during the primary, Romney was willing to fight. This is a fighting ad: I have no idea whether this ad gets viewed only by those of us who have already made up our minds in Romney’s favor, or if
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