Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
I’ve commented (at length) about what a fundamentally unkind man Obama is. Today, Mr. Hopenchange revealed that mean streak yet again in a nasty remark he made about Jessica Simpson’s weight. This man is not hopeful, he is not clever, he is not kind, and it’s becoming clear that he
Continue readingAre you getting the feeling that Obama, contrary to the hope hype, is a very grim, depressed man? Since the precise moment of his inauguration, his every pronouncement has been redolent of hopelessness and anger. My feeling is that, if Obama is going to style himself the second Roosevelt when
Continue readingI never thought I’d find myself in agreement with the Iranian government, but pigs are flying, and wisdom emanates from Tehran: US President Barack Obama’s offer to talk to Iran shows that America’s policy of “domination” has failed, the government spokesman said on Saturday. “This request means Western ideology has
Continue readingJames Taranto had a great deal of fun last year with Obama’s promise to do away with cynicism, even as he engaged in one of the most cynical campaigns ever. But he was right in one way. Cynicism is dead on the left, especially in the media. Herewith a couple
Continue readingLast week, I blogged briefly about how cold I am all the time now that I’ve (finally) substituted muscle for some of the post-baby weight that was insulating me. I’m also cold because I keep my house at 65 or below. That’s not because I’m green crazy — you know
Continue readingMy mother always used to tell me stories about how incredibly charming her father was. She couldn’t summon up any specific examples of that charm, however. Instead, the factual stories she told me were replete with instances of his compulsive womanizing, his spendthrift habits, his thoughtlessness, and the way in
Continue readingObama made much of the fact that his father was an African immigrant from a small village with goats (or something like that). Few people have made anything of the flip side of that little bit of bio, which is the fact that the first black president has no connection
Continue readingI’m no great fan of Jon Stewart’s almost nihilistic humor, but this one pretty much nailed it: The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c Changefest ’09 – Obama’s Inaugural Speech Barack Obama Interview John McCain Interview Sarah Palin Video Funny Election Video
Continue reading(The following is the full text of Obama’s speech. I’ve interlineated a few comments at points I thought especially deserving of comment. Stuff that was ordinary political blah-blah, whether gracious, smart or stupid, I left untouched.) My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful
Continue readingYesterday, Mr. Bookworm and I found ourselves in a car heading south. As we passed the Marriott at which Sarah Palin spoke (a speech I got to hear in person), this dialog ensued: Me: That’s where Sarah Palin spoke. Mr. Bookworm: Really? Are you still going to tell me that
Continue readingIn my post about Obama’s hubris, David Foster left this great comment: Aviation analogy: Here we have a guy who once flew a Cessna 152 around the pattern, on a sunny day, with an instructor sitting right beside him. Now he has somehow become pilot in command of a large
Continue readingA lovely juxtaposition of quotations from Obama: “When John McCain said we could just ‘muddle through’ in Afghanistan, I argued for more resources and more troops to finish the fight against the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11, and made clear that we must take out Osama bin Laden
Continue readingDo you ever look ahead eight or ten months in your calendar just to enjoy how empty it is? My current calendar is so crowded, and my calendar for October 2009 looks so spacious, if you know what I mean. I know this is vindictive of me, speaking of being
Continue readingI wrote last week about the fact that Mr. Bookworm was shocked that African-Americans might still be inclined to indulge in anti-social behavior (such as riots in Oakland) despite Obama’s election. He was so sure that, once Obama was elected, racial harmony would instantly become the rule, with no exceptions.
Continue readingI like this from James Taranto regarding Obama’s extreme campaign versus his excessively cautious position as president-elect: It is certainly to Obama’s credit that he has decided to “know what’s going on” rather than “making judgments on the basis of incomplete information or campaign rhetoric.” In an ideal world, he
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