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Time May Have Expired for Obama’s “Crisis=Opportunity” Tactics
A few weeks after the November election, incoming White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel famously said “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that is, an…
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How “Blue” is New Jersey — and for How Long?
I market my blog as the musings of “a red-state voter in a deep blue state.” It’s a catchy line, and it lends itself to a jazzy 125×125 logo — created by the Web Goddess,…
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A Tip for Business Owners Navigating in a “Jobless Recovery”
The economy is sending mixed signals — which at least is an improvement over just a few months ago. Newsweek reports today that “the Fed has become both more optimistic and more pessimistic,” with GNP…
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It Didn’t Work the First Time, So Now: Porkulus II
At The American, the Journal of the American Enterprise Institute, Phil Levy writes: As unemployment rises ominously toward 10 percent and the economy continues to appear listless, leading economic voices have begun to call for…
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It Turns Out Today Is My Blogiversary
It must have been embedded in the recesses of my memory, because something just made me check the archives. It was one year ago today that I made my first substantive post on this blog. …
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Rethinking an Israeli Attack on Iran’s Nukes
Will the Sunni Saudis side with the Jews against Shiite Iran? The Sunday Times today reports that Saudia Arabia has quietly let Israel know that “that Saudi Arabia would turn a blind eye to Israeli…
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The Whole World Celebrates America’s Independence Day
As a big fan of the concept of American exceptionalism, I’m always happy when our country gets its props in the broader world. So I was glad to see a CNN item about July 4th…
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Pace Bolton, I’m Betting Against an Israeli Air Strike on Iran’s Nuke Facilities
Osirak was quite a hike, and Iran is even farther In today’s Washington Post, former UN Ambassador John Bolton stops just short of openly rooting for Israel to take out Iran’s nuclear facilities: Iran’s nuclear…
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Don’t Overlook the Good News in Iraq
In the midst of Bernie Madoff, Governor Sanford, cap-and-tax, unrest in Iran and the continuing deceasement of MJ, take a moment to note a happy milestone: The orderly, scheduled withdrawal today of American troops from…
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Madoff Hoped for Eventual Freedom
Bernie Madoff got the maximum sentence of 150 years in prison for stealing billions in what the judge called his “extraordinarily evil” Ponzi scheme. Probably it should now be renamed a Madoff scheme — Mr.…
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R.I.P., President Obama’s Honeymoon
It’s been a while since I’ve updated the Honeymoon-Over Watch. According to David J. Rothkopf at Foreign Policy, this should be the last update needed: Mark it on your calendars. It was in June 2009…
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Better Pass It Quickly — Someone Might Read It!
Once again the Democrats in Congress are trying to push through a hugely expensive and controversial bill that nobody — literally nobody — has read. In February, as Congressional leaders and the Obama Administration were…
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Michael Jackson, 1958-2009 —
May Light Perpetual Shine Upon HimHe was three days younger than me. Self-absorbed, I suppose, but that’s what came to mind first when I heard of Michael Jackson’s death. He’s indexed in my mind along with Madonna and Prince, who…
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The Perilous Implications of Bush’s Third Term
While much of Barack Obama’s national security policy has, thankfully, looked like a continuation of the Bush administration, his rhetorical response to the crisis in Iran thus far contrasts sharply with what we would have…
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Jonesing for My Iran Fix — Did They Strike or Not?
Andrew Sullivan posted his latest update from the #iranelection Tweetstream at about midnight last night, indicating confusion about whether the national strike is planned for Tuesday or Wednesday. Now it’s 8:15 a.m. on the US…
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Obama Critic Indulges in Overwrought Rhetoric
I think President Obama’s expression of support Friday for Iranians “seeking justice in a peaceful way” in Iran set the proper tone. I’d give it a B+, with points deducted for tardiness, as it could…
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CWCID: Thank You, Mr. President; Now Please Teach CBS How to Edit
Credit where credit is due: President Obama yesterday said unambiguously “we stand behind those who are seeking justice in a peaceful way” in Iran. And then, after days of complaints about the president’s lack of…
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The Election Was a Sham — I Hope the Revolt is Not
Charles Krauthammer today, taking aim at Obama’s tepid expression of “deep concern about the election”: Moreover, this incipient revolution is no longer about the election. Obama totally misses the point. The election allowed the political…
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Iran Revolt Vindicates Neoconservative Ideals — and the Iraq War
(Welcome, GayPatriot readers) Since he turned against the Iraq War that he once championed, Andrew Sullivan has taken to using the term “neocon” as a curse word. “The neocon hope that Ahmadinejad keeps himself in…
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“When Your Policemen Wear Ski Masks, It’s Time for a New Regime”
Via Powerline — violent content warning.
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Should Obama Take Sides in Iran?
Photo: IranElection.Posterous.com The question in the headline virtually answers itself. One side is a repressive, terror-sponsoring regime that has waged war against America, both directly and by proxy, since 1979. The other side consists of…