Barack Obama, arguably the most exalted new president in American history, is falling, meteorically, to earth. It’s not just his poll numbers that are problematic. His wings are singed. That is far worse. It is a politically fatal condition. It was bound to happen. Mr. Obama’s 2008 campaign was almost unfair in its promises. He ran […]
Read the rest of this entry »Romney Out of Hiding
Mitt Romney has done a very good job — politically — in staying above the debt ceiling fray for the past several weeks. It is no easy feat to do that as a Republican front-runner for President. Today Romney emerged from hiding on the issue with shot-gun barrels blazing at President Obama. Said Romney: “As president, my plan […]
Read the rest of this entry »Not Even Scratching the Surface
It is hard to keep up with the various plans in Washington to raise the debt ceiling. But one thing is clear: None of the proposals even begin to get U.S. debt under control. That is getting lost in this debate. It is the frightening reality. The “grand compromise plan” –- The Obama-Boehner plan […]
Read the rest of this entry »Obama’s Most Orwellian Overreach Coming to a Community Near You
It has gotten little national attention, but the greatest example of Obama Administration overreach may be occurring in New York City’s leafy northern suburb, Westchester County, where I live and do some work. The scope of what the Obama Administration is doing in Westchester to achieve its warped and misguided utopian vision of racial balance in […]
Read the rest of this entry »Iron Will
When George Will is good, he is exceptionally good. In his nationally-syndicated column Monday, Will tackles President Obama’s characteristic arrogance and the separation of powers that Mr. Obama, a Constitutional scholar, serially ignores. Here is Will on President Obama’s abundant love of self: “Inordinate self-regard is an occupational hazard of politics and part of the job description of the rhetorical presidency, this incessant tutor. Still, […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Growing Youth Revolt
President Obama was bound to lose his grip on the youth vote. Young people may think they are immortal, but they aren’t stupid. They can do math, and, according to every available calculation on the federal deficit, the under-30 crowd is screwed. They are the ones who will be stuck with the bill for decades […]
Read the rest of this entry »What Would Reagan Do?
President Obama and other Democratic leaders have repeatedly invoked Ronald Reagan in their negotiations with Republicans over the debt ceiling. They have suggested that Reagan would have been more willing to yield on raising taxes. Here Michael Reagan, a son of the late President, has some fun at President Obama’s expense comparing Reaganomics with Obamanomics. It’s sure […]
Read the rest of this entry »Making Congress Squirm
The closer the US gets to debt ceiling D-Day, the more I find myself rooting for the Tea Party coalition in Congress. Part of the reason is that I love big news stories. I root for record temperatures in the summer and historic snowfalls in the winter. I can’t help it; it’s how I’m built. […]
Read the rest of this entry »Gallup Shocker
A just-released Gallup Poll has President Obama losing to a generic Republican 47-39. No wonder Mr. Obama is getting testy.
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