All of our Presidents do not get together at one place or one time very often. The last time was for Gerald Ford’s funeral. They did it again today — an Oval Office meeting with President-Elect Obama, both Presidents Bush,… Continue Reading
There’s nothing like having a talented, experienced, significant member of your team who has your back when you’re under fire. That’s a great feeling of support and a powerful show of strength, one that you can use to your advantage… Continue Reading
We’ll revisit this post in a year. Here are some things that I will be looking for in 2009: The United States Federal deficit for calendar year 2009 will exceed $1.5 trillion. A human being will be cloned. There will… Continue Reading
Some of you Readers may be surprised at this opinion coming from me. But here it is. If Barack Obama wants to take his oath as President and add on the words “So help me God,” I’m totally cool with… Continue Reading
Another contender for Outrage Of The Week is Barack Obama’s choice of Rick Warren to give the invocation at his inauguration. For a sample of this, check out Andrew Sullivan — who was about as infatuated wtih Obama as anyone… Continue Reading
You can get pretty much anything on eBay. Including, until a little bit earlier today, an appointment to the United States Senate seat being vacated in a few weeks by President-elect Obama. Well, no, actually the auction was for a… Continue Reading
I’ve been suggesting for quite some time that Obama’s campaign promises were overpromises, that once reality reared its ugly head and he had to look at the problems facing the country, at home and abroad, right in the face, a… Continue Reading
Hillary Clinton cannot be Secretary of State. Why? Article I, Section 6 of the Constitution, sometimes called the Enoluments Clause, reads as follows: No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any… Continue Reading
1. Obama Has Juice on Capitol Hill Or, at least, that’s how the change of chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee is being read. Old and busted: John Dingell, Democrat of Minnesota and shameless shill for the Big… Continue Reading
This would be a big letdown for me. Senator Clinton lost a lot of credibility when she talked about coming under sniper fire in Bosnia when the video clearly demonstrated a well-secured, peaceful, and well-orchestrated diplomatic greeting. I think she… Continue Reading