Before being elected, Barack Obama said that he’d rather give up smoking than his BlackBerry. He’s addicted to it. Uses it all the time to keep up on news, e-mail his friends and family, and make phone calls. You know,… Continue Reading
Take a listen to Jill Biden at about 1:45 during this interview with Oprah: There’s a “clarification” later which basically disclaims the whole thing that Dr. Biden blurted out (and which caused her husband’s face to turn red).
I know that the President’s words in his inaugural address are true — America is, and Americans are, capable of doing great things under very pressing circumstances when they are of a mind to do so. We have done much… Continue Reading
The furor about Obama misstating the Constitutional oath of office doesn’t seem to go away. So the Chief Justice traveled to the White House and re-administered the oath, exactly as the Constitution specifies, earlier today. So — that’s it. He… Continue Reading
Obama’s Inaugural Address is just plain beautiful. I just read it and I find it remarkable. It’s no secret that the man is a gifted rhetorician, supported by able and talented writers. But when you approach what he says, the… Continue Reading
Please note for the record: George W. Bush stepped down today in a peaceful transfer of power. He did not suspend the Constitution or the 22nd Amendment. He did not declare martial law. Army troops in Colorado Springs remain on… Continue Reading
Barack Obama is not the forty-fourth President of the United States. No, I’m not talking about the de minimis error in the wording of the oath he swore this morning (which was John Roberts’ fault, and Roberts can be forgiven… Continue Reading
As I write, it is in the very last minutes of the Bush Presidency. Barack Obama will take the reins very shortly and begin the unenviable job of leading the country through a difficult economic crisis, and a substantially more… Continue Reading
I’ll say this for Congressman Jose Serrano (D-NY) — he introduced a bill to repeal the Twenty-Second Amendment in 2005, just after George W. Bush was re-elected. So he is being evenhanded to introduce it again now that a member… Continue Reading
Bet you couldn’t have seen this coming. Chrysler wants another three trillion of your dollars, because the first four trlllion just weren’t enough. I mean, what a surprise. Quoth P.J. O’Rourke: Bringing the government in to run Wall Street is… Continue Reading