I find it interesting how hard it is to please the critics of Presidents. Let me give you some examples. Democrats mocked George Bush for being a flip-flopper after he famously said, “Read my lips: No new taxes” then he agreed (with the Democrat-controlled Congress) to the biggest tax increase in American history. Later, Democrats […]
President Barack Obama’s poll numbers have been in the news recently. Apparently, a majority of Americans have lost faith in the President’s ability to deal with the problems that trouble them. The not-so-bad news for the President is that people have even less faith in Congress, so comparatively speaking, he stills look pretty good. Of
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The political experts have been saying for quite some time that there is an anti-incumbent spirit roiling across the fruited plains. And this reality has been borne out in the primaries so far, just ask the defeated Democrat, I mean Republican, I mean Democrat Arlen Specter, the party-switching Senator from Pennsylvania. Is the country poorer
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President Barack Obama’s pick to be our newest Supreme Court nominee, Elena Kagan, is at the same time both a predictable choice and a surprising one. Here’s what I mean: Ms. Kagan has a liberal world view, which is totally unremarkable. The President is left of center, so it only makes sense that he wants
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It has become a familiar tune recently with just a little bit of the lyrics changed. Critics chant, “Clinton, Bush, Obama lied” and hope the masses believe it. With Bill Clinton, it was accusations about multiple sexual partners/victims. Defenders came up with a variety of arguments–the President’s personal business doesn’t affect his job performance, it’s
Cue the Broken Record–“Clinton, I mean Bush, I mean Obama lied.” Really? Read More »
