Republicans can’t rely on anti-Obama sentiment alone.
Drill, Maybe, Drill
April 5, 2010 By 12 Comments
Obama gives the green light to offshore drilling, but does it go far enough?
John Fund: Who Rules the Tea Party Empire? – WSJ.com
February 8, 2010 By 2 Comments
The Tea Party convention held this past weekend in Nashville wasn’t the biggest such gathering (600 people) or the most representative (the ticket price was more than $500) but it did give the national media a pretty good angle on the views and direction of this disparate movement. First, it's clear the group has no [...]
Andrew C. McCarthy: Holder on Holder – National Review Online
February 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Attorney General Eric Holder has responded to criticism of the Obama administration’s handling of the Christmas bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, with an “all’s well that ends well” letter to Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell. Holder’s missive vigorously defends what he says was his decision to treat Abdulmutallab as a criminal defendant, to impose peacetime law-enforcement [...]
Stephen Hayes: Obama vs. Holder – The Weekly Standard
February 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
In an interview with 60 Minutes last spring, President Obama discussed the handling of captured terrorists and challenged those who claimed the “American system of justice was not up to the task of dealing with these terrorists.” Obama said: “I fundamentally disagree with that. Now — do these folks deserve Miranda rights? Do they deserve [...]
Defending the Indefensible
February 4, 2010 By 28 Comments
Treating the Christmas bomber like a common criminal was a national security blunder.
Holder Defends Handling of Abdulmutallab – CBS News
February 3, 2010 By 1 Comment
Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday he made the decision to charge the Christmas Day terror suspect in civilian court rather than the military system, with no objection from all the other relevant departments of the government.In a letter to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell PDF, the attorney general wrote that the FBI told its [...]
A Spoonful of Saccharine: If You Can’t Change Reality, Mock It
December 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Rachel Maddow took a moment from her busy, busy schedule Wednesday night to mock Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). She did so, because he said something that hits perhaps just a little too close to home for leftists like Maddow who believe in the transformative power of government to fix all our ills.
McConnell had [...]
