The Senate confirms the Defense Secretary nominee — as the Republicans’ opposition crumbles.
Brennan’s Testimony and Waterboarding Misinformation
February 11, 2013 By 9 Comments
Leftists fume over CIA chief nominee’s acknowledgement of the usefulness of enhanced interrogation.
Jihad-Denialist Nominated to Head CIA
January 8, 2013 By 43 Comments
Obama’s delusional view of Islamic terror finds an apt figurehead in John Brennan.
Elena Kagan: A Cookie-Cutter Leftist Nominee
May 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It’s official: Solicitor General Elena Kagan is President Barack Obama’s second nominee to the US Supreme Court. Today on the Daily Beast, Peter Beinart revisits Kagan’s anti-military zealotry over “don’t ask, don’t tell”—unsurprisingly, it doesn’t bother him enough to oppose her confirmation (though he does offer an intriguing nugget about administration allies offering to help [...]
The Obama Way: Bluster, Bully, Bribe
March 9, 2010 By 14 Comments
A judgeship-for-Obamacare-vote deal?
Trading A Judicial Appointment For A Healthcare Vote Is A New Low
March 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
While President Obama’s trading of a lifetime judicial appointment in exchange for a vote in favor of ObamaCare doesn’t quite rise to the level of an impeachable offense at a minimum it is an example of legislative horse-trading at its most obnoxious.
On cue President Obama’s press secretary Robert Gibbs called the allegation that the nomination was a kind of bribe in [...]
George Will: Sarah Palin and the Mutual Loathing Society – RealClearPolitics
February 18, 2010 By 3 Comments
The Republican presidential nominee, an Arizona senator, was a maverick, which was part of his charm. He spoke and acted impulsively, which was part of his problem. Voters thought his entertaining dimensions might be incompatible with presidential responsibilities. For example, he selected a running mate most Americans had never heard of and who had negligible [...]
