Mark Steyn:
For most of the previous presidency, the Left accused George W. Bush of using 9/11 as a pretext to attack Iraq. Since January, his successor has used the economic slump as a pretext to “reform” health care. Most voters don’t buy it: They see it as Obama’s “war of choice,” and the more [...]
Russians have long been known for their dry, deadpan humour. In typical fashion, they’re unimpressed when rock star president, Barack Obama, sweeps into town. From the New York Times:
Asked by one Moscow newspaper what they expected to come out of Mr. Obama’s visit, most respondents had the same answer: traffic jams.
Obama’s neatly packaged, nuanced approach to Iran has been wrecked by recent events in that country. He needs to condemn the government and give support to the protestors, but he can’t because he’s terrified of losing the rapport he built up with the Iranian President.
From Michael Ledeen:
Why hasn’t President Obama “gotten” Iran right? For [...]
The White House has released a document on global warming.
“Harmful effects from global warming are already here and worsening, warns the first climate report from Barack Obama’s presidency.” In case anyone got the mistaken idea that Obama himself has been out collecting ice core samples, we are assured that
“The White House document — a [...]
President B.H. Obama on Swine flu:
I’ve consulted with our public health officials extensively on a day-to-day basis, in some cases an hour-to-hour basis. At this point they have not recommended a border closing. From their perspective it would be akin to closing the barn door after the horses are out, because we already have cases [...]
I was watching Dave Letterman, and he said this:
“President Obama has celebrated his first 100 days in office. Do you know how Bush spent his first 100 days in office? Looking for the corner in the oval office!”
Yes, that’s right. He’s still making Bush jokes, even when the story is about Obama.
I [...]