Kyl: Obama is Holding Border Enforcement Hostage

June 21, 2010

Sen. Kyl: “During a private, one-on-one meeting with President Obama in the Oval Office, the President told him, regarding securing the southern border with Mexico, ‘The problem is … if we secure the border, then you all won’t have any reason to support comprehensive immigration reform.’ Sen. Kyl continued, ‘In other words, they’re holding it […]

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Frank Rich's Petty Ignorance

June 20, 2010

[tweetmeme] I was informed recently that Frank Rich, longtime expert in the glorification of the banal from his perch as a New York Times theater critic, began writing about politics. I was surprised to learn of this transition — why would one want to stop talking about dance routines and vocalists or consulting for HBO, […]

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Tocqueville on the BP Spill

June 18, 2010

[tweetmeme] Pejman has already noted the latest jarring ABC News report of a ridiculous incident in the Gulf, where a federal authority — no one’s willing to own up to which one — countermanded Governor Jindal’s order that barges designed to suck oil from the ocean’s surface be deployed off the Louisiana coast. The day […]

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It's an Important Job Being President of Earth

June 18, 2010

[tweetmeme] A year after his Cairo speech, Pew Global’s report on President Obama is providing some rich examples of the sinking of the One. Andrew Malcolm writes on the foreign poll drop, but even with sinking approval for his policies abroad, Obama is still more popular overseas than he is at home: In its annual […]

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Experts See "How Not To" Book Emerging From Bad Spill Decisions

June 18, 2010

“Since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded April 20, outsiders watching the cleanup say, the federal government and BP have made key mistakes that delayed or distracted the effort to stop the spill.” Hey, what did we tell you about dispersants? Heckuva job, Allen.

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What's the Deal With Obama's Internet Killswitch?

June 18, 2010

[tweetmeme] If you’re curious about the details of the so-called “internet killswitch,” check out this piece, where TNL’s own Bruce Henderson laid out the details last year: Translation: the US government bureaucracy will be spending your tax dollars to figure out private networks, find choke points and places where they can control the flow of […]

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More on Why Senators Don't Make Good Presidents

June 17, 2010

[tweetmeme] Two reactions to my piece on why Senators make lousy Presidents from two august personages: the always excellent Andrew Malcolm (whose Top of the Ticket blog is a required daily stop) offers some apt historical points about American political preferences for executives over legislators (emphasis mine): For one thing, the jobs have starkly contrasting […]

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The Return of Hillary?

June 17, 2010

[tweetmeme] Rob Long uses two datapoints — the stunning decline of Barack Obama’s popularity, and the rise of Hillary Clinton’s — as the basis for a timeline of the unthinkable: could Hillary Clinton challenge Obama in 2012? There’s certainly space for a McGovernesque movement here — I think the important datapoint here is the activist […]

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Rick Perry on the Tenth Amendment

June 16, 2010

[tweetmeme] I talked with Texas Governor Rick Perry in our latest podcast, brought to you by FreedomPub.org. You can listen to it here: Download Podcast | Health Care News Podcasts | Subscribe at iTunes I had the opportunity to speak with Governor Perry a few months ago, when he told me he’s interested in leading […]

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Our Impotent President

June 16, 2010

President Obama’s speech last night from the Oval Office was the most impotent statement offered to the American people from the White House since Jimmy Carter. What’s more, it failed the basic test of quality for any presidential remarks by containing a rather ridiculous contradiction of tone.

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