Oh well: U.S. eliminated from World Cup by Ghana
If you missed it, consider yourself lucky twice over: Not only was the result disappointing but the game was a snooze even by normal soccer standards. [...] Read the rest »
View ArticlePoll: What was the Obamateurism of the Week?
It’s time again to gain a consensus for the most amateurish stumble of the week by Obama. Which will have us all a-Twitters this time? Don’t let anyone lecture you on how to cast your vote. Take...
View ArticleObama’s promise to bankrupt coal industry to cost 1,000 jobs in upper Midwest
During the campaign, Barack Obama promised to bankrupt any new coal-burning plants in the US through his global-warming policies. Congress has followed suit with a cap-and-trade bill that Harry Reid...
View ArticleDay 68: Why isn’t the A-Whale in the Gulf yet?
The A-Whale bills itself as the largest open-water oil skimmer in the world, and it’s at least very impressive. Originally an oil and ore tanker, the ship’s owners recently refitted the ship to do...
View ArticleVideo: Summer snowmobiling?
If you thought Minnesotans were crazy for electing Jesse Ventura and Al Franken to high public office, well … [...] Read the rest »
View ArticleQuotes of the day
Welcome to what one exhausted adviser calls the “theater of the absurd,” where a White House is whipsawed by wild, almost unimaginable events that threaten to reshape the public perception of the Obama...
View ArticleObamateurism of the Day
There is an enduring belief system in academic circles that there was little to nothing of significant difference between the two sides of the Cold War, a strain of thought that owes its life to the...
View ArticleVideo: CNN chief defends hiring Client #9 for prime-time show
Howard Kurtz asks CNN president Jon Klein what he was thinking when he offered disgraced former governor Eliot Spitzer a prime-time show on his network. [...] Read the rest »
View ArticleFamously RINO mag endorses McCain
Well, OK, National Review is hardly a Republican-In-Name-Only magazine except in the context that they focus on conservatism more than party politics. The publication founded by William F. [...] Read...
View ArticleGOP news bulletin: Budget has been … canceled?
The House Republican Conference issues this two-minute breaking news bulletin in the style of cable news networks, complete with chyron crawl at the bottom of the screen. [...] Read the rest »
View ArticleThe Ed Morrissey Show: Kevin McCullough
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), Kevin McCullough joins us again to discuss the intersection of faith and politics. [...] Read the rest »
View ArticleConsumer spending on goods drops in May
Joe Biden pronounced this Recovery Summer, and so far, we’re off to a great start. The first event of Recovery Summer was the revaluation of Q1 GDP from a previously-announced annualized rate of 3.2%...
View ArticleVideos: CustardGate?
When politicians go out and press the flesh with the hoi polloi, they usually intend to get media coverage that paints them as a down-to-earth people, just like their constituents. [...] Read the rest »
View ArticleObama administration signs new SWIFT deal with EU
Remember SWIFT? The New York Times exposed American efforts to track terrorist funding through the global banking system in 2006, leading to an almost-immediate cessation of cooperation from our...
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