Andrew McCarthy, NRO: Once again, the problem in Iran is the regime, not the nukes. The foreign policy of the United States should unapologetically and overtly be organized around the goal of regime change. That doesn’t necessarily require military invasion, although we should not shy from that when they kill and threaten us. But Obama — like his predecessors — is using the levers of American power in an effort
October 2012
In case you didn’t see it: debate review
Obama slaughtered Romney in last night’s foreign policy debate, enough so that his obvious trouncing of his challenger will reverse the preference cascade toward the poor bewildered rich cracker who was so obviously out of his depth, and convince every last “undecided” and moderate and independent that the dismal economic and foreign policy results of the last four years really are the fault of Bush and a recalcitrant Republican House,
“It is all bottled piety without truth.” [Darleen Click]
Victor Davis Hanson When I heard the president in the last debate, I thought I was in Cloud Cuckoo Land: he seemed to be running for office as a fresh challenger — with the same future tenses and subjunctive moods of “I will” and “I would” as he long ago used against Bobby Rush, Alan Keyes, Hillary Clinton, and John McCain, when he was the perennial potential office-holder. In other
Final debate open thread
Go to town. But remember: you can’t use the word “terrorist.” Unless you’re talking about Teabaggers or social cons, of course. Then, well, duh.
a protein wisdom preview of tonight’s foreign policy presidential debate
Obama: “Republicans started two wars and put them on credit cards. Under a Romney administration, we’d be going back to failed policies of the past. Like the 50s. When Eisenhower was busy fucking up everything, and there were almost no blacks anywhere to be seen in episodes of ‘Happy Days.’ Except for that one dude named ‘Sticks,’ who played the drums. Much like the native extras in Tarzan movies, or
“War on women? McCaskill business sued for sexual harassment”
Sure. But was it legitimate sexual harassment? I mean, c’mon. We know how catty and vindictive chicks can be, amiright?
“A Cancer at the Center of the Presidency: Robert Roche a Chinese Agent-Of-Influence?”
Really? Because I’d find this absolutely stunning, coming from an Administration that could not be more pro-free market republicanism. Breitbart: On August, 19, 2011, during the heat of the Obama Administration’s trade negotiations with China, Vice President Joe Biden huddled with his top trade advisors at the St. Regis Hotel in Beijing, China. One seat away from Mr. Biden sat Robert Roche. Mr. Roche is a mysterious figure, an American
“Sandra Fluke Obama campaign rally draws about 10 people”
Interestingly, at least 6 of them — college students from the University of Nevado, Reno — showed up thinking that, in exchange for a fistful of rubbers and the 12 pack of Bacardi Breezers they toted with them to the pro-Obama rally, “we’d probably, you know, get some.” — Which, who knows, maybe they did. Guess that’d keep the day from being a total bust for Fluke — who seems
“A Red Carpet for Radicals at the White House”
Part of being a Good Man is opening your doors to a diverse set of thinkers and activists. After all, one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter — just as American exceptionalism is, at base, no different from Greek exceptionalism: it’s all a matter of context, and things like good and evil can’t be properly defined given their dependency on circumstance and who presumes to pass those kinds of
