Shelby Steele most assuredly has Obama’s number. Which of course makes him a racist. Somehow. We’ll figure out how later: Mr. Obama did not explicitly run on an anti-exceptionalism platform. Yet once he was elected it became clear that his idea of how and where to apply presidential power was shaped precisely by this brand of liberalism. There was his devotion to big government, his passion for redistribution, and his

This seems outrageous and silly — and of course it is: this Administration’s Labor Department is essentially saying that it has the right to pick and choose which US laws are to be followed and which are to be ignored, a move that essentially brackets the legislature entirely and renders, in effect, the entirety of our governmental system not only moot, but obsolete. At the same time, however, what’s happening

As he should. But what’s more interesting here — to me, at least — is that both Perry’s campaign strategy, and that of the Obama Administration, are both coming in to sharp relief: for Perry’s part, the idea is to seize on what the Obama Administration is doing, and propose the exact opposite (which is hardly a bad plan, all things considered); while for their part, the Administration is leaving

Only the government, by confiscating money from the private sector, taking some off the top themselves for administrative costs, then redistributing that confiscated money to union-supported industry unfairly suffering because the market is just too stupid to realize its value and the dignity of its workers, can create jobs. The socialist plan in a nutshell — laid out by Richard Trumka Wednesday, and soon to be parroted by his puppet,

I gave serious thought to holding off on this thing until, say, September 7 — then claiming the timing was, like, totally a coincidence — but in the end, I figured I don’t much care if either Jay Carney or Jon Huntsman comes to my defense. Besides, who really wants to share the stage with far right zealots, anyway. Not me, that’s for sure. Might get some of that old

Frankly, a punch to the face would be a more pointed, appropriate, and satisfying solution (let’s call it “The Buckley Gambit”) — after all, this guy is essentially making the public pronouncement that TEA Partiers are would-be lynchers, setting the stage for racial distrust in the course of what is a perverse and functional libel — but then, I’m just a crazed violent pseudo-intellectual psychopath who gets off on a

Must be part of that new Administration promise to roll back regulations and strengthen the private sector. Couple this with what’s happening at Boeing and Gibson, and what is going on here is clear: the Administration is convinced it can continue the move toward democratic socialism while staving off criticism by manufacturing the perception that it is fiscally responsible and pro-business, aided in this effort by a compliant advocacy press

Stay classy, Marxist. So, let’s get this straight: So perfunctory is Obama’s groundbreaking “jobs” speech that he didn’t feel the need to cut short his vacation to the Vineyard — lobster and golf and yachting and wine parties being necessary markers for setting the parameters of who counts as a legitimate member of the leadership class and what hickish bits of flyover country trash, with their elk burgers and light

Watched Miller’s Crossing last night for the first time in years. One of the best American films ever made, in my estimation. Not only that, but it turns 21 this year. I hope it celebrates by tossing a couple of chunky ice cubes into a tumbler and then pouring in two fingers of whiskey. That’s the rumpus.

More “progressive” attempts to marginalize dissenters of the Great Leap Forward. Fervent partisan racists. CNS: When asked questions about the president’s upcoming speech on jobs and economic growth yesterday, White House Spokesperson Jay Carney claimed that only the most ‘fervent partisan’ would suggest the 8 million plus jobs lost in this recession were lost because of actions Barack Obama took. [Carney, in response to Norah O’Donnell]: “Since this President’s economic