
Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
On his recent trip to Asia, President Obama found China, Japan and South Korea - like many nations these days - in no mood to hear more American lectures.
This was not the last act of domestic terrorism
Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is accused of murdering last week 13 people (12 of whom were soldiers) and wounding another 30 at Fort Hood, Texas. It was not the first, nor will it be the last, domestic terrorist incident since Sept. 11, 2001.
A country bombarded with half-truths
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009
As President Obama decides whether to send more troops to Afghanistan, we should remember that most of the conventional pessimism about Afghanistan is only half-truth.
Fewer jobs in U.S. do not dissuade illegal immigrants
Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009
Immigration activists and Hispanic groups are demanding that President Obama deliver on his promised comprehensive package of immigration reform.
Dubious deadlines are killing Obama's credibility
Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009
President Obama keeps roaring out deadlines like a lion - only later to meow like a little kitty.
Obama is just not that into you
Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009
Norway stunned the world by awarding the coveted Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama, who was nominated for the honor after being in office less than two weeks. But the award is in keeping with Europeans' behavior over these first nine months of Mr. Obama's presidency. They've gone gaga over the guy.
The futility of Obama's celebrity in world affairs
Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009
President Obama last week flew to Copenhagen to persuade the International Olympic Committee to award the 2016 games to Chicago, his hometown. He and first lady Michelle Obama delivered their now well-known inspirational stories about their Chicago neighborhood experiences. They even had Oprah in tow, along with a number of other Chicago big shots.
World's madmen keep shouting nonsense and hate
Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009
Last week, three dictators - from Iran, Libya and Venezuela - delivered lunatic hate speeches at the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Fishy conservation tales
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009
California is in an uproar over water. Nearly a quarter-million acres' worth of contracted federal irrigation deliveries have been cut from the big farms of the west side of the San Joaquin Valley in central California. The water in large part is being diverted to the salty San Francisco Bay and the delta to improve marine ecology.
Why Democrats suddenly hate hatred
Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009
It was certainly uncouth of Rep. Joe Wilson, South Carolina Republican, to scream out "You lie" at his commander-in-chief in the middle of President Obama's recent health care speech before a joint session of Congress.