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Attorney General Eric Holder appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday to defend his decision to try Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other 9/11 plotters in federal civilian court. He didn’t do a good job.   Two bits of the transcript: SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM, (R-S.C): Can you give me a case in United States history […]

The Atlantic magazine’s Andrew Sullivan embarrassed himself and his publication during last year’s presidential campaign when he continually aired irresponsible and false claims that GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin wasn’t the mother of Trig. Sullivan suggested that Palin was covering for her oldest daughter Bristol. Once it was revealed that Bristol too was pregnant […]

More than 7 years ago, in an overweening effort to bash President George W. Bush, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman revealed an insidious plan to “give many people a rude shock” when they did their taxes. Finally, there’s line 47. You haven’t heard about that, but you will. Here’s the story. The Bush administration […]

Earlier this year there was a bit of a hubbub after President Barack Obama bowed to the Saudi king at the G-20 summit. At the time, I was inclined to initially let the mistake slide because of Obama’s inexperience and only posted about it because the White House insisted that what I could see with […]

Earlier this morning, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that he would be bringing 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other co-conspirators to New York to stand trial in civilian court for the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. To say this decision is stupid gives it far too much credit. I give you former […]

This degree of political correctness results in what can only be described as monumental stupidity. he U.S. Homeland Security secretary says she is working to prevent a possible wave of anti-Muslim sentiment after the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas. Janet Napolitano says her agency is working with groups across the United States to try […]

You gotta love this: Democratic Rep. Barney Frank took a dig Friday at the Republican lawmaker who organized a protest by conservatives against health care legislation. Frank, a Massachusetts liberal, told an audience: "Some of the people (at the rally) that wanted to engage me in conversation appeared to have been the losers in the […]

It wasn’t until shortly before I left work earlier this evening that I saw Internet reports about today’s tragic attack at Fort Hood, Texas. Initial reports identify the attacker as Maj. Nidal Hasan, a Muslim. As I drove home, the radio updated the story and you barely had time to react to the numbers – […]

The AP reported Saturday that newly released documents show that “Cheney told FBI he didn’t know who leaked Plame’s identity.” This really isn’t news, but it’s still on CNN’s front page three days later. The article is interesting because it weaves a story of suspicion and innuendo without telling you one important fact: Who did […]

The California gubernatorial race should be an interesting one next year. It appears that Republicans will have at least three good nominees to choose from in Tom Campbell, Meg Whitman and Chuck DeVore. What will the Democrats offer to voters? Jerry “Gov. Moonbeam” Brown. Yesterday, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom dropped out of the race, […]