ABC’s Jake Tapper asks what sounds like a “gotcha,” but in actuality, it’s a good question: — — Ed Morrissey: Still, one would think that having some sense of personal diplomacy might matter, especially for more important assignments like the
ABC’s Jake Tapper asks what sounds like a “gotcha,” but in actuality, it’s a good question: — — Ed Morrissey: Still, one would think that having some sense of personal diplomacy might matter, especially for more important assignments like the
Like many of you, I’ve been through my share of these things — you know, where some hotshot from corporate flies in, takes over the biggest office in the building, closes the door, and then one-by-one calls in those who will no longer
If you watch the “fiscal cliff” debate play out across the mainstream media landscape, you would think that taxing the rich is the solution to all our deficit problems. Though we’re going to rack up somewhere around $10 trillion in
The AP did a lengthy profile of Fox News White House correspondent Ed Henry. The part I’ve highlighted below will almost certainly get the most attention from the rest of the media: Benghazi has proven an interesting case study. Henry
After a few post-Hurricane Sandy weeks of new jobless claims hitting over 400,000, it looks as though we’ve settled back into the new and accepted normal of new claims landing somewhere in the 360,000 to 390,000 range. According to the
Our country is currently saddled with $86 trillion in unfunded mandates, a $16 trillion deficit, and annual deficits of over $1 trillion. Most of this is the result of pure selfishness at the hands of a Baby Boom generation under
While Americans are still more “American” than Europeans when it comes to issues involving religion, military force, and individualism, according to a new Pew poll, we’ve lost our sense of exceptionalism about our own culture. In 2002, 60% of American
This morning on Soledad O’Brien’s unwatchable CNN morning show, a couple of left-wing media critics were brought on to discuss the the New York Post‘s decision to make this morning’s cover a gruesome photo of Ki Suk Han moments before he died
Ths morning the New York Post ran a huge cover photo of a man about to die — literally. Pushed off a New York subway platform, the photo captures Ki-Suck-Han seconds before an oncoming train is about to barrel down on
Keith Koffler says… “President Obama is already busy concocting new power grabs.” That’s plural: “grabs.” He wants to remove a portion of the power of the purse from Congress by granting himself the ability to raise the debt ceiling, subject to
Last night, Bob Costas offered a mealy-mouthed apology to anyone who misunderstood his now-infamous NFL-halftime anti-gun rant and then launched into yet another illogical and nonsensical assault against gun-ownership. The most outrageous and bizarre point he makes, though, involves his
Keith Koffler says… “President Obama is already busy concocting new power grabs.” That’s plural: “grabs.” He wants to remove a portion of the power of the purse from Congress by granting himself the ability to raise the debt ceiling, subject
You know, it’s tough to fight the media on behalf of conservatism when those elected to institute and protect conservatism have no skills whatsoever when it comes to articulating and defending our ideas. According to this new poll, House Republicans might
Yesterday, John Boehner made a “fiscal cliff” offer to President Obama. Within minutes (thank heaven) Obama turned it down. This is a actually a good thing for the GOP because the GOP now has a second chance to avert disaster
By accident or design, the Washington Post’s Erik Wemple has come up with the perfect plan to destroy the NFL: Such reaction speaks to the mentality of the sports consumer: Give me the game, the X’s and the O’s, the instant replays, the
Why spend all the money to conduct a poll if you’re not going to report the results? Oh, maybe this is why: [A]ccording to polling by CNN, registered voters oppose Obamacare by a margin of 10 points — 52 to 42 percent.
By accident or design, the Washington Post’s Erik Wemple has come up with the perfect plan to destroy the NFL: Such reaction speaks to the mentality of the sports consumer: Give me the game, the X’s and the O’s, the
This morning, media critic Howard Kurtz launched a defense of left-wing actor Alec Baldwin coupled with a truly bizarre attack against New York Post columnist Andrea Peyser. Kurtz, though, doesn’t make a lick of sense or approach anything close to a point. All
You know, it’s tough to fight the media on behalf of conservatism when those elected to institute and protect conservatism have no skills whatsoever when it comes to articulating and defending our ideas. According to this new poll, House Republicans
Why spend all the money to conduct a poll if you’re not going to report the results? Oh, maybe this is why: [A]ccording to polling by CNN, registered voters oppose Obamacare by a margin of 10 points — 52 to
To avoid the so-called “fiscal cliff, this afternoon House Speaker John Boehner offered a counter-proposal that would reduce the deficit by $2.2 trillion over the next ten years. $800 billion would come from tax reform (closing loopholes, etc.), with the rest coming from different
At 8:24 Friday morning — that’s right, four days ago — in the small town of Casa Grande, Arizona, the local Social Security Administration office was rocked by an explosion that charred the back wall and door. A nearby parked
This morning, CNN’s Soledad O’Brien couldn’t stop gushing over how much she simply “loves” the story surrounding New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker’s stupid, illogical, nonsensical “Super Size Me” quest to see if he can live on food stamps for a full week. All
This morning, CNN’s Soledad O’Brien couldn’t stop gushing over how much she simply “loves” the story surrounding New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker’s stupid, illogical, nonsensical “Super Size Me” quest to see if he can live on food stamps for a full week.
