Very well said. ===== WSJ 2/21/2016 The president has every right to nominate a successor to Justice Antonin Scalia. He shouldn’t, but he has the right by law and precedent. The reasons he shouldn’t spring from facts particular to the moment and having to do with what Justice Scalia symbolized. In a 50/50 country, one that suffers deep ideological divisions and is constantly... Read more
Archive for the ‘Noonan’ Category
The Court Needs Balance
February 20 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Noonan, Obama, US CourtsNoonan: The Trigger-Happy Generation
May 26 | Posted by mrossol | Noonan, Politically correctMs Noonan’s comments apply to more than the college grad. ============ Updated May 22, 2015 10:34 a.m. ET Readers know of the phenomenon at college campuses regarding charges of “microaggressions” and “triggers.” It’s been going on for a while and is part of a growing censorship movement in which professors, administrators and others are accused of racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, gender bias and... Read more
Hillary Seems Tired, Not Hungry.
March 14 | Posted by mrossol | Hillary Clinton, NoonanA not unique perspective, but valid nonetheless. ========= By Peggy Noonan Updated March 13, 2015 6:30 p.m. ET Maybe we’re not stuck in Scandal Land. For a while I’ve assumed Hillary Clinton would run for her party’s nomination and be a formidable candidate in the general election. After Tuesday’s news conference I’m not so sure. Did she seem to you a happy, hungry warrior? She couldn’t... Read more
A Plan For ISIS
February 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ISIS, Noonan, Obama, Radical IslamDeer in the headlights…. that’s the White House. ================ By Peggy Noonan Feb. 5, 2015 6:33 p.m. ET Everything’s frozen. When you ask, “What is the appropriate U.S. response to ISIS?” half the people in Washington answer: “ George W. Bush broke Iraq and ISIS was born in the rubble. There would be no ISIS if it weren’t for him.” The other half... Read more
America’s Strategy Deficit
February 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Military, Noonan, SequesterLeading from behind. =========== By PEGGY NOONAN Updated Jan. 30, 2015 6:33 p.m. ET Something is going on here. On Tuesday retired Gen. James Mattis, former head of U.S. Central Command (2010-13) told the Senate Armed Services Committee of his unhappiness at the current conduct of U.S. foreign policy. He said the U.S. is not “adapting to changed circumstances” in the Mideast and must... Read more
Yes, Obama and his Minions Think We are Stupid.
October 21 | Posted by mrossol | Big Govt, Ebola, Noonan, Obama, The LeftThey’re smart people. So if a 11 year olds know the answer, so do they. Only they don’t care. =============== The administration’s handling of the Ebola crisis continues to be marked by double talk, runaround and gobbledygook. And its logic is worse than its language. In many of its actions, especially its public pronouncements, the government is functioning not as a soother... Read more
