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Drumroll, please!
— Bowing to political pressure, President Obama now plans to confront the bloody Islamic radicals operating in Iraq and Syria with the latest coalition of nations to enter that war-torn part of the...
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Here’s hoping …
— Past being prologue, I’m not confident that the current multinational military campaign against ISIS/ISIL/Islamic State/what-have-you will result in anything resembling a decisive and lasting peace....
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No-shows
— The Obama administration suffered a bout of political tone-deafness when it neglected to send a high-ranking official to join marchers in Paris for a commemoration of the Charlie Hebdo terrorist...
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Professor Obama
— President Obama’s fairly anodyne speech before the recent National Prayer Breakfast has right-wingers’ panties in a knot. They evidently expected to be told that Christianity is the “awesomest”...
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Too late, guys.
— A Somalia-based terror outfit calling itself Al-Shabaab has threatened to stage lone-wolf attacks on Western shopping malls. While this is cause for potential concern, it does call into question how...
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Fear itself
— “The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” H. L....
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The recuiter
— President Obama, not burdened with having to run for reelection and thus free to speak his mind, recently burned GOP officials and candidates who are pandering to their panicky constituents. The...
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The organ grinder’s monkey
— Providing objective journalistic coverage of heated political contests is a tall order for any reporter and editor. Politicians of all stripes will exaggerate, prevaricate, spin and mislead in their...
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Let’s face it …
— Donald Trump’s rubbery mug has not gone unnoticed during his rise to the top of the crowded GOP presidential field. But his goofy expressions will pale in comparison to those made by the party...
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So good, it’ll make your HEAD spin!
— Merry Christmas, Donald — y’ old misogynistic, trash-talking, orangey-headed, racist, bigoted, bloviating, prevaricating, xenophobic life-support system for an ego! —
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Have pity!
— For cartoonists, Donald Trump is the gift that keeps on giving. And giving. And giving. His rapid-fire delivery of bigoted, sexist and narcissistic nonsense has been a challenge to keep up with....
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Clothes make the man
— Trump-as-a-clown is a visual metaphor that never gets old, if only because it’s true. It applies equally to his angry, know-nothing supporters, who have no problem with Trump’s decision to pick a...
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Make them an offer
— Trump’s followers have shown an inclination toward violence and racial intimidation, which suits the thug the presumptive GOP nominee just fine. —
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“His own man!”
— Donald Trump’s supporters frequently cite his enormous wealth as a political strength — that because of it he won’t answer to “special interests” and so forth. And they’re right. There’s not a...
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