President Barack Obama is either extraordinarily politically tone-deaf or arrogant beyond bounds, as indicated by his relentless pursuit of policies strongly rejected by the American people. His decision or acquiescence in the Department of Justice's decision to reinvestigate CIA terrorist interrogators is the latest outrage. Obama's approval ratings have cratered even further since my most recent column, and he's either Mr. Magoo, driving along in blissful oblivion, or Fearless Leader, who wi

The Council winners for last week got posted Friday so naturally I'm getting to them now. Joshuapundit had the week's top Council post, discussing the White House's power grab on interrogations and just about everything else:Deputy White House press secretary Bill Burton announced today that President Obama has approved creating a brand new anti-terrorism interrogation squad that will report directly to the White House... First, the formation of this new unit reporting directly to the president

Obama to address AFL-CIO convention WASHINGTON ? President Barack Obama will speak at the AFL-CIO convention in Pittsburgh next month. Obama will address the labor convention on Sept. 15. The organization endorsed Obama during last year’s presidential election. Labor unions have been vocal supporters of Obama’s proposed health care overhaul. However, the incoming AFL-CIO president has expressed frustration [...]

A ‘civilian surge’ to Afghanistan is just starting WASHINGTON ? Five months after President Barack Obama ordered a dramatic increase in American civilian experts in Afghanistan to undergird a new military push, the so-called civilian surge is moving too slowly, U.S. officials and outside experts warn. In place are fewer than one-quarter of the extra civilians expected [...]

Mike Huckabee is really a piece of work : Former Arkansas GOP Gov. Mike Huckabee on Sunday defended his remark last week suggesting that recently-deceased Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) would have been told to go home to take pain pills and die if he had been covered under President Barack Obama’s proposed health care overhaul. In his weekend Fox News show Huckabee, the 2008 Republican presidential candidate said his remarks were overblown and taken out of context. [...] What did I