End of Day Archives
| Friday, June 13, 2014 |
You Spoke Up Loud And Clear! Thank you! We received one of the highest response totals ever last night to the question of whether the U.S. should use air power in Iraq to stop the ISIS jihadists from marching on Baghdad. Over 90% of you support taking that action. The 10% who oppose it did so mostly because they lacked confidence in the administration. |
| Thursday, June 12, 2014 |
Islamists March On Baghdad A few days ago, we reported that Al Qaeda is on the verge of taking control of Iraq. The Iraqi government has been desperately asking for our help. They didn't ask for troops, but instead requested American air strikes. |
| Tuesday, June 10, 2014 |
Al Qaeda On The Rise The Wall Street Journal reports that Iraq's second-largest city fell to Al Qaeda jihadists today. Fallujah -- less than 40 miles from Baghdad -- fell in January. Look around the Middle East, my friends. Libya. Syria. Iraq. |
| Monday, June 9, 2014 |
Obama Frees War Criminals The "scandals" that come from Washington are so frequent they tend to desensitize us. I pray that does not happen with last week's release of the "Taliban Dream Team" from Guantanamo Bay. In a moment of unusual candor, Obama conceded that they could "absolutely" go back to the battlefield and threaten the lives of Americans. But Obama assured us that their release "was conditioned on the Qataris keeping eyes on them… We will be keeping eyes on them." |
| Friday, June 6, 2014 |
D-Day At 70 Today is the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of France that marks the beginning of the end of World War II. The World War II generation is passing, and with it our collective memory of the sacrifices they made to defeat Hitler, Mussolini, Hirohito and the forces of tyranny. The Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France was a massive undertaking involving 160,000 troops, 13,000 aircraft and 5,000 ships. |
| Thursday, June 5, 2014 |
The Left Deserts Obama On Bergdahl Deal One of the striking aspects of the continuing controversy over the prisoner swap involving Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is that -- unlike the Benghazi scandal, the IRS disgrace and a host of other controversies in which there has been almost no liberal dissent from the Obama Administration -- the deal has produced a surprising range of opinion on the left. Indeed, many prominent liberals are criticizing President Obama’s unilateral move to trade Bergdahl for five Taliban commanders. |
| Wednesday, June 4, 2014 |
Obama "Caught Flat-Footed" We are now four days into the Bergdahl controversy, and the backlash shows no signs of subsiding. This headline says it all: "Prisoner Swap Blows Up On White House." The White House thought it had a grand slam on its hands. NBC's Chuck Todd said this morning that the White House expected "euphoria," that everyone would "rally around the flag." Instead, Todd says the Obama White House was "caught flat-footed" by the controversy. How could that be? |
| Tuesday, June 3, 2014 |
The Bergdahl Backlash If President Obama was hoping for a bounce from Saturday's surprise Rose Garden announcement about the release of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, he didn't get it. Instead, he is facing a growing backlash -- from the troops, from members of Congress and even from the media. |
| Monday, June 2, 2014 |
What's The Deal? The release of an American POW is almost always cause for celebration. But Bergdahl's release set off waves of shock and anger, and raises several serious issues. |
| Friday, May 30, 2014 |
Shinseki Resigns. Now What? VA Secretary Eric Shinseki submitted his resignation this morning. After meeting with Shinseki at the White House, President Obama told reporters, "With considerable regret, I accepted. We don't have time for distractions. We need to fix the problem." While I agree that Shinseki needed to go, the White House is counting on the media to fall in line now and "move on." Brace yourself for all kinds of rhetoric about how decisive Obama has been and how he is taking charge. |