Blog Profile / Power Line
| URL : | http://www.powerlineblog.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | US Politics / Conservative | |
| Posts on Regator: | 15147 | |
| Posts / Week: | 55 | |
| Archived Since: | February 7, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
North America’s Strangest Mayor
(John Hinderaker) Rob Ford, the Mayor of Toronto, has been in the news lately because someone allegedly has a video of him smoking crack. I have no idea whether the video is genuine or not, but Ford is a distinctly odd character. He makes Rahm Emanuel look like a normal human being; in some respects, anyway. Show More Summary
Five dollars worth of “adorable”
(Paul Mirengoff) Organizing for America, the Democratic Party’s successor organization to Barack Obama’s 2012 presidential campaign, is asking folks to “forward” Joe Biden’s response to a letter from a seven year-old boy on the theory that it is “adorable” and to “chip in” a $5 dollar contribution, as well. Show More Summary
Three Cheers for Tesla
(John Hinderaker) I have always been skeptical of electric vehicles, mostly because of my perception that electric car makers are more interested in subsisting on government subsidies than in competing on a level playing field for my business. Show More Summary
The Week in Pictures, Umbrellagate Update
(Steven Hayward) If the old weekly Life magazine had managed to hang on until the Internet arrived, it might have survived as an online summary, but fortunately they left the space open to Power Line. And things are happening so fast we almost need to go daily with this feature. Show More Summary
Obama adminstration talking points scrubbed jihadists from Cairo as well as Benghazi
(Paul Mirengoff) In the days after the Benhazi attack, the State Department scurried to cover up its failure to heed warnings of such attacks while the White House scurried to cover up the fact that that attacks were the work of al Qaeda-linked terrorists of the sort President Obama supposedly had largely vanquished. Show More Summary
As IRS scandal deepens, Obama fetes anti-democracy pal
(Paul Mirengoff) I don’t contend that President Obama was involved in the decision to target conservative groups for harassment by the IRS. So far, there is no evidence that would support that contention. I do contend, however, thatShow More Summary
The Power Line 100: Jonathan Adler
(Steven Hayward) It’s about time we start turning our attention to law professors who belong on the Power Line 100 list, and we’ve got a long list of them. As with the rest of the field of finalists, there is no particular order, so...Show More Summary
The Ultimate Nixon-Obama Parallel
(Steven Hayward) How will we tell when Obama is slipping fully into Nixon territory? I predict it will be when The Daily Show juxtaposes these two images:
Bye, Bye Beretta
(John Hinderaker) Beretta USA has been headquartered in Maryland for many years. But Maryland’s left-wing governor, Martin O’Malley, has just signed legislation that, among other things, bans the possession or use of average-capacity magazines. Show More Summary
Nixon’s IRS
(Scott Johnson) One of the articles of impeachment against Richard Nixon was his alleged misuse of the IRS. The article was carefully framed to charge that Nixon “acting personally and through his subordinate and agents” had “endeavuored...Show More Summary
What If the Obama Scandals Had Surfaced Last Fall?
(John Hinderaker) I was on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show last night, talking about the Benghazi talking point emails. Near the end of the segment, Hugh asked whether I thought the presidential election might have turned out differently if Obama and Clinton had not succeeded in covering up the truth about Benghazi. Show More Summary
Highlights of Today’s IRS Hearing
(John Hinderaker) Former acting IRS Commissioner Steve Miller testified before the House Ways and Means Committee today; Paul live-blogged his appearance. My friend Jeff Davis compiled this video of highlights of today’s proceedings....Show More Summary
The Week in Pictures, Scandalpalooza Edition
(Steven Hayward) I had to doublecheck the calendar this morning to make sure I hadn’t woken up back on April 1, for a couple of the front section headines in today’s Wall Street Journal had me wondering. Such as: “As Hepatitis C Spreads,...Show More Summary
House IRS hearings commence
(Paul Mirengoff) Steve Miller, former acting Commissioner of the IRS, is testifying before the House Ways and Means Oversight subcommittee. Paul Ryan has just taken him to task for his prior testimony to Congress. Ryan demonstrated that Miller failed to meet his obligation to tell Congress the whole truth in his previous testimony. Show More Summary
MS. found in a boat
(Scott Johnson) CBS News reports: Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev left a note claiming responsibility for the April 15 attack on the Boston Marathon, reports CBS News senior correspondent John Miller. Sources tell Miller that...Show More Summary
The Bulworth identity
(Scott Johnson) Peter Baker reports on President Obama’s frustrations in the New York Times: In private, [Obama] has talked longingly of “going Bulworth,” a reference to a little-remembered 1998 Warren Beatty movie about a senator who risked it all to say what he really thought. Show More Summary
Kevin Williamson, Stud
(Steven Hayward) I already thought National Review‘s Kevin Williamson, author of the fine new book The End Is Near And It’s Going to Be Awesome was a total stud, but after last night’s bravado performance in a New York theater, he’s a total heroic stud. Show More Summary
Meet the new oppressor; same as the old oppressor
(Paul Mirengoff) If this were April 1, I’d bet that the following headline from ABC News is a joke: “IRS Official in Charge During Tea Party Targeting Now Runs Health Care Office.” But the joke is on us. Here’s the story: Sarah Hall Ingram served as commissioner of the office responsible for tax-exempt organizations between 2009 and 2012. Show More Summary
The Hispanic vote in presidential elections
(Paul Mirengoff) A reader provided me with several useful comments on my post regarding the Republican share of the Hispanic vote in presidential elections since 1980. First, he says that the figure I used for George W. Bush’s shareShow More Summary
Trust Me! Or Else…
(John Hinderaker) Yesterday, Scott suggested that President Obama’s commencement speech at Ohio State, which was essentially a paean to big government, may have represented the high tide of Obamaism. In hindsight, Obama’s words wereShow More Summary