Kathleen Parker:If Bill Clinton was our first black president, as Toni Morrison once proclaimed, then Barack Obama may be our first woman president. Phew. That was fun. Now, if you'll just keep those hatchets holstered and hear me out. No, I'm not calling Obama a girlie president. But . . .

It's becoming clear why President Obama first tapped Elena Kagan for his Solicitor General, and then Supreme Court nominee: their ideologies and ethics are remarkably congruent. And that alone should be enough to scuttle her nomination.

Back in the 1990's, Kagan was working for the Clinton administration. At that time, there was a bit of a fight over partial birth abortion. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists offered their professional opinion on the matter, and their paper stated definitively:

At NewsBusters, Lachlan Markay points out how differently our news media reacted to criticism of President Bush and Donald Rumsfeld by military officers, compared to the media's reaction to the McChrystal episode. To be sure, no two incidents are precisely parallel. On the whole, though, Glenn Reynolds' summary appears fair:

In 2004, John Kerry insisted on subjecting American foreign policy to a “global test” if elected President in order to restore the standing of the US after the first term of George W. [...] Read the rest »

I look for opportunities to praise President Obama, really I do, but they arise very seldom. Today, however, it's hats off to our President. Why? On Friday, he attended the Washington Nationals-Chicago White Sox game in D.C. to see rookie phenom Stephen Strasburg pitch. (The White Sox are Obama's favorite team, supposedly; he claims to have fond memories of "Cominskey Field.") At some point, Nationals fans started doing the dreaded "Wave." President Obama, to his everlasting credit, looked on disdainfully and refused to participate:

A cruel deception only to those who believed in the first place. My gut instinct is to tell these guys to go get themselves a nice, hot bowl of crybaby soup and shut the f–k up. But these kinds of articles are chock full of so much shadenfreude, that they are too good to let pass unnoticed. From The U.K. Telegraph.

President Obama is a lying liar who lies. “There’s nothing new with that.” Yeah, the speech wasn’t exactly truthful.

In a press conference today DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen attempted to use the oil spill to garner support for his politically motivated DISCLOSE bill.

Responding to President Obama’s speech about the Gulf oil spill this morning, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said, “The immediate issue here is a broken pipe that’s been spewing hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil a day into the ocean for mor

Here’s a list of things a community organizer never has to do. He doesn’t have to: Make tough decisions Make payroll Hire and fire Do the actual work Live with the consequences Here’s a list of things a president must do: Make tough decisions Hire and fire Do actual work Live with consequences *funding optional and dependent on Congress aka The Board

Barack Obama can't quit smoking. But he isn't going to let Americans puff in peace. After the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act whisked through Senate and the House, the president waxed effusive. "I'm proud," he said. "This is a bill that truly defines change in Washington." The Publication: The American Conservative