I read an interesting letter in the Wall Street Journal the other day. It came from George in Seattle and was critical to how the president is scaring everybody over supposed “cuts” in spending brought on by sequester. Here’s what George writes: “Can you imagine the private sector responding the way this administration is, with…
Author Archives: Bernard Goldberg
A President Who Is Rooting for Chaos
In my last column I said that President Obama was a “deeply cynical man.” I now have second thoughts in light of the White House warning that because of sequestration we should expect long flight delays and a general disruption in air travel. Unfortunately for Mr. Obama my second thoughts are exactly the same as…
Obama: The World Is About to End … (Or Not)
I’m listening to the news on television and I hear President Obama tell us that if sequestration goes through the world as we know it will cease to exist, hard times will come down on us like the proverbial ton of bricks. No, he didn’t use those exact words but that was the message. Here’s…
Rubio Reaches for Water — Crime of the Century
In 1983, when the outrageously flamboyant Edwin Edwards was running for governor of Louisiana he joked with reporters that “The only way I can lose this election is if I’m caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy.” He wasn’t caught with either, and as predicted, he won. Now it appears…
Drones, Double Standards and the So-Called Mainstream Media
I don’t agree with President Obama on very much, but I agree with him when it comes to using drones to kill terrorists, including American terrorists who are operating on foreign soil. Like the president I think it’s perfectly okay to aim a drone missile right between the eyes of the terrorist, American or otherwise,…
One Small Step for Man, One Giant Step for Nut Jobs
Every now and then someone comes up with a really, really good idea. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it’s worth taking note. Here’s the best one I’ve heard in a long time. Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wants to be shot into space. He wants to be the country’s first astronut … oops…
President Obama and Fox: Here We Go Again
What is it about liberals and Fox News? And by “what is it” I mean why do even the smart ones get dopey when the subject turns to Fox? The other day, President Obama said in an interview with the New Republic, “One of the biggest factors is going to be how the media shapes…
CBS News Political Director to Barack Obama: Destroy the GOP
John Dickerson is the political director at CBS News. It’s an important and prestigious position because the political director’s observations – on the air and in internal conversations with correspondents and producers – influence how political events, like presidential elections, are covered. The political director at a mainstream news organization like CBS News has to…