President Obama’s Dishonorable Deal
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 4th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
President Obama’s Dishonorable Deal
Peter Wehner, Commentary
Even I, a consistent and at times quite a harsh critic of President Obama, have been taken aback by the latest turn of events.To recapitulate: Mr. Obama released five high-value, high-risk terrorists from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who it appears was a deserter–and has been known to be a deserter for a couple of years. People who served with him are calling on the military to court martial Bergdahl. Media reports indicate that at least six Americans died in their efforts to rescue him.
The Bergdahl Story Boils Over
Ed Rogers, Washington Post
In an enlightening story, The Washington Post gives us a look “Inside the Obama administration’s debate over freeing Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.” Post reporters Adam Goldman and Scott Wilson obviously have a number of informed sources who we can assume have a variety of reasons for wanting to talk. Some want to tell the truth; others may just want to cover their tracks or seek to escape or assign blame.
The Apology Game
Charles Kesler, Claremont Review of Books
Apologizing is rampant these days. Hardly a week goes by without some public figure (or unlucky private citizen, become a public figure) offering to apologize, usually at the demand of some group or other who has taken offense at something said or done. If extorting apologies were an interstate crime, the FBI’s hands would be full fighting the crime wave spawned by the apology mafia.“Taking offense” is certainly on the offensive in our highly sensitive age. For some people it is a living. What else does Al Sharpton do, exactly, except lie in wait for someone who utters a…
Who’s Racist?
Dennis Prager, Townhall
No day passes without a Democratic politician, a left-wing commentator, or, if I may be excused a redundancy, a left-wing academic labeling Republicans and conservatives racist.Given the power of repetition, one consequence is that many Americans, especially young ones, believe that one side of the political spectrum — the right — is racist.Having been involved with conservatives for about 30 years, I have long known that this isn’t true. In fact, the charge of conservative racism is so easily refuted that it is difficult to imagine anyone without a vested interest in libeling conservatives…
CA Republicans Embrace Opportunity to Rebrand
Karyn Bruggeman, NJ
Former U.S. Treasury Department official Neel Kashkari didn’t win much more than the right to lose to Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown again when he claimed the second place spot in California’s top-two gubernatorial primary on Tuesday.
