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Hillary’s doomsday clock is ticking

Back in 1992, as a bimbo eruption threatened Bill Clinton’s firstpresidential campaign, he and Hillary rolled the dice with a “60 Minutes”interview. Looking tense and wearing a trademark headband, she supported himeven as she insisted with a Southern twang, “I’m…

Iran deal: Why Chuck Schumer has surprised the heck out of me

Never has being wrong felt so good, nor has a mistake been so worth celebrating. Chuck Schumer surprised me in all the best ways. His opposition to the terrible Iran nuke deal is breathtakingly bold and opens the door to…

Obama’s history lesson

Mike Huckabee is mixed up. The GOP presidential candidate got carried away denouncing the Iranian nuke deal and charged President Obama “will take the Israelis and march them to the door of the oven.” The Holocaust reference equates Obama with…

Hillary faces dangerous enemy in the Obama administration

If Hillary Clinton were a cartoon character, she’d be Snidely Whiplash, forever muttering to herself, “Curses, foiled again.” And she’d be right. The lady-in-waiting will have to keep waiting. Probably forever. Fate has spoken. Already threatened by a growing trust…

Obama’s gone from bad to wuss

As the days of the Obama presidency dwindle down, bad actors everywhere are in a rush to grab what they can. After all, they are not likely ever again to get such a weak president as Barack Obama, and they…

ISIS has a vision for victory, Obama doesn’t

The stirring speeches of yesteryear inspired us then, and still do. In times of grave danger, great leaders rallied their nations with appeals to duty and visions of victory. “With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of…

Hillary Clinton’s scandals piling up faster than flakes in a snowstorm

Wading through the daily deluge of Hillary Clinton news, I feel like I’m reading the police blotter. The litany of her shameful shenanigans resembles the litany of neighborhood crimes recorded by cops. There are simply too many to stomach. There…

Murdered NYPD cop: Called hero in death by same people who saw him as villain while alive

If you are grateful for small things, it is a good sign that even constant critics of the police are denouncing the murder of NYPD cop Brian Moore. No less than President Obama, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Al Sharpton…

Obama’s leadership tank is out of gas: President shrinks as our challenges grow

If ever America needed a president who could speak to and for all the people, this would be such a moment. If only we had such a president. Wherever you look, whatever the topic, the Founders’ spirit of American exceptionalism…

Hillary Clinton: Is Democratic candidate on verge of collapse?

A passage from Ernest  Hemingway fits the moment. In “The Sun Also  Rises,” one character asks,  “How did you go bankrupt?” and another responds: “Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” The exchange captures Hillary Clinton’s red alert. She’s been going politically…