Archive for December, 2012

Valerie Jarrett: Obama’s Consigliere, Watchdog, and Gatekeeper

December 30, 2012

“She ain’t no Karl Rove. Karl Rove would eat her for breakfast.” — a major Obama donor, speaking of Valerie Jarrett The other day, I posted “Obama: Dispassionate Academic with Delusions of Grandeur“, which focused on the President’s arrogance and emotional distance as contributing factors to his amateurish performance in the White House. My source […]

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What’s the Reason, Again?

December 25, 2012

Jesus is the Reason for the Season! At this time of year (in “the West”, at least), you see signs and bumper stickers and web images and all sorts of stuff that say this. Amidst all the Santas and snowmen and decorated trees and commercial hubbub, it’s a great reminder to all — Christian and […]

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Obama: Dispassionate Academic with Delusions of Grandeur

December 16, 2012

It is one thing to be extremely knowledgeable and/or talented and to “know it” — that is, adopt a cockiness or snobbishness as a result. At least there is a valid basis for the feeling of superiority, however annoying and insensitive it may be. It is another thing to find yourself in a position of […]

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