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Robert Gibbs is going down by the bow at the second Obama Administration presser. When asked about the missile strike in Pakistan by one reporter, Gibbs stunned ther reporters by stating, "This Administration is not going to comment on ongoing military actions." After a short silence, the reporter asked, "You mean we won't get any comments on our military actions under Obama?" to which Gibbs repeated, "Not at this time. Next question." To the question about bi-partisan support for the next bail-out package, Gibbs replied that "whether it passes with any Republican support or not, all people will remember is...

There will probably be some who don’t pick up on the reference to the classic Mel Brook’s movie Blazing Saddles, but today’s signing of the Executive Order by President Barack Obama calling for the close of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay was not unlike watching a scene from what is one of the funniest motion pictures ever made.The President reminded me of Governor William J. Lepetomane (Mel Brooks), the man in charge who is far more focused on the buoyant breasts of the lady in his office than the matters at hand. By his side is Hedley Lamarr (Harvey...

The night Barack Obama won the election, he gave one of the most inspiring victory addresses I ever heard. The day Barack Obama was inaugurated president of the United States, he gave one of the least inspiring inaugural addresses I have ever heard.

President Obama's Inaugural Address? Clichéd, surprisingly dull, naive, and memorable only insofar as it was forgettable. Mr. Obama's oration wasn't even...