gdp's Comments

Commentary Magazine : Obama, NRA Big Winners in Gun Vote

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:55:44 +0000

This is exactly right. Mr. Tobin is way, way off on this one.

Commentary Magazine : Obama Channels Clinton, Not Carter

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:00:22 +0000

"Though his appeals for peace were addressed to the wrong side of the conflict, it just isn’t possible to ask any American president to have said more." This statement is wrong. Why can't we ask him to say more? To hold the Palestinians accountable for the bad actors among them? Is that too much? George W. Bush refused to meet with Arafat when confronted with the Karine A evidence.

Commentary Magazine : Jeb Bush and 2016

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:38:26 +0000

Jeb Bush would do fine ... in a Republican president's cabinet.

Commentary Magazine : The Wrong Way to Answer Rand

Fri, 8 Mar 2013 16:52:27 +0000

If the question posed by Rand Paul was so ridiculous, it could have been summarily answered as "no," which would have mooted the whole filibuster. It wasn't, and that was the point.

Commentary Magazine : Is Turkish Nationalism a Crime Against Humanity?

Mon, 4 Mar 2013 22:11:57 +0000

Agreed entirely.

Commentary Magazine : Kamikaze Drones over the Strait of Hormuz

Mon, 4 Mar 2013 22:10:26 +0000

It should be communicated, in no uncertain terms, that for any drone that attacks American assets, a city in Iran will be leveled.

Commentary Magazine : Israel's Bad Week on UK Campuses

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:38:21 +0000

Fool.

Commentary Magazine : Must the GOP Cave on the Sequester?

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:59:06 +0000

This is no time to go wobbly.

Commentary Magazine : Rand Auditions for Role of Insurgent Leader

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:25:50 +0000

Mr. Tobin, would like to hear your thoughts on Rand Paul's latest comments: http://hotair.com/archives/2013/01/25/an-attack-o...

Commentary Magazine : Sandy Funding is Earmark Revival

Fri, 4 Jan 2013 03:19:40 +0000

Simply saying that's how business is done in Congress is a cop out. For a country that is struggling, it's not an acceptable answer any more. I've seen the effect that Sandy has had on friends and relatives. It's awful. But that isn't an excuse for poor behavior on the part of Governor Christie, Rep. King or the Senate. Christie and King were engaging in political grandstanding designed to seem like they are doing something against the House. As I say below, the Senate deserves the derision for treating the Sandy relief bill like a Christmas tree.

Commentary Magazine : Sandy Funding is Earmark Revival

Thu, 3 Jan 2013 22:47:05 +0000

Maybe you should put the blame on the Senate that made this bill a Christmas tree rather than try to solve a real problem. That's also where Christie and King should focus their blame, rather than on the House.

Commentary Magazine : Sandy Funding is Earmark Revival

Thu, 3 Jan 2013 22:45:24 +0000

Try again, pal. I live in NYC and have family at the Jersey Shore that was directly affected. Yet I can see that loading up a bill with pork that has nothing to do with Hurricane Sandy doesn't solve a damn thing.

Commentary Magazine : Sandy Funding is Earmark Revival

Thu, 3 Jan 2013 20:04:00 +0000

Governor Christie and Congressman King are posturing for their constituencies. The fact that they are Republicans does not excuse their behavior at all. Their actions are pure political theater, and unpleasant to watch.

Commentary Magazine : Report: Hagel Nomination on Monday?

Wed, 2 Jan 2013 20:02:28 +0000

Is this best read while listening to the Horst Wessel song?

Commentary Magazine : Washington Insiders Focus on Rice to Protect Their Own

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:15:15 +0000

I'm not sure I follow this point: "there is something unseemly about the focus on Rice and the threats to hold up her possible nomination at State." The fact that Clinton's actions warrant more scrutiny/criticism doesn't mean that Rice's nomination should be smooth sailing. There's enough wrong to go around to blame both of them (albeit for different things), as well as others in the administration.

Commentary Magazine : More Questions About the Pauls and Israel

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:01:01 +0000

This is a fatuous argument and a ridiculous comparison.

Commentary Magazine : More Questions About the Pauls and Israel

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:17:16 +0000

Your claim of moral equivalence is what is objectionable. You equate those who shoot missiles at innocents (while locating the launchers among hospitals and schools) with the targets of those missiles. This argument is utterly devoid of merit.

Commentary Magazine : PA’s Fiscal Crisis Is Due to Gaza, Not Israel

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:49:16 +0000

They'll get nothing, and like it

Commentary Magazine : Time to Discard Liberal Caricature of Bibi

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:45:09 +0000

He should tell Barbara Boxer to get bent.

Commentary Magazine : Shut Up, They Explained: Romney's Day

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:20:06 +0000

The excoriation of Romney was utterly absurd -- this falls directly at President Obama's feet. The American people are not fools, but the media persists in treating us as such.