‘Mr Obama subscribes to the European critique of the Bush administration, but the self-abasement that the critics demand from America is as implausible as it is undesirable’

‘Let’s stop accusing the US of being a big bully. They are the ones who foot the bill and provide the military hardware’

‘When a friend who is supposedly a fashion adviser offers to massage your husband, there is a problem’

‘Obama will try to succeed in the Middle East where Clinton and Bush failed’