https://hotair.com/tags/ed-morrissey/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:18:20 -0400<![CDATA[Don't you think the time is right for us to find all the tabs we thought weren't proper could be right in time? ...]]>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:00:45 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[60 Minutes]]><![CDATA[Bari Weiss]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/09/tuesdays-final-word-n3815783<![CDATA[Are voters ready for a Nazi-tatted ne'er-do-well in the Senate? Get ready to find out, although we should provide some balance in our coverage of tonight's primaries. Heck, three out of four states don't have candidates for high office with SS death-camp logos on their pecs!]]>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:40:11 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/09/live-primary-results-springtime-for-oysterfuhrer-in-maine-n3815763<![CDATA[Interesting. Just a day ago, Donald Trump argued for restraint after Iran aimed thirty ballistic missiles at civilians in Israel. Today, an attack on a helicopter patrolling the international waters of the Strait of Hormuz requires a military response.]]>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:45:48 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Fox News]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/09/breaking-trump-threatens-retribution-over-iran-attack-on-us-helicopter-in-hormuz-n3815777<![CDATA[I believe Lyndsey Fifield, in part because I know her and in part because of the considerable evidence and testimony supporting her allegations. I believe Jenny Racicot, in large part for speaking out against her nominal political interests. And I suspect we'll believe Graham Platner's teenage correspondents on Kik, if and when they emerge to tell their stories.]]>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:40:38 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Maine]]><![CDATA[Washington Post]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/09/former-platner-campaign-manager-dont-let-him-in-the-senate-n3815766<![CDATA[The "ceasefire" in Lebanon continues to misfire today, which will likely prompt a return of the same cycle that produced an exchange of attacks between Israel and Iran this weekend. That's because, despite all of the PR by various parties to this ceasefire, it has exactly the same value as every ceasefire arranged with Iran or its proxies. Zero.]]>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:40:29 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/09/is-lebanon-headed-for-civil-war-or-liberation-n3815762<![CDATA[As they say, marry in haste, repent at leisure. It may already be too late for an annulment in Maine.]]>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:20:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Maine]]><![CDATA[Susan Collins]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/09/politico-maine-dems-suddenly-have-second-thoughts-about-nazi-tatted-creep-n3815761<![CDATA[A bolt of fear went through him as tabs thundered through the sky ...]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:00:24 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[CBS News]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/08/mondays-final-word-n3815746<![CDATA[As we like to say: discovery will be lit!&nbsp;]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:20:37 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Fox News]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/08/new-nazi-tat-abuser-strategy-threaten-defamation-for-er-n3815732<![CDATA[Here's a question: When does a ceasefire stop being a ceasefire? Inquiring minds want to know. When dealing with Iran and its Islamist proxies, the answer is never and always.&nbsp;]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:40:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/08/ceasefirin-still-ceasefirin-israel-strikes-iran-after-ballistic-missile-attacks-n3815723<![CDATA[This morning’s Gospel reading is John 6:51–58:]]>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[Bible]]><![CDATA[Catholic Church]]><![CDATA[Christianity]]><![CDATA[Sunday Reflection]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/07/sunday-reflection-n3815671<![CDATA[Always something greener on the other side of that hill, I was born a blogger and a tabber, and I guess I always will ...]]>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Maine]]><![CDATA[Veterans]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/06/saturdays-final-word-n3815681<![CDATA[The jig is up, the tabs are out, they finally found me ...]]>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Media Bias]]><![CDATA[Protection Racket Media]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/05/fridays-final-word-n3815662<![CDATA[Seriously? What could embarrass the "party of women" and muh democracy more than backing a Nazi-tatted misogynist with a history of lies and violence?&nbsp;]]>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:20:56 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Antisemitism]]><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Michigan]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/05/wapo-dems-worrying-about-freaky-senate-candidate-not-named-platner-too-n3815656<![CDATA[Want to see how a media org creates a modified limited hangout&nbsp;for its political allies? Lyndsey Fifield lays it out in two lengthy X/Twitter essays that show how the New York Times set her up rather than tell the truth about Graham Platner.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:50:41 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Liberal Media]]><![CDATA[The New York Times]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/05/lyndsey-fifield-how-the-nyt-betrayed-me-to-cover-for-a-nazi-tatted-creep-n3815649<![CDATA[Donald Trump finally got the economic success he has touted since his re-election. Will it come in time to boost the GOP's midterm chances?]]>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:00:11 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Economy]]><![CDATA[GOP]]><![CDATA[Inflation]]><![CDATA[Jobs]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/05/boom-jobs-market-adds-172000-jobs-in-may-n3815650<![CDATA["I don't want to get too forensic," says every water-carrier posing as a journalist while attempting to rescue a flailing ally.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:20:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Chris Hayes]]><![CDATA[Fake News]]><![CDATA[The New York Times]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/05/pathological-liar-m-snows-mission-to-rescue-a-violent-nazi-tatted-socialist-candidate-n3815647<![CDATA[If the illusion is real, let them give you a ride, if they got tabbie appeal, let them be on your side ...]]>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:00:03 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[John Fetterman]]><![CDATA[Maine]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/04/thursdays-final-word-n3815613<![CDATA[Rumors have swirled all week that the New York Times had a story ready to drop that would make Graham Platner's situation even worse than before. Senate Democrats must have gotten wind of it on Tuesday, as the Wall Street Journal reported that several of them began asking the presumptive Senate nominee from Maine some very pointed and specific questions about his past relationships with women. Other media outlets reported that Platner left DC earlier than expected after these questions arose, with the campaign claiming it had something to do with Platner's father.]]>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Maine]]><![CDATA[The New York Times]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/04/nyt-drops-bombshell-ish-claims-on-platner-cavalierly-contemptuous-of-womens-emotions-n3815616<![CDATA[It's been over four years since it became clear that Vladimir Putin couldn't win the war in Ukraine. For most of that time, the Russian president-for-life has maintained the support of his oligarchs and nationalist hawks as he tried to wear down Kyiv and Volodymyr Zelensky, not to mention Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Putin has also managed to keep the Russian economy from collapsing, surprising many observers, but the war has encroached in more significant ways than expected of late.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:20:20 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[Russia]]><![CDATA[Ukraine]]><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin]]><![CDATA[Volodymyr Zelensky]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/04/wsj-putins-losing-his-oligarchs-over-ukraine-n3815606<![CDATA[As Rudyard Kipling once wrote about another tireless and unappreciated water-carrier: You’re a better man than I am, Gunga Din. At least in this instance, Andrew Bates is a better man than the people he served.]]>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:50:56 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Hunter Biden]]><![CDATA[Jill Biden]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/04/dr-jill-to-bidens-baghdad-bob-come-at-me-bro-n3815604