Cornhead on Carly
Here’s a Powerline post written by commenter “Cornhead,” about his visit to Iowa to see Carly Fiorina speak. He was impressed.
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The Royal class
Let’s take a look at some beauty. This is a video of company class at one of the best ballet companies in the world, Britain’s Royal Ballet. “Company class” means it’s a class that’s taken by the company members, who … Continue reading →
The problem of the problem of whiteness
Here’s a really long (I confess I stopped reading it about halfway through) article called, “White people have a race ”” but everyone flips out when we talk about it.” The piece begins with a description of a course taught … Continue reading →
Obstructionism and how it works (or doesn’t work)
In the impeachment thread, commenter “Matt_SE” had an idea that sounds good: There are two types of victories to be had: legislative and political. If you can’t get the former, then go for the latter. That USED to be the … Continue reading →
Some interesting facts about Walt Whitman
I’m not a Whitman fan (no, that’s not one of the interesting facts), although I like some of his poems. But looking at his Wiki entry I noticed the following items, which somehow seemed worth mentioning: When Whitman was 6 … Continue reading →
Carlywear
In the Hillarywear thread I wrote that Carly Fiorina dresses with class and style, but I thought it might be a nice refresher to show, not tell (and yes, I must again add I’m well aware that this is a … Continue reading →
Taking impeachment “off the table”
Commenter “RickZ” wrote the following today: We gave the RINOs the Senate in 2014, only to be told from the get-go that ”˜impeachment is off the table’. That was bad enough, but to give everything Choom Boy wanted was beyond … Continue reading →
Hillarywear
I had a post on Carly Fiorina today, and so here’s one on Hillary Clinton. Equal time. it occurs to me that Hillary’s got some very odd fashion tastes. Now, I know it’s hard to grow older in the public … Continue reading →
Key Iran deal documents…
…are missing from the information submitted to Congress, and Senators Corker and Cardin have written John Kerry to request them. Maybe they should ask Hillary to check her server. Just in case. More here. “Most transparent” yada yada yada.
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Michael Totten has an excellent article on Vietnam today. The country is a capitalist (or at least mostly-capitalist or semi-capitalist) success story and Ho Chi Minh’s worst nightmare: Hanoi’s economy looks and feels entirely unregulated; the city bursts with activity. … Continue reading →
Let’s try to get Carly Fiorina into the debates
Carly Fiorina may not end up being the Republican nominee, but she’s one of the most impressive candidates around in terms of her ability to respond to questions in a forthright and cogent manner, state conservative principles, and do it … Continue reading →
The Planned Parenthood videos
The Planned Parenthood videos have brought home an ugly reality that has less to do with Planned Parenthood and its policies and more to do with abortion itself. Abortion, both legal and illegal (and I remember the days of illegal … Continue reading →