The fabulous fulminating frogman
Here is the new must-read post-election essay. In this case it’s a rant of the highest order.
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What bungle?
Drudge’s headline for this story reads, “Despite Benghazi bungle, Susan Rice favored for Secy of State.” My response is: what Bengahzi bungle? Rice did exactly what she was told and what the administration intended. That was no bungle, that was … Continue reading →
Actually, this is the real must-read election postmortem
I keep writing that if you only read one article on what happened in this election, and how Republicans can learn from it and go on to do a lot better next time, read this one. And then this one … Continue reading →
Melanie Phillips…
…has never been one to mince words. And she sure doesn’t do so here: The greatest satisfaction today over the re-election of Obama is not being felt in the Democratic Party. It is not being felt among the media, who … Continue reading →
It’s not a love triangle…
…it’s a love Pentagon. I wonder if this sort of thing has long been as frequent at this level, or if for some reason there’s more of it lately. I also wonder if the proliferation of email has something to … Continue reading →
Ace is correct about the effect economic hardship had on this election…
…but he doesn’t go far enough. Here’s some of what Ace had to say: It is difficult to understand how a President could be reelected having presided over such a disastrous economy, but there it is: Because the economy is … Continue reading →
The two sides
Liberals fear that the right will legislate (or appoint justices who will dictate) what used to be known as conventional morality, in the bedroom and regarding reproductive rights. Conservatives are afraid that the left will legislate (or appoint justices who … Continue reading →
If you read just one article on what the Republican Party should do now…
…let it be this one. And let’s get Republican leaders (whoever they may be) to read it. Maybe I should start a new blog category, “election 2016.”
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I originally published this post on November 10, 2008. It remains very apropos today, so here it is again, with just a few words changed for clarity. An excellent observation from Baldilocks: Losers find it almost impossible to act like … Continue reading →
Veterans Day
[NOTE: This is a slightly-edited repost of an article originally written in 2005.] Yes, indeed, I am that old—old enough to very vaguely remember when Veterans Day was called Armistice Day, or at least to imagine that I do. The … Continue reading →
Dover Beach
I’ve been thinking about this poem lately. It’s really a bleak work (and very modern, despite the year it was written, which was probably around 1851). The subject is the loss of faith. Not a personal loss of faith, but … Continue reading →
Lessons learned from this election
The postmortems will be continuing for quite some time, as thoughts and impressions percolate. Some things that come to me right now: (1) The Obama crew are light-years ahead of the Republicans in technology, and this has to be rectified. … Continue reading →