Funny how the word “crazy” comes up quite a bit today, in modifying the words “Republicans” and “conservatives.” First we have the Daily Beast’s John Avlon with, “The Case for Crazy: What the GOP Would Learn by Picking Rick Santorum.” … Continue reading →
The opposing party often blames rising gas prices on the president. For example, we don’t have to look back too far to find Democrats blaming Bush: And now, of course, Obama’s to blame. But in reality, neither Bush nor Obama … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →Every now and then I become mesmerized by a certain musician. Luckily, the force of each palls after a while, or I would be sliding inexorably into obsession territory, like the woman in Richard Thompson’s “From Galway to Graceland,” whose … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Bumped up once more, for the last time this cycle.] Yes, it’s hard to believe, isn’t it? Time passes so quickly when we’re enjoying ourselves. But yes, it’s been a while since I asked you to donate to a … Continue reading →
By now you’ve probably encountered the tale of 85-year-old Marilyn Hagerty’s polite column on the Olive Garden in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the middle-America restaurant review that went viral. Initially, cynical bloggers and twitterers made fun of Ms. Hagerty’s respect … Continue reading →
I’m in agreement with Sean Trende about Newt Gingrich’s goal at this point. Even Gingrich probably doesn’t really think he’s got a chance to win. He just wants to try to keep Romney from getting enough votes to go to … Continue reading →
Let’s take a look at the results from yesterday’s primaries in the South: Mississippi: Santorum: 32.8% Gingrich: 31.2% Romney: 30.6% Alabama: Santorum: 34.5% Gingrich: 29.3% Romney: 29.0% Ron Paul got between 4% and 5% in both states. For three-way races, … Continue reading →
In yesterday’s thread about eating beef, commenter “SteveH” asks: Where does this obsession with quanity of life come from? I could understand it if we lost years on the average lifespan over the past 100 years. But we’ve gained tremendously. … Continue reading →
One by one they’re trying to take away our gustatory pleasures. Salt. Sugar. Fat. Red meat—not just a lot of red meat, but any amount of red meat. According to this Harvard study, any red meat at all increases the … Continue reading →
To someone such as me, who’s experienced a certain amount of liberal shunning and/or anger because of my political “change,” this report comes as no surprise whatsoever: [The Pew Research Center] found that instead of engaging in civil discourse or … Continue reading →
Today’s most-watched primaries—Alabama and Mississippi—are in the deep South, and they are toss-ups in the polls. So tonight it may take quite a while for the networks to declare the winner. Today’s primaries are the first time that Romney doesn’t … Continue reading →