I’ve never liked Newt Gingrich. At all. It’s not that I couldn’t see he’s a pretty bright guy. He is, about some things. And it’s not just that my initial exposure to him was back when I was a liberal … Continue reading →
…and then there’s the little matter of the 10-year-old out-of-wedlock child, fathered by Schwarzenegger during his affair with a long-time household employee. There’s a feeling of deja vu here, although the details are always slightly different: powerful guy can’t keep … Continue reading →
Some withdraw (although, IMHO, Trump was never a serious candidate anyway). Some merely cause us to withdraw from them.
Continue reading →[Hat tip: commenter “Jimmy J.”] I’ve written about playwright David Mamet’s left-to-right political conversion before, but Andrew Ferguson’s new piece in the Weekly Standard updates us on some of the details, and just how far he’s come. As conversion stories … Continue reading →
…for his alleged sexual predation, because he’s not a conservative. He’s a socialist. He’s also French, and the French have long been famous for ignoring (or perhaps even admiring?) the sexual peccadilloes of their randy politicians. But the current allegations … Continue reading →
…says no. Fine with me.
Continue reading →Richard Fernandez reflects on the announcement by blogger Marc Danziger (former “Armed Liberal,” in recent years at Winds of Change, and friend of mine from some years back) that Danziger is taking a break from blogging. Fernandez writes: Once, at … Continue reading →
This Time article by Alex Altland about the Daniels candidacy and marital history contains the following curious passage [emphasis mine]: In his rare comments about the couple’s reconciliation, Daniels has said, “If you like happy endings, you’ll love our story.” … Continue reading →
During my recent bout with infirmity, I dusted off some old videotapes of the 1970 BBC series “The Six Wives of Henry VIII” and watched it. I had fond memories of it from my original viewing over forty years ago, … Continue reading →
…it’s the coverup. The consensus is that Romney cannot possibly have it both ways. Either Romneycare and Obamacare are both a mistake or they are both okay, because the similarities between them are too great. Romney’s main argument for the … Continue reading →
Perhaps I should have known better than to eat at IHOP, a place I hadn’t visited in years. I ordered an omelet with cheese and spinach. Sounds healthful enough. And it was rather tasty, too. Came with mediocre hash browns … Continue reading →
I can’t imagine why anyone would think that Mitch Daniels’s unusual marital history would be a problem with the electorate. The story is that his wife left him and married another man in the 90s, leaving him to raise his … Continue reading →