Reid wins
Just heard it on Fox; can’t find a decent link as yet. This is bad news. He retains his seat, and probably the Majority Leader position, too. Chuck Schumer may be sad about it, though. No Majority Leader spot for … Continue reading →
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It’s still election night
Well, I’m back at my computer. Not a moment too soon. I’m writing this very quickly; apologies if it’s kind of sketchy. Expectations were so high that reality couldn’t quite match it (particularly upset at how badly my guy Bielat … Continue reading →
It’s Election Day!
Well, it all comes down to today. I’m going to be especially busy during the day and early this evening, although I plan to be back at my trusty computer by the time things really get going later tonight. But … Continue reading →
What I used to think of Republicans
Here’s Bookworm, writing a month ago in response to a question about what she used to believe about Republicans: He was curious as to what I believed. My answer was a simple one: “When I was a college Democrat, I … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
Hyperbolic spambot: This post is so amazing, I almost spontaneously conceived a child just from reading it. Just incredible.
Continue reading →Pre-election excitement?
So, it’s come down to this: one more day till the election. Are you excited, nervous, cocky, or blase? Or perhaps some combination? Here’s a thread to discuss it all. I briefly listened to some of the cable stations this … Continue reading →
When Reagan was a neocon
What would Reagan say about the dilemmas facing us today? Actually, we kinda know what Reagan would say, because he kinda said it already. I was listening for the first time to a well-known speech Reagan gave back in Goldwater … Continue reading →
Juan Williams, the process of political change, and breaking the liberal trance
Thomas Lifson at American Thinker reflects on Juan Williams and the ideological journey he might be beginning as a result of his NPR firing. A great deal of this is familiar to me; political change, especially from left to right, … Continue reading →
It’s Candy Corn Day: how will you celebrate?
[NOTE: This is a slightly-edited repost of a previous article.] No doubt you readers, being unusually well-informed people, were already aware that today is National Candy Corn Day. But did you know it is estimated that in this country twenty … Continue reading →
Obama the radical-in-chief
To those who haven’t done their homework, it sounds like just another crackpot conspiracy theory. But Stanley Kurtz has done his, and his new book Radical-in-Chief: Barack Obama and the Untold Story of American Socialism is the result. Kurst is … Continue reading →
Don’t count chickens, but here’s some good news
Very good news indeed: If Democrats lose control of the House of Representatives next week, as most political observers expect, there is a good chance that the House Speaker will opt to spend time with her eight grandchildren rather than … Continue reading →
Krauthammer sums it up
Sometimes Charles Krauthammer is just so very succinct: In a radio interview that aired Monday on Univision, President Obama chided Latinos who “sit out the election instead of saying, ‘We’re gonna punish our enemies and we’re gonna reward our friends … Continue reading →