Sanity Squad: Superbowl, Super Tuesday, Superhatred for McCain
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More McCain: to the Right on many things, and right on the surge
I thought by now I’d be off the topic of McCain, but it seems to have legs. For my readers who can’t see their way clear to supporting McCain in the general election if nominated, Jeff Jacoby does an excellent … Continue reading →
Conservatives jump the shark: party purity uber alles
Take a look at the comments responding to Ed Morrissey’s post asking whether Ann Coulter jumped the shark when she said she’d be campaigning for Hillary if McCain is nominated. They prove—as if we needed any proof—that the conservative base … Continue reading →
Playing the age card against McCain
As Michael Barone points out, the Republican race is coalescing around candidate McCain after an early period of chaos, while the Democratic race is still up for grabs after an early period of seeming clarity. Nevertheless, McCain remains a polarizing … Continue reading →
French sales: la difference
The LA Times describes a French shopping phenomenon that seems positively archaic: retail stores only have sales twice a year. In the US, land of the perpetual discount, this may seem odd indeed. Even in France, there is opposition; Sarkozy, … Continue reading →
The art of politics
Gerard Vanderleun has called our attention to a campaign poster of Obama, created by graphic artist Shepard Fairey in his characteristic retro-Soviet style: It’s really got it all, hasn’t it? The iconic angle of the fearless idealized leader as seen … Continue reading →
Presidential style: policy, press, and the pull of personality
Some people have said that if the Iraq War had been instituted by a Democratic administration, the Democrats would have remained behind it despite the setbacks encountered. If history is any guide, that’s a false assumption. Once again, the history … Continue reading →
The dropouts: Giuliani and Edwards
Edwards is out of the race, with Giuliani to follow. There’s no dearth of analysts to explain why, so I’ll be brief in my own offering: Giuliani never really wanted it all that much, and he didn’t know how to … Continue reading →
Watch out for those women scorned, Ted
The computer screen practically sizzles with the scorching rage of the women of NOW, reacting to Ted Kennedy’s endorsement of Obama, the unkindest cut of all: “Women have just experienced the ultimate betrayal. Senator Kennedy’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton’s opponent … Continue reading →
Rhetoric ain’t what it used to be
Bush’s State of the Union message last night was the usual Rorschach test that people tend to view according to their previous conceptions of Bush and his policies. His basic message: Iraq’s doing relatively well, we need to cut pork. … Continue reading →
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I’m still reading Lewis Sorley’s A Better War, about the second half of our involvement in Vietnam. It’s slow going, for many reasons. One of them is that it’s painful to read it and think what might have been. Not … Continue reading →