Commenter “Geoffrey Britain” offered some quotes in a recent comment that were so excellent I thought I’d highlight them here: There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be … Continue reading →
A comment by NeoConScum in which he quoted Madison’s Federalist Paper #55 was so compelling that I went to the source for more. There I found the following gems [emphases mine]: I am unable to conceive that the people of … Continue reading →
Remember when the movies portrayed presidents as heroes? They left out a lot of the more sordid stuff (like, for example, affairs) because there was no need to focus on that. There was enough about presidents to admire, and it … Continue reading →
I see that my earlier post today has already sparked a bunch of comments to the general tune of “all is lost; they’ve won the Gramscian march through education and there’s nothing to do about it.” I was going to … Continue reading →
First, a quote: The pattern is familiar enough: an established autocracy with a record of friendship with the U.S. is attacked by insurgents…Violence spreads and American officials wonder aloud about the viability of a regime that “lacks the support of … Continue reading →
Have you ever noticed the books in the photograph that makes up my blog header? The one on top is the collected works of Robert Frost, and the one below is the second volume of William Manchester’s biography of Winston … Continue reading →
And now for a change of pace. I’ve written before about the many failed plots to assassinate Hitler—the most famous, of course, being that led by Claus von Stauffenberg, with which you’re almost certainly familiar. Here’s a different perspective on … Continue reading →
George McGovern, the man Nixon trounced in 1972, has died at the age of 90. McGovern was the first presidential candidate I ever voted for. Yes, he was a liberal, but of the more old-fashioned kind, without nastiness and with … Continue reading →
Here’s a great moment from Reagan (hat tip: Dr. Sanity). The speech was given in 1961, over fifty years ago. But his words seem all too prescient, considering what’s going on today:
Continue reading →Obama is trying to lower expectations about his upcoming performance in the debates: “Governor Romney – he’s a good debater,” said the president. “I’m just okay.”… “[Obama] has had less time to prepare than we anticipated,” said [Obama campaign press … Continue reading →
…stay classy.
Continue reading →Now it’s being reported by William Jacobsen at Legal Insurrection that one or two minutes of the Romney 47% tape is missing, and that the missing portion occurs close to the time of the controversial part where he’s speaking about … Continue reading →