And that the current Chair is Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Two sleazy party hacks. If you don’t believe me, take a look at this abominable video of Dean from today: So despite the polls that find a race that’s too close … Continue reading →
Commenter “Susanamantha” quotes a libertarian friend of hers who refuses to vote for Romney this year and will be voting for Gary Johnson: Not a single Republican IN MY LIFETIME has reduced the national debt; in fact, excepting Ford, they … Continue reading →
The other day I came across some statistics that reminded me that electoral-vote-heavy California, one of the most reliably Democrat states these days in presidential elections, didn’t used to swing that way. The change came rather recently. Take a look: … Continue reading →
Commenter “kolnai” makes some interesting points about the media and asks some interesting questions: What I’m questioning, however, is this statistic I’ve seen Caddell and others throwing around stating that only 8% of the public has a favorable view of … Continue reading →
I’ve already written about Buzz Bissinger’s “changer” experience here. But there’s an addendum, and it’s just as all of us would imagine: he’s been excoriated and shunned by those liberals he used to think were so—well, so liberal. I don’t … Continue reading →
…gives his reasons for switching his vote to Romney, based on Wednesday’s debate. It’s caused dissension in his marriage, by the way, because his wife “considers me a traitor to the very essence of America, providing a helping hand to … Continue reading →
It occurs to me that last night’s debate was a shock to both left and right. The left was shocked because they had really believed Obama’s hype, and he fell so far below their expectations—although perhaps it would be more … Continue reading →
This might be encouraging news, depending on how you interpret it: According to the survey, just four in 10 registered voters believe the government should promote traditional values, down from 53% in 2010 and 57% in 2008… Six in 10 … Continue reading →
If you are a denizen of the blogosphere, you’ve probably already encountered the Obamaphone lady: I already knew about the program she’s referring to—which actually wasn’t started under Obama, by the way—so she didn’t seem quite as crazy as she … Continue reading →
Yesterday I went for some R&R at the hairdresser’s. I tend to find this rather relaxing. It’s a chunk of time in which absolutely nothing is expected of me except to sit there, perhaps sip some chamomile tea, read a … Continue reading →
I often write about political change and changers. It’s almost axiomatic that most political change occurs in the direction of left to right rather than the other way around, with the caveat that in young adulthood there is quite a … Continue reading →
Barry Rubin has written a piece describing Obama as a new kind of leftist: Barack Obama is not a communist, a fascist, a Muslim, a Marxist, a Progressive (in the pre-1920s meaning of that word), or even a socialist. Obama … Continue reading →