Wasserman Schultz, Party girl
I’ve got a piece up at PJ about Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
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Is the left terrified…
…of Paul Ryan? I think they’re at least perturbed by him, not only because he’s smart and articulate, but because he’s got an incredibly likeable demeanor. That goes against the narrative about Republicans. It’s hard to pin the “callous, cold” … Continue reading →
Cruz and Obama
Ted Cruz and Barack Obama: compare and contrast. They are both the children of mixed-race (if you count Cuban or Hispanic as a race) couples, although Cruz’s parents stayed together and Obama’s did not. Assuming Cruz wins election to the … Continue reading →
Some liberals…
…are on the right (in both senses of the word) side of the Chick-fil-A issue. And Menino backs off.
Continue reading →Obama: “you didn’t build that”
I don’t ordinarily read the Chicago Tribune, and I don’t think I’ve ever heard of John Kass before, but this is one heckuva good column. I’m tempted to quote the whole thing, but I’ll just suggest you read it. In … Continue reading →
An interview with Robert Conquest…
…on the eve of the sort-of millennium makes for some fascinating reading in retrospect. I call it the “sort-of” millennium because it took place in late December of 1999, whereas the real millennium would have begun with the year 2001. … Continue reading →
Activist Court?
The left is busy criticizing the Supreme Court as “activist” and biased in advance of any possible ruling against Obamacare. Oh, it’s perfectly fine for the Court to be activist when it is stretching the Constitution to fit the leftist … Continue reading →
The “Jewish vote” over the last century
While doing research for my recent post on Jews and Obama, I came across a site showing trends in Jewish voting in presidential elections from 1916 till now (I assume it’s based mostly on exit polling, although that’s not clearly … Continue reading →
Jews cooling on Obama—sort of
Jewish support for Obama has declined 10% from 2008. That’s a not insignificant amount, although it may seem small. But it only seems small if you don’t realize how deeply ingrained Jewish Democratic affiliation is. Also, compared to Obama’s drop … Continue reading →
More on the left’s reaction to the Walker victory: never surrender!
Walter Russell Mead reflects on the same topic I talked about yesterday, when I discussed a piece by John Nichols in The Nation and spoke of the left’s reaction to its drubbing in Wisconsin. Mead zeros in on one in … Continue reading →
Recalling the recall
Last night I was listening to some talking heads nattering on about the results of the Wisconsin recall. What it means for Obama, what it means for public sector unions, what it means for Democrats, what it means for Romney. … Continue reading →
Artur Davis, changer
Last October I wrote a post about former Congressman Artur Davis, Democrat of Alabama, which ended with this sentence: If Davis keeps paying attention, he may discover a lot more out there that’s chilling””and a large proportion of his cold … Continue reading →