One thing you can say about the Shirley Sherrold flap is that it sure has gotten Andrew Breitbart some attention. Actually, he’s gotten quite a bit of it ever since Obama took office. Breitbart is one of the few on … Continue reading →
A deeply disappointed Obama supporter, Bob Herbert has been focusing on the jobs problem for quite some time now, and he continues the same message in his latest column. I was especially interested in this comment to his piece [I’ve … Continue reading →
Another must-read column by Victor Davis Hanson. And, on a slightly different (although related) topic, here’s an interesting comment to the Hanson piece, from Jason S. on June 24 at 11: 32 AM. Its subject is political change, and it … Continue reading →
The recent news that the federal government is planning to mount a legal challenge to the state of Arizona’s new immigration law is just another outrage in a long series of outrages by the Obama administration. Even though the state … Continue reading →
Here’s the story of a man whose political change was sparked by a kids’ basketball game, of all things. Roland Toy ran up against a group of liberal parents who wanted to protect their fourth-graders from the pain and struggle … Continue reading →
…how the Democratic Party left them. It’s another “change” story. The money quote: The reason we feel this way is that we think Obama didn’t just let the Democrats’ mask slip, he yanked it off completely and revealed the true … Continue reading →
The inimitable Cristopher Hitchens relates an early anecdote about Margaret Thatcher that gives a somewhat different perspective than we usually get on the Iron Lady: …[T]he Tories were having a reception in the House of Lords in order to launch … Continue reading →
Another excellent offering from “change” therapist Robin of Berkeley at American Thinker.
Continue reading →Robin of Berkeley tells her change story in this superb essay. Please read the whole thing. Robin’s tale is somewhat different from mine. For one thing, she was a leftist, and I a mere liberal (and fairly middle-of-the-road as liberals … Continue reading →
Last night I watched “Blind Spot,” a filmed interview with Traudl Junge, who was Hitler’s secretary during his last year and final days. It’s a remarkable document, although a very simple one: Ms. Junge, aged eighty or so at the … Continue reading →
I haven’t read this book, but it sounds as though it could be apropos: Why I Turned Right: Leading Baby Boom Conservatives Chronicle Their Political Journeys.
Continue reading →Since we’ve been discussing RINOs lately (and note today’s unsurprising news is that, as Snowe goes, so goes Collins), it’s interesting to take a look at how newly-reformed reratting ex-RINO Arlen Specter is doing in his bid for re-election as … Continue reading →