Those of you who’ve followed the Republican primary in Mississippi are upset about Cochran’s outreach to Democrats. I agree it was a bad move. A great deal of the more intense anger about his campaign focuses on this abominable flyer … Continue reading →
I hadn’t closely followed the Mississippi Republican primary, even though I certainly had been aware that it involved a Tea Party candidate, McDaniel, challenging the incumbent Cochran. I tend to follow the old Buckley adage to support the most conservative … Continue reading →
Edward Klein has written Blood Feud, a book that purports to give the inside info on the Clintons and the Obamas and the fact that there’s no love lost between the two couples. Klein is a curious figure. A former … Continue reading →
…if you think he still cares about public opinion. I, for one, think he has o’erleaped public opinion. His vaulting ambition is to fundamentally change America, and that means a lot of people—maybe even a majority—will be expected to whine … Continue reading →
Words seem exceedingly inadequate right now. And yet as a blogger, that’s what I do. Just in the last few days I’ve written drafts or short notes for about 50 new posts that I haven’t even gotten around to finishing … Continue reading →
This is good, because he would have been rendered ineffective by his loss: Cantor (R-Va.) was expected to officially announce his decision at a special meeting of the House Republican conference Wednesday afternoon. He’ll step down after July. On Tuesday … Continue reading →
I was wondering what the left would have to say about it all—mostly, how the attack on Brat would start to be framed—and this article by Jonathan Chait was instructive but unsurprising in that regard: Brat’s a “Rand-loving right-wing crank.” … Continue reading →
The David Brat victory has been widely described as an earthquake. In the political world of DC, I suppose it is. To the rest of us it’s a surprise—pleasant or unpleasant, depending on your politics—but buildings are still standing and … Continue reading →
Brat’s victory last night made me think of this song from the musical “Fiorello.” I saw it as a child and it was one of my favorites, although it’s hardly ever performed today. It has several really clever songs about … Continue reading →
Wow, I didn’t see this coming. Not that I was paying close attention, because my impression was that Brat didn’t have a chance: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost in his Republican primary election Tuesday to a little-known economics professor, … Continue reading →
…but I trust them: A political storm over the trade of five Taliban inmates for a captured American soldier intensified on Monday when Obama administration officials told U.S. lawmakers that up to 90 people within the administration – but no … Continue reading →
Expect to read a lot more articles like this one in your friendly neighborhood MSM, entitled “The Bergdahl boomerang: GOP lawmakers who long urged a rescue now sour on the idea.” The article isn’t quite as lopsided as the headline … Continue reading →