Just for fun, I randomly chose an election year from the past to compare to recent ones. Here’s the map for the presidential race of 1880: Fifteen years after the Civil War, you can see an exceptionally dramatic North/South polarization. … Continue reading →
…are also stupid. But this Millennial says they’re not, and that’s why they’re not signing up for Obamacare in the requisite numbers. He especially points out how downright offensive and insulting the Obamacare ads pitched at the young have been. … Continue reading →
What a difference a few years—and a seat on the throne of power—make. The context in which Trey Gowdy was speaking here was the debate on the Enforce the Law Act, by which Congress would attempt to give itself standing … Continue reading →
Previously I’d praised Rick Perry’s new eyeglasses, but at that time I’d only seen a still photo. Now that I’ve seen a video, I have to say my approval has gone up a few notches. He looks faaahbulous. It gives … Continue reading →
The latest of Obama’s imperial moves: Business groups and congressional Republicans are blasting regulations President Obama will announce Thursday that could extend overtime pay to as many as 10 million workers who are now ineligible for it… “This came as … Continue reading →
The title of this post comes from an obnoxious children’s rhyme we used to recite whenever someone called us a bad name and we wanted to deflect the charge more effectively than with “Sticks and stones may break my bones, … Continue reading →
Mayor Bill di Blasio of New York has wasted little time in his attempt to destroy the charter schools which serve the low-income minorities of New York and provide at least some children of their number with a good education: … Continue reading →
…because now they’re being extended until October of 2016—that is, until further notice from our fearless leader, Barack Obama. The audacious transparency of this move is almost breathtaking. Obama must truly think the American people are incredibly stupid and won’t … Continue reading →
…to defeat his nominee for the head of the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ, Debo Adegbile, a choice that raised an unusual amount of criticism because Adegbile had defended convicted cop-killer and leftist darling Mumial Abu-Jamal. The LA Times … Continue reading →
Interesting article by David Weigel in Slate: Romney was right. Why was Obama wrong? Because, I think, he was willfully blurring the distinction between “geopolitical” and other sorts of threats. He was playing to the cheap seats. Voters do not … Continue reading →
Attorney General Eric Holder to state AGs: disregard your oaths of office. I did!: Holder said state attorneys general do not have to enforce laws they disagree with, specifically when it comes to the issue of gay marriage. “It is … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I originally wrote some of this as part of a comment of mine, but I thought I’d highlight it in a post of its own.] The D’Souza case has sent a chill up the spines of conservatives and other … Continue reading →