…is not only maddening, it’s puzzling. Why are they doing this? And especially why now? Doesn’t it constitute an unforced error of major, major proportions? I’ve been mulling it over for a while. I’ve had a lot of thoughts: money, … Continue reading →
I keep reading about how wonderful the Netflix documentary “Mitt” is, what a nice guy it shows Romney to be, and how if only the film had been released before the 2012 election it would have made a difference. Well, … Continue reading →
[UPDATE (9:25 PM): Give Stephen Green a big round of applause. And a drink; the man needs a drink. Why? He’s liveblogging the SOTU speech. For the umpteenth time.] “Union?” What union? Obama’s speech is reported to be planned to … Continue reading →
The National Review lays out the reasons why passing a bill right now legitimizing illegal immigrants would be a bad, bad idea. I wouldn’t have thought this needed to be spelled out at this point. But apparently it does, because … Continue reading →
William Jacobson at Legal Insurrection points out that the most dangerous years of the Obama administration are upon us. He quotes a WaPo article by Scott Wilson that describes a supposedly “new” approach of the president’s. Wilson’s article, which appears … Continue reading →
In a controversial letter published in the WSJ today, Tom Perkins compares the war on the 1% to the escalation of hate propaganda in Germany that led to Kristallnacht: I perceive a rising tide of hatred of the successful one … Continue reading →
Let’s just stipulate that Mike Huckabee is not exactly a young up-and-comer in the Republican Party. I don’t think he was going anywhere in 2016 anyway. Let’s also stipulate that his recent remarks were mostly about what he perceives Democrats … Continue reading →
Mark Herring, Virginia’s newly-elected AG in a photo-finish race that featured a recount, will be joining the plaintiffs in lawsuits challenging the state’s ban on gay marriage. So not only is he declining to defend the state’s gay marriage ban, … Continue reading →
Yesterday I wrote a post about Wendy Davis that got quite a bit of blogosphere attention and traffic. It contained the surprising (to me, anyway; most Texans already knew it) piece of information that Davis’s opponent Greg Abbott has been … Continue reading →
There’s a lot in the Wendy Davis story besides Davis and her constructed and false “narrative.” Here is one of Davis’ most recent official statements on the matter, a little masterpiece of accusing the accusers: We’re not surprised by Greg … Continue reading →
However many you can think of, the MSM can probably think of more—if they’re talking about the lies of a Democrat. When it first emerged that Obama’s “if you like your [fill in the blank] you can keep your [fill … Continue reading →
Trying to get Republicans to agree on something is like herding cats. Democrats tend to hang together for the good of the Party and the larger vision, as well as the promise of more specific rewards for cooperation (jobs, pork, … Continue reading →