I understand conservatives wanting to primary Republicans in Congress who are RINOs who vote with the opposition, especially if said RINOs come from states where there is a decent possibility of a more conservative option being elected. Maine’s Susan Collins, … Continue reading →
…is experiencing political whiplash. In reality, I think the public is disillusioned with both parties. For those of you who rejoice at the “throw the bums out” mentality, I offer some cautionary words, taken from an earlier post of mine. … Continue reading →
I suppose most of them—or at least many of them—do. About sex. About any number of things–usually minor things, or self-serving face-saving things when caught in error, or about things like smoking marijuana. They also make errors: Bush on WMDs … Continue reading →
The results of a recent Kaiser poll are somewhat of a surprise to me. It found that one of the groups most down on Obamacare right now is white blue-collar women, otherwise known as “waitress moms,” who have turned against … Continue reading →
…for a change. What a difference a year—and some personal experience with Obamacare—makes. However, before you think this reaction translates into support for conservatism, note that there’s a general dislike of all politicians, and Republicans come off even worse than … Continue reading →
“Buddhahat” asks a good question: Even if [Obamacare] continues to collapse in such a dramatic fashion ”“ thousands of doctors unavailable, numberless accounts hacked, etc ”“ so what? The MSM starts to figure out it’s a scam and start actual … Continue reading →
The cloture and filibuster rules of the Senate have been instrumental in keeping our government from careening wildly back and forth between two extremes. In other words, they have given us stability and forced a certain amount of bipartisanship on … Continue reading →
I’ve noticed that quite a few of the senators who voted for the nuclear option justify it by saying some verstion of “the people wanted it.” But actually, “the people” wanted cooperation between the parties, not increased polarization. “The people” … Continue reading →
If you want to understand what happened Thursday when the Democrats jettisoned 200 years of precedent and exercised the nuclear option, a good start would be this WSJ piece by James Taranto, who points out (among other things) that the … Continue reading →
The imperial president whose party is nevertheless subject to those pesky little formalities known as “elections” changes the ACA rules again in order to delay 2015 insurance enrollments until after the election. However: …[T]his misses the real risk for the … Continue reading →
And Senator Feinstein has some harsh words for Senator Feinstein, while Senator Harry Reid disagrees with Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senator Joe Biden begs to differ with Vice President Joe Biden, Assistant Minority Leader Dick Durbin counters Majority Whip Dick … Continue reading →
…for the nuclear option. Do they have the votes? Who knows: …[E]ven if Reid doesn’t have the votes. He can’t keep threatening the GOP with the move and not pull the trigger at some point. For Senate Republicans, the threat … Continue reading →