Commenter “manju” wrote: With the teaparties driving the republicans toward simple-minded libertarian sloganeering, conspriacy [sic] theories (birtherism), and even an ahistorical revival of the confederacy(McDonnell, Barbour), the top candidates become less and less electable. we may very well be looking … Continue reading →
I’ve got a new essay up at the Weekly Standard. In it, I unearthed some great—and extraordinarily relevant—quotes from Federalist Paper #10 by James Madison. Follow the link to read; come back here to comment (the WS has no comments, … Continue reading →
The first is no surprise at all: Supreme Court Justice Stevens, who is nearly ninety, and as a liberal wanted to wait to retire until he knew another liberal would be appointed to fill his place. Now he can do … Continue reading →
See that pig flying overhead? It’s CNN’s relatively fair article about the Tea Partiers. The only flaw (and it’s a biggie; but hey, CNN’s just a news outlet, so we can’t really blame them for spreading undocumented “facts”) is that … Continue reading →
Representative Paul Ryan gave a rousing speech describing the campaign ahead to block the Obama/Pelosi/Reid agenda. Ryan’s a wonky guy. He can crunch the numbers with the best of them. But he’s also pretty eloquent, and in touch with what’s … Continue reading →
The word has gone out that, now that HCR has been passed and President Obama is spending his precious time going around the country to “sell” it, the Tea Partiers must be further demonized in any way possible, including of … Continue reading →
Two days ago President Obama was in Portland, Maine, to give a speech promoting the HCR bill. I’ve observed before that sometimes Obama will put two contradictory assertions in the same address, hoping the discrepancies in logic will go unnoticed. … Continue reading →
And keep your eyes on the prize during the sprint, the relay, and the marathon ahead.
Continue reading →Why? Because yes, he can. Did anyone doubt that, emboldened by his “success” in passing the HCR legislation that America didn’t (and still doesn’t) want and that is likely to lead to greater financial ruin, Obama would be inspired to … Continue reading →
This Politico article reflects a common theme among pundits and those in the political game, treating politics as a sport in which people like a winner. The theory goes that Obama’s victory in passing HCR should lead to a significant … Continue reading →
And what a learning curve it’s been. This may come back to haunt the Democrats; I certainly hope so. We’re always told not to sign a contract without reading and studying every word. Well, HCR was one whopping big contract … Continue reading →
Back in December I wrote an article for PJ about the HCR battle, contrasting the two sides as a fight between those who value liberty and those who prefer “social justice.” I still see it that way. As the fight … Continue reading →