The WaPo takes on the rumor that Palin was insufficiently vetted, and appears to demolish it. My perception is that McCain was impressed from the first by Palin and was especially taken with her maverick, reformer quality, which he sensed … Continue reading →

I’ve thought about this question myself: does Palin’s VP candidacy change Hillary’s calculus for 2012? I think it does. As Ms. Althouse says, it presents her with a conundrum: whose election would be best for Hillary? The way this campain … Continue reading →

…is that affords an opportunity for the opposition to make ads like this one in the general: Everybody knows that, in a primary, candidates say nasty things about rivals in their own party. What’s to stop the other party’s nominee … Continue reading →

It’s official: neo-neocon is taking a vacation! A short one; I plan to return to blogging either this Sunday or Monday. But I’m going away today, and get this: I will not be taking my computer with me! I intend … Continue reading →

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Noblesse oblige from the King. Now that it probably no longer matters. Typical.