I don’t share the panic over the continuing Story of a Primary Gone to the Dogs. In 2008, we spent the entire winter and spring watching Hillary and Obama slug it out. Limbaugh encouraged conservatives to register as Democrats to keep it interesting. Everyone got tired of the drama, and assumed that the winner would be… Read More Meanwhile, in the GOP Primary, the Madness Continues
Just remember, your political opponents are not real people, merely objects for you to project your righteous fury upon. And by righteous fury, I mean condoms. You know, the weapon of the powerful.
And the angel opened up the fourth seal, etc… Speaking as a Catholic, I wish the Church would be more open on the contraception question. But speaking as an American liberal who believes that religious pluralism imposes certain obligations on government, I think the Church’s leaders had a right to ask for broader relief from… Read More I Agree With E.J. Dionne
Can’t say I blame him. It deserves pointing out that Santorum is the only one whose hands are in any way clean on this issue. Gingrich’s are not clean, and all great Neptune’s oceans will not wash Romney’s. Look, I like Newt Gingrich. Always have. He’s got fire in the belly, and he’s smart. But… Read More Rick Santorum is Mad
The former Senator from Viagra claimed that nominating the Newtzilla would result in a “sweeping victory” for President Obama. There are two reasonable responses to this information. Bob Dole is still alive? What the *$^% does Bob Dole know about sweeping victories? Maybe the guy who ran a colorless, gutless campaign against the Man from… Read More Bob Dole Stumps for Romney, Denounces Gingrich
If there’s an economic reason to go to the moon, then private companies should finance it. If there’s not an economic reason to go to the moon, then what — aside from sci-fi frisson — is to be gained by going there? I’ve heard it as a practice run for Mars. Bollocks. Mars is an entirely different… Read More What the Hell is a Moon Base For?
The existence of Meghan McCain, like that of the Jersey Shore, stand as reminders of the truism that ignorance is bliss. Bliss indeed it would be to remain ignorant of both. Yet I cannot, and so find myself wearily faced with the addled thoughts of this un-celebrity. “I prefer people with personality and swagger as… Read More Meghan McCain Illustrates What is Wrong With White People
The speech, I mean. Not America. America is awesome. The Constitution requires that the President “from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union”. It does not require that he perform bland and ineffective political theater, making “a partisan stump speech thinly disguised as a plea for national unity.” (h/t:… Read More The State of the Union is Lame.
Erick Erickson casts everything in terms of the base in revolt (h/t: memeorandum) against “a milquetoast moderate from Massachusetts” (a phrase so good, Erickson can’t resist repeating it). In every way in the last two weeks, Romney has signaled he won’t fight for the base. He looks like a lost child when trying to answer… Read More Why Newt Won.
For conservatives, I’m a might tired of the weenies who prance around on the Internet as if they’re spoiling for a fight, then when someone with a little fight in them comes along, they start sounding like pussified Republicans. Oh, God, no, we can’t have that go on!! This argument makes him rather late to… Read More Dan Rhiel has had enough.
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