The First Rule of Conservatism is: You do not play the race card on a fellow conservative. (h/t: Instapundit) The Second Rule of Conservatism is: YOU DO NOT PLAY THE RACE CARD ON A FELLOW CONSERVATIVE. Now a moment for the definition of terms. By “playing the race card” I mean concluding from a logically fallacious… Read More Glenn Beck Jumps the Shark (Officially!)
On first glance, this would seem to be the kind of column (h/t: Memeorandum) I could agree with: we are in a Depression, the unemployment problem isn’t acceptable, etc. But what Kruggo intends by this can be summed up in this clause: …ominous political trends shouldn’t be dismissed just because there’s no Hitler in sight. Why,… Read More Paul Krugman Throws Down the D-Word, Tells Fascist Ghost Stories.
…and they “have a professional obligation never to give a sucker an even break.” I think RS McCain may be on to something here. While one may doubt that this particular collection of alchies and junkies have any real desire to see Santorum propelled to the White House, the show must go on. Plus, Santorum’s… Read More In Case You Didn’t Know, Journalists are Carnies…
In an interview with the gang at Coffee & Markets (h/t: Memeorandum), Gingrich says something interesting with reference to the Paul Ryan business: The question was: if there’s a program that is very unpopular, should Republicans impose it? And my answer is no. When we passed welfare reform, 92% of the American people supported it,… Read More Newt Gingrich and the Kamikaze Presidency…
I spotted this first on Ace’s sidebar: The Air Force has buried remains of servicemen killed in Iraq and Afghanistan in a landfill in Virginia. I know. I know. Ladd Ehlinger, who worked for the military in some capacity until 2001, has piled on. But hold a second: Air Force now confirms that body fragments… Read More The Air Force Burial Business
Slate never fails to underwhelm. Swanson, played by Nick Offerman, is essentially an optimistic fantasy of a conservative politician. He’s stoic and deeply hostile to the very notion of government, but ultimately kind-hearted and genuinely concerned for the well-being of other people. He’s a throwback, in some ways, to the Teddy Roosevelt image of conservatism—hyper-masculine,… Read More Matthew Perpetua Pretends to Understand Conservative Politics, References Ron Swanson…
It’s a Traffic-stop shooting, that just happened to occur at Virginia Tech. At least, such are the early indications: Virginia Tech spokesman Mark Owczarski said a campus police officer stopped a vehicle shortly after noon today in the school’s Coliseum parking lot, near McComas Hall. “During the traffic stop, the officer was shot and killed.… Read More The New Virginia Tech Shooting is Not a Virginia Tech Shooting. UPDATE below
Randall Parker, without even bothering to take a look at Rick Santorum, the new favored candidate of RS McCain, throws up his hands to hold his nose for the standard Establishment line: So really, Romney’s the best bet for the Republicans. He’s got very high analytical skills, understands finance, understands business management, and knows how to… Read More When You Have Eliminated the Not-Mitts, Whatever Remains, However Mitt, Must Be the Candidate…
Obama, once the transformative President, now desperately tries to keep the flag of Progressive tradition waving. Methinks a fisking is in order.
Regardless of one’s opinions on Hermann Cain, calling him “Hermie the Love Bug” is just funny.
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