Ace of Spades Makes a Better Case for Rick Perry’s Candidacy Than Rick Perry Has Managed to, Thus Far…

Ace remains a right-wing favorite for several reasons: his blog has a bracing, the-devil-with-you attitude which diverts nothing from it’s thoroughgoing geekiness, and his commenters, for sheer entertainment, may be the best in the blogosphere (so Breitbart thinks, anyway). But more than this, is Ace himself as a writer. He has a style equally laid-back and… Read More Ace of Spades Makes a Better Case for Rick Perry’s Candidacy Than Rick Perry Has Managed to, Thus Far…

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A Constitution That Can Be Escaped is Not a Constituion at All.

Jeff Goldstein hits Mitt Romney on an oft-ignored weakness: judicial moderation. Statism is in the very strictest sense anti-Constitutional. Or, if you wish to be kind, extra-Constitutional, which really amounts to the same thing. The first step toward fixing a politicized judiciary is NOT to bracket political leanings when choosing justices. And that’s because such a… Read More A Constitution That Can Be Escaped is Not a Constituion at All.

12 Dec 2011 AndrewLeave a comment

In Case You Didn’t Know, Journalists are Carnies…

…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…

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When You Have Eliminated the Not-Mitts, Whatever Remains, However Mitt, Must Be the Candidate…

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…

8 Dec 201110 Dec 2011 Andrew2 Comments