Deregulation, the first winding down of the New Deal edifice, began in 1978 under the Carter administration. The 1980’s military build-up began under Carter as well. The issue in the 1980 election was not whether we would have a less intrusive government, whether we would have a more robust foreign policy, but how much and… Read More We’re All Supply-Siders Now
In 1867, Andrew Johnson fired his Secretary of War, in defiance of the Tenure of Office Act, which barred a President from removing Cabinet Officials without Senatorial approval. The House impeached him, and the Senate came one vote shy of removing him from office. In 2012, Barack Obama waives a federal statute without being granted… Read More Obama Does Not Appear to Think His Authority Has Limits
Jeff Goldstein makes the case that uber-Catholic Santorum will be less of a threat to our liberties than uber-Progressive Obama. Moreover, that Santorum’s willingness to defend his positions will ultimately redound to his advantage. Even people who disagree will say “Hey, at least he holds his opinions honestly. And honestly, I need a job.” Sure… Read More “Do we want employment and a tax holiday to reinvigorate this sector of the economy? Or would we rather buy the media spin that Santorum wants to stone gays?”
That’s not fair. What it really says is “The First Lady Targets Obesity in the Military” (h/t: Memeorandum). And the URL reads: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/02/09/michelle-obama-takes-aim-at-chubby-service-members/ Remember when such language was considered uncivil, contributing to an atmosphere of hate? Anyway, the First Lady argues that overweight soldiers are a national security problem. This has the virtue of being true.… Read More The First Lady Really Hates on Fatties, eh?
Stacy McCain links this damning comparison of the 2012 primary election to the 2008 primary election. I’m thinking of a Republican primary. It starts with a candidate (John McCain/Mitt Romney) who ran once before, came in second place, and won over the party’s elite class without winning over its base. Other candidates, understandably unwilling to… Read More The Republican Party Returneth, Like a Dog, Unto its Own Vomit. But it Doesn’t Matter.
…for not being liberal enough. This is why I didn’t get so excited as others on the starboard side over Taylor Marsh’s denunciation of Obama. She was upset with him over being insufficiently supportive of abortion rights. And for all the dramatic thrust of the closing statement, Marsh isn’t going to actually vote for the GOP… Read More The Liberals are Abandoning Obama…
Michael Ledeen reminds us that the Iranian regime is weaker than it seems: This debacle coincides with an amazing confession of weakness from the highest level of the regime: Ali Saeedi is the supreme leader’s representative to the Revolutionary Guards, and since Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei commands the Guards, Saeedi’s words are authoritative. Asked why Mir… Read More All is not Well Behind the Ayatollah’s Robes
Let it never be said that Walter Russel Mead does not know how to close a column. I’m not sure if I buy the premise. Even if Mead is right, it could be the Administration is hoping Iran will believe that they are serious, rather than actually being serious. That we are in “something of… Read More “Iran is going to stop it’s nuclear program, or bombs are going to fall.”
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…
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!)
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