Category Archives: Politics

I would hope that a star-bellied sneech with the richness of its experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a sneech that doesn’t have a star on its belly.

Leftist media types were eager to discredit the Tea Party protesters who assembled on Tax Day earlier this year to voice their objections to rampant government expansion, exponential deficit spending and the burdensome tax increases to follow. Commercial Appeal Metro … Continue reading

The rabid, degenerate jackals at TIME Magazine are licking their foul lips and sneering at the thinned remnants of the Grand Old Party. There are plenty of lies in the article, but TIME is right about one thing — the … Continue reading

Tonight I attended a screening of the 1968 debates between William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal. It was remarkable in many respects, not the least of which being how many people packed the Brooks Museum of Art to watch a … Continue reading

* Barack Obama gave the biggest speech of his presidency, and all people are talking about is the Republican response. The next day, CNN splashed negative reviews (of Gov. Bobby Jindal), a critique of one statement (by Bobby Jindal), and … Continue reading

Mike Huckabee has written a vindictive account of Campaign 2008, taking shots at Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson, conservative Christian leaders, libertarians and others who frustrated his political ambitions. As usual, I find his analysis rather less than insightful, particularly on … Continue reading

It will come as no surprise to this blog’s readership that General Powell is being considered for three different cabinet positions in the Obama Administration, according to unnamed sources at U.S. News. Obama already said Powell would “have a role … Continue reading

David Brooks says there’s a battle being waged over “the future of conservatism” between the Traditionalists (who are conservative) and the Reformers (who are not). It’s nice of the moderate Reformers to take time out of their busy schedules to … Continue reading

See also: “Burning down the house,” and NY TIMES Flashback

After 9/11, the Left was quick to attribute the terrorist attacks to Islamic Jihad’s distaste for America’s values, freedoms and culture. We were to blame for Al Qaeda’s violent radicalism, they said, because we had the audacity to project our … Continue reading