Category Archives: Politics
Black Voters Going PUMA?
Exodus: Inner City Blacks Fleeing Obama After his meteoric ascent to the top of the American political arena in the country’s history, we are now in the midst of witnessing one of the most stunning collapses of any man ever … Continue reading
Good Policy = Good Politics
Walter Russell Mead: How Change Works Our political parties may be ideological in some of their inspirations and their rhetoric, but they are pragmatic. If an approach to an issue works and pleases voters, political leaders try to bring it … Continue reading
An Immigrant’s Tale – Viral Video
From Kevin Rennie at Daily Ructions: Greenwich, Connecticut resident Thomas Peterffy takes to the airwaves today to speak of the blessings of freedom. He’s an authority. Peterffy was born, according to Forbes, in Hungary in 1944 “during a Russian bombing … Continue reading
The Golden Age of Bullshit
Via Legal Insurrection, a review of On Bullshit by Harry G. Frankfurt One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend … Continue reading
Remember when Democrats hated one-party rule?
Americans’ Preference Shifts Toward One-Party Government A record-high 38% of Americans prefer that the same party control the presidency and Congress, while a record-low 23% say it would be better if the president and Congress were from different parties and … Continue reading
Crystalization
Ever watch crystals form? It’s almost like watching a living thing grow. Some times thoughts crystalize too. From The Once and Future Liberalism by Walter Russell Mead: One of the main reasons Americans have been so slow to recognize the … Continue reading
Peering into an uncertain future
Walter Russell Mead: But for people who are more interested in shaping the future, it’s important to grasp that this is one of those times when politics feels more important than usual but in fact matters less. The status quo … Continue reading
It’s da rulz!
Rick Moran: The Rules Fight Food Fight Any hope that Mitt Romney might have had that the Ron Paul faction of the Republican Party would mind their P’s and Q’s during his coronation at the GOP convention has come a … Continue reading
Imagine if the Klan did the same thing
Federal Court Finds Obama Appointees Interfered With New Black Panther Prosecution A federal court in Washington, DC, held today that political appointees appointed by President Obama did interfere with the Department of Justice’s prosecution of the New Black Panther Party. … Continue reading
How should you vote?
(This started as a comment at Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy on a post referring to Lola-at-Large’s post this morning.) Lola spent a lot of time and thought on her decision to endorse Mitt Romney. Was it well reasoned or merely rationalized? … Continue reading
How much do we owe each other?
“If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in … Continue reading
You can’t buff a turd
Zombie: The Little Blue Book: Quotations from Chairman Lakoff George Lakoff, Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at U.C. Berkeley — and highly regarded Democratic tactician — has just released his playbook for the 2012 election. Titled The Little Blue … Continue reading
Could FDR get nominated today?
The Weakly Standard: Democratic Heretics […] Four years later, the protest wing of the Democratic party was in the saddle and delivered the nomination to George McGovern. Whatever similarity might be discerned between the Tea Party and the antiwar movement, … Continue reading
Democrats – now with 2% less evil!
Garry Wills: The Curse of Political Purity Obama was never a prince. None of them are. The mistake behind all this is a misguided high-mindedness that boasts, “I vote for the man, not the party.” This momentarily lifts the hot-air … Continue reading
Peepul R Stoopit
Danps at Corrente provides an example of a common meme: Slogan and bromide open thread One of the things liberals are terrible at is messaging. We tend to start discussing issues by going Full Wonk, and that isn’t very appealing … Continue reading
Money isn’t everything
Molly Ball: It’s important to remember, as Democrats cope with their failure to topple Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in Tuesday’s recall, that this was a fight they chose. Unlike the vast majority of elections, which occur on a regular schedule, … Continue reading
Smear Job
The smear: Integrity: The Child Scott Walker Left Behind Bernadette Gillick was a college freshman in 1988 when she first met Scott Walker. It was spring semester, and she had just transferred to Marquette University. She was assigned a room … Continue reading
