The story here is a few days old, but alas, as we’ve come to expect, it’s been under-reported: Romney admits the “47%” remark was a mistake . Was wrong. “Now and then, you’re going to say something that doesn’t come out right,” Romney said, . . . . Continue Reading »
So we now know, if this astounding story from the Daily Mail holds up (via Campaign Spot , which quotes the key stuff), that Jonathan Tobin and I were absolutely right about the reason for Obama’s stumble: he arrogantly believed his own B.S. about Romney, and shirked his prep on the assumption . . . . Continue Reading »
1. So Romney is now .7% ahead of Obama in the RCP average. By way of comparison, John Kerry (who was running to unseat an incumbent of comparable job approval ratings) never led and never got closer than 1.7% to Bush in the post convention period. Bush ended up winning the popular vote by 2.4%. . . . . Continue Reading »
Fairly interpreted give Romney a very narrow but real lead. He also picked up Colorado on the no-tie chart. It goes without saying that I was mocking the dramatic Andrew S. below. The election is too close to call, and the Obama campaign remains the better campaign. But the big mo’ is with . . . . Continue Reading »
A story of old Irish hero Daniel O’Connell, quoted in Sean O’Faolain’s biography : I remember I was once counsel before Judge Day for a man who had stolen some goats. The fact was proved; whereupon I produced to old Day an old Act of Parliament, empowering the owners of . . . . Continue Reading »
Are we all racists now? Ever since Barack Obama made his appearance in national politics, some of the good souls who have supported him have drawn red lines to remind any possible critics where their opposition veers into racism. Bill Maher, Chris Matthews, The New Yorker, E. J. Dionne, Michael . . . . Continue Reading »
Here are Andew’s very grave concerns, which I present to you to bolster your morale. It’s just one poll, though, and Romney’s lead even there is barely outside the margin of error. . . . . Continue Reading »
James R. Rogers on Yoram Hazony and the Jeffersonians : The stories from the Bible so often come to us as isolated examples of pious or ethical behavior, that it’s frankly a relief to read Yoram Hazony’s book, The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture . Hazony reads these stories . . . . Continue Reading »
Today the staff is occupied by a discussion of last night’s Erasmus Lecture—-delivered by Jean Bethke Elshtain on the subject 0f loyalty—-with friends of the magazine including Wilfred McClay, Michael Walzer, Paul Griffiths, Robert Jenson, and George Weigel. Blogging, therefore, . . . . Continue Reading »
What Theodor Adorno Wrought Liel Liebovitz, Tablet Is Obama More Puritanical Than Romney? Peter Lawler, Big Think Fear and Trembling over the Red Mass Matthew J. Franck, Bench Memos How Capitalism Can Save Art Camille Paglia, Wall Street Journal A Myth That Needs Killin’ Mark Shea, Patheos . . . . Continue Reading »
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