Rock and disco, the typical middle-class alternatives to Afro-American popular music, are inferior forms of music; however, as Pete Townsend helped us to see in the last Songbook post , it may usually be too difficult, and is (arguably) inauthentic anyhow, for middle class persons to play . . . . Continue Reading »
Here is my big thought on the recent noteworthy study that only seems to diss conservatives. I agree with Joe in the thread and others that this election is shaping up to be a lot like 2004, which means the election will be close and decided in Ohio and Florida. It might also mean that the campaign . . . . Continue Reading »
Wow. The oral argument defense of Obamacare’s constitutionality so far has not just been bad, as has been reported, but has been stunningly bad. And the incompetence displayed goes beyond that of Solicitor General Verrilli, but extends to several of the meaning-to-help-his-case comments . . . . Continue Reading »
Quick, big thoughts on the mandate and the presumption of liberty. . . . . Continue Reading »
I’ve gotten a couple of emails and learned some stuff from reading the open thread over there at THE LEAGUE OF ORDINARY GENTLEMEN. So here’s a revised interpretation of the newly happy Don: He now has a satisfying and genuinely personal erotic relationship with his new because he has . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . are being pursued in earnest by the distinguished LEAGUE OF ORDINARY GENTLEMEN—one of the best blogs around. There’s an empty open thread there. Please contribute. The reason for hope we can have for the future of the series is that it might take a show or two to set up the new . . . . Continue Reading »
Who are these people which in terms of equality of conditions take upon themselves the responsibility to take care of others? They end up being the typical cops and firemen of our communities. They are good guys and we all know who they are. Surely they could not be messed up people. They are Andy . . . . Continue Reading »
1. It’s better that that silly and tasteless headline come from a conservative blog. Seriously, though: THE TODAY SHOW had a lot of experts—very tastelessly—wondering whether Cheney should have taken the heart that had become available for him. Should he have been more noble? Did . . . . Continue Reading »
Described by me. . . . . Continue Reading »
1. It really is true that the result in Louisiana makes very little practical difference. Most of the state’s delegates aren’t even picked through the primary. And so Santorum picked up maybe two or three on Romney, remaining, of course, hundreds behind. 2. BUT: In this state at least, . . . . Continue Reading »
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