1. The turnout was down from last time and almost half the votes were cast by independents. 2. Romney won but nobody thought he really did well. I thought his speech was vacuous and inauthentic. 3. Most of the rest of the vote went to guys who aren’t really challengers to him for the . . . . Continue Reading »
Man’s greatness comes from knowing he is wretched. Pascal This entry will wrap up the Songbook’s oft-interrupted series of “loneliness and individualism songs,” all from 1965-1967, which by way of review, began with The Beach Boys’ “That’s Not Me,” . . . . Continue Reading »
Below, Peter links to his pro-pro-family tax policy Big Think piece. What’s fair, he says, about tax incentives for child-raising can be summarized thusly: some will contribute to the American future by having more children, others will do so by paying more taxes. And over at . . . . Continue Reading »
It’s pretty obvious why. The people, like me, who believed that THE TEA PARTY energy would make this time different were probably wrong. THE TEA PARTY will make no real difference at all. But most interesting is a comment in the link’s thread. Romney is like Dole in exactly this way: . . . . Continue Reading »
Pete is right that Gingrich is hanging tough. The main problem remains South Carolina: He and Santorum split the non-Romney vote. Then it appears the same thing happens again in Florida. I think neither Newt nor Rick can really have a future without a win by Florida. So it appears that Romney is . . . . Continue Reading »
Apologies for the lack of Rock Songbook posts lately . . . I’ve been in vacation and family mode, now replaced with beginning of semester mode. So here’s a link to the other great conservative commentator on popular music, Scott Johnson of Powerline, talking today about Joan Baez . . . . . Continue Reading »
!. I didn’t see the Sunday morning debate. 2. But I do see Santorum gaining respect as a competent, solid candidate. Ross Douthat is right that he’s stuck with the focus on his personal life, which does seem “deviant” to most Americans but should and I think is striking most . . . . Continue Reading »
I missed this morning’s debate which is too bad because I guess there were some fireworks. I ended up seeing the first ten minutes or so on YouTube and Santorum and especially Gingrich went after Romney’s supposed electability on the grounds that he wasn’t willing to run for . . . . Continue Reading »
So if you are in charge of one of these conservative Super-PACS, what might be the best way to leverage that money to make sure we get the best results in the medium and long-term? Here are some suggestions: 1. Focus on what is important. Earmarks are not that important. Making . . . . Continue Reading »
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