1. I only saw part of it: It became unimportant once Rick hustled back to Texas to deal with the fire. The hope for some and the fear for others is that he won’t do well in such events. We still don’t know. 2. The format favored candidates who could actually expound on the details of . . . . Continue Reading »
Robert George turned Ron Paul inside out on whether 14th Amendment protections should be extended to the unborn. . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Thanks to John P. for his astute and truthful account of our greatness. Due to circumstances partly beyond my control and partly because of my lazy inattention, the pomocon thing had languished. But we’re back, better than ever, and I’m proud of the TEAM I’ve assembled. . . . . Continue Reading »
That’s what Kate the Great, aka, Kate Pitrone, Ashland grad, community college teacher, mother, and longtime high-quality No Left Turns commenter says in a comment to this Powerline post. What is R2P? How does it differ or not from the stated (or defacto) Bush Doctrine? Pomocons might also be . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Whatever one thinks of Andrew Sullivan, he has a video presentation of what it means to be a blogger over at Big Think, and I must admit that if anyone is a blogger it is Mr. Sullivan. In this video he says that to be a blogger one must post at least twice a day, even if one is writing about . . . . Continue Reading »
With the Emmy Awards coming up, it might be worth discussing the recent season of Mad Men , which garnered 19 nominations this year. Throughout the first three seasons, Don has been able to divide up his life into neat professional and private compartments. In his professional life, he . . . . Continue Reading »
Great Paintings shouldn’t be in museums. . . . Museums are cemeteries. Paintings should be on the walls of restaurants, in dime stores, in gas stations, in men’s rooms. Great paintings should be where people hang out. The only thing where it’s happening is on the radio and records, . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . if the Democrats followed Mr. Postmodern Conservative’s advice and tried to dump Obama now? Let’s say it would be for Hilary. Or, who else would it be for? I’m assuming here a major bid, a primary run backed by huge parcels of the Democratic establishment. Not some . . . . Continue Reading »
I prefer not to overreact to jobs reports, but today’s unemployment and job creation news has Obama looking weaker than ever. This would be a good time for a Republican who has shown the ability to win over Democratic-leaning voters, take on the spending interests, and produce a . . . . Continue Reading »
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