Will 2012 Be like 1996?
by Peter LawlerHere’s what I think. This is in response to David’s sigh in the thread below about the Bob Dole year to come. . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s what I think. This is in response to David’s sigh in the thread below about the Bob Dole year to come. . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s a poetic PORCHER appreciation of MY “modest and prudential” approach to entitlement reform by James Matthew Wilson. I’m reminded, of course, that summer’s almost here, ratings are off, and AMERICAN IDOL is over. It might be time to start pro wrestling with our . . . . Continue Reading »
So here are some very smart and appreciative comments on my MODERN AND AMERICAN DIGNITY. . . . . Continue Reading »
It wasn’t long before all responsible observers came to agree with ME that the NY-26 result (despite the quirky details) is one piece of evidence among many that the Republicans are losing the debate on Medicare. They’re still winning on health care (meaning Obamacare). Here’s one . . . . Continue Reading »
So I use the occasion of this gracious review by Mr. Kienker to display my differences with our friends the Claremonsters. . . . . Continue Reading »
1. The Democrat won in NY-26 easily with 48% of the vote. Republicans are blind if they don’t regard this as one piece of evidence among many of a momentum switch. They’re losing the debate over Medicare. People don’t want it turned into a voucher—or defined . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . allegedly is the candidate who benefits most from Daniels’ untimely withdrawal. I admit he’s surely better than Pawlenty—who called Mitch is an “intellectual heavyweight” yesterday (in comparison, he should have added, to himself). Isn’t Huntsman, as USA . . . . Continue Reading »
1. I can appreciate Mitch Daniels choosing his family over his country and all. But his timing gives him the appearance of being a tease. Mainstream Republicans were embracing him as the only hope, libertarians were relieved that they were going to get one of their own, and the Tea Partiers were . . . . Continue Reading »
The Poetic Wisdom Paradox, which I abbreviate as the PWP, works as follows. A wise poet, let us say Homer, wants to convey wisdom in his poetic creation. Unlike the bohemian model of the underground poet satisfied with a tiny audience, we assume he begins with the poets traditional desire to . . . . Continue Reading »
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