So I’ve been away in DC for a few days, mainly on family business. Sorry if I didn’t get to hang out with YOU, but I just didn’t have time. I did get to speak to Yuval for a while. And he and Pete pretty much agree on this immigration thing. Pete, you’ve been noticing, has . . . . Continue Reading »
Rubio is now willing to occasionally admit that his Gang of Eight immigration plan provides for amnesty first and border security and internal enforcement either later or never. Meanwhile, a Rubio advisor has been caught arguing for a larger low-skill guest worker program despite double . . . . Continue Reading »
Scott Galupo is right about Santorum’s speech. I was remiss not to link to it over the weekend. Good for Santorum for saying: One after another, they talked about the business they had built. But not a single—not a single —factory worker went out there . . . Not a single janitor, . . . . Continue Reading »
THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE’s “State of the Union” has seen that Pete. And Rick Santorum doesn’t measure up yet. . . . . Continue Reading »
A lot of conversation on social media—not to mention with my wife—caused me to introduce these points as conversation starters: 1. One big difference between Ellis and Mattie is that Ellis doesn’t lose his leg as a result of the snake bite. We see his leg swelling up in such a way . . . . Continue Reading »
I’ve told you often to listen to Pete. But you also gotta listen to Carl. I hustled down to the center of commerce that is Kennesaw, GA to see the movie MUD on his recommendation. It’s as good as he says. It’s as good as anyone could say. It is some combination of HUCKLEBERRY FINN . . . . Continue Reading »
So I’ve gotten a lot of comments on my previous post and the fine article by John Miller on Harry Jaffa. One, from a prominent “traditional conservative” that said I was generous to Jaffa and would be attacked by his students as a result. I didn’t mean to be either generous . . . . Continue Reading »
Oh Billy Collins, I cannot say so much about those poems, the ones you write, the ones you read. I know like Ogden Nash you make my wife and I laugh, and you read your poems oh so well. And while I try to be somewhat funny here, I cannot but thank you (sincere!)—for your blend of verse . . . . Continue Reading »
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