So I just finished watching the first 65 minutes or so of the debate, and here are my thoughts, 1. This was the character Romney should have been playing all along - Romney at his best is a less affable and empathic (but more personally decent) Bill Clinton. A big part of Clinton’s appeal is . . . . Continue Reading »
BIG THOUGHTS HERE . . . . Continue Reading »
The big news is that Mitt was wonderfully prepared, full of specifics, eloquent in a plainspoken way, and struck exactly the right confidently yet calmly aggressive tone. Many Americans might have said, for the first time: You know, that guy would be a really good president. He certainly seemed to . . . . Continue Reading »
And I doubt that I’m even watching the debate tonight. I have to be up in the morning. 1. Read this Reihan Salam piece. Find the sophisticated jab at Obama’s bitter clinger comment. Just deadly in so many ways. 2. I keep reading and hearing about how hard . . . . Continue Reading »
Sound like fun? Maybe they’ll talk about “alterity” also! KC Johnson at Minding the Campus (H/T Instapundit) takes a look at the program for the 2013 American Historical Association conference, especially at the priceless paper titles . Did you know that 1945-1965 “saw the . . . . Continue Reading »
If Tocqueville is correct then elections bring out the greatest political passions of the American people. Periodically every two to four years the people are wrought and brought to extremes of anger and vindictiveness and defensiveness the likes of which would shame their otherwise day to day . . . . Continue Reading »
This study shows. So the first debate might actually be a game changer in a close game. One reason for hope is that nobody much expects Romney to do well. On the issues front, we’ve already given Mitt plenty of advice on what to say. . . . . Continue Reading »
After reading the complaints about Romney, I asked friends who have seen the candidate speak locally. They say he does speak in specifics about what he would do about America’s problems, on some issues. On just some issues, I ask? Yes, but we know what he is going to . . . . Continue Reading »
Here in the Scott household, yours truly has taken a bit of ribbing from Frau Scott for saying bonne things (scroll below) about Cate Le Bon : “How’s your new girl -friend!” has been the taunt. Well, she’s got it all wrong—it’s not like my admiration for Susanna Hoffs . . . . Continue Reading »
Someone might say that the FIRST problem with Romney’s campaign is that he doesn’t seem to care about his most fervent supporters. Because he’s not trumpeting their issues, he’s creating the impression that those key issues are unimportant or unreal. As Carl says, genuinely . . . . Continue Reading »
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