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Because I’m better than the New York Times
The Times may have refused to publish McCain’s Iraq editorial (afraid, no doubt, that publishing it would cast a shadow on Obama’s purported wisdom), but I have no such fear. Here’s, courtesy of the Drudge Report, is the op-ed McCain wrote — and it’s an op-ed that any reasonable, non-partisan
Continue readingIs this any way to run a presidential campaign? *UPDATED*
See important update below. I have been trying without success for a couple of weeks now to volunteer my writing and editing services to the local “John McCain for President” chapter. No one is getting back to me — and I’ve been told by someone with ties to the local
Continue readingWho do you trust, McCain or Obama?
TigerHawk has an interesting article on Andrew Sullivan’s comments about our recent successes in Iraq. The article includes this quote from Sullivan: Of course, this all makes Obama’s 16 month withdrawal timetable more and more feasible. It really now is a question of prudence and strategy in how best to withdraw
Continue readingSurreal logic *UPDATED*
I was pondering whether to post about Wesley Clark’s latest inanity, to the effect that McCain’s experience as a POW does not prove his leadership abilities. A conversation I had today with a beloved liberal (that would be my dear, dear mother) made me decide to do so. A lot
Continue readingMore on polls and the American voter
As they do every election year about this time, the polls strongly favor the Democrats, which is very disheartening. Right around now I find it especially worrisome, because I think that Obama, emboldened by media adulation, is being more and more forthright about his political agenda, and it’s one that
Continue readingKeep the faith
J. R. Dunn has a wonderful antidote to political despair. I have some optimistic predictions of my own: I think the current gas crisis, coupled with the holes being punctured into Global Warming, and China’s status as No. 1 C02 polluter, will create a popular ground swell that will force
Continue readingMcCain’s maturity
I love Noemie Emery’s take on why the media may be a little too optimistic in thinking McCain’s age (which used to be a valued commodity in a world leader) is a problem: McCain does look old, and this is a problem. On the other hand, he looks like a
Continue readingPrescient versus naive? stupid? ideologically blind?
Frederick Kagan has a fascinating comparison of the specific Iraq policy plans McCain and Obama advanced before the Surge. McCain actually envisioned a surge-like event, and described all the positive benefits that would flow from it — and his predictions proved to be completely accurate. Obama, of course, demanded retreat
Continue readingSome quick hits from the Brits *UPDATED*
Britain’s Telegraph has three interesting articles, and the London Times one: Read about the vast difference between Britain’s and France’s socialized medicine. I’d certainly like to know what accounts for the difference before I start making changes to the American system. Color me skeptical, but I bet Obama, who shows
Continue readingThe case for John McCain
Conservatives definitely aren’t a monolithic bloc, but I’m willing to bet that there isn’t a single conservative who doesn’t respect Thomas Sowell’s thinking. That’s why, when Sowell makes the case for John McCain, we should sit up and take notice — especially since Sowell doesn’t particularly like McCain very much:
Continue readingStomach-churning, important reading
Read here John McCain’s 1973 account of his plane crash and his 5 1/2 years at the mercy of the North Vietnamese. It may not tell you whether he’ll be a good president, but it certainly tells you something about the man, all of it good.
Continue readingThrow Michelle from the train? *UPDATED*
Obama has a pattern when a person or institution proves problematic: First, loyally, he tries to defend the troublemaker. Second, when his poll numbers show that the defense is futile, he ruthlessly jettisons the troublemaker, whether it’s Samantha Power, Jeremiah Wright or Trinity Church. But what about this troublemaker (assuming,
Continue readingA liberal view of the Clinton-Obama faceoff
I was speaking with a liberal this weekend who opined that McCain will win, something he found inconceivable in a match between Obama and McCain. “Why,” I asked? “Because McCain’s never done anything,” he replied. Rather than defend McCain’s record, I asked a different question: “What’s Obama done?” A millisecond
Continue readingWhy you shouldn’t cut off your nose to spite your face
I’ve been finding very disturbing the intense hostility that conservatives direct against John McCain. So much so that I wrote a very long rant on the subject, which American Thinker was kind enough to publish and which I reprint below: Perhaps because I’m a neocon, and not a dyed-in-the-wool, native-born
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