Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
A friend sent me a link to a post at Whatever, a blog that John Scalzi runs. Scalzi, who describes himself as a “pinko commie socialist,” is interested — truly, not snarkily, interested — in the views Republicans/conservatives/libertarians currently hold when looking at the Republican primary field. Having the luxury
Continue readingLet’s see if I’ve got this right, based upon the evidence currently available: Obama is a grandiose narcissist Newt is an egomaniac Hillary is a compulsive liar Mitt seems vaguely asperger-ish, with a weather vane in place of his spine Herman is a serial womanizer (assuming, for the sake of
Continue readingEvery time Newt Gingrich opens his mouth, something intelligent pops out. I’m beginning to wonder if he’s the tortoise in this race. Bachmann and Perry have been self-immolating. Cain is charming, dynamic and ill-informed. Romney will do anything to win and he has the RomneyCare albatross around his neck. And
Continue readingIf you need one, here is an excellent reminder that the majority of registered voters were the ones who put Obama guy in office. It wasn’t a ballot box coup, it was a cultural coup. Let’s hope that the voting majority does a bit better in 2012 — and that
Continue readingI didn’t watch the debate (broadcast, as always, during peak “caring for family” time), but I’ve read the blogs and pundits and I know who won: Perryromney (or was it Romneyperry?). I know from at least one post debate poll that Paul won, which I find peculiar. I know that
Continue readingBy now you’ve heard that the President, who’s been sitting on his jobs speech for days, if not weeks (or maybe years), has suddenly announced that he’s going to give it on the same night as a Republican presidential candidate debate that’s been schedule for months. It’s a tacky gesture,
Continue readingOne of the big issues heating up for the election is “science.” I noted the other day that Krugman has thrown down the gauntlet, saying that the Republicans are returning us to a flat earth world, and, many, including Roger L. Simon, have picked it up, pointing out that Krugman
Continue readingAce has an excellent post up today about the way in which the media invariably frames Democratic and Republican victories: when Democrats win, Americans are intelligently embracing the Democrat agenda; when Republicans win, Americans are acting irrationally, operating from fear, or failing to understand the virtues of the Democrat agenda.
Continue readingAs the primary season heats up, here’s a good question to ask: If we want to end the primary season with a viable political candidate to face off against Barack Obama, are there limits limits to the nature of the attacks that bloggers launch against the Republican candidates during this
Continue readingThe Left is very, very, very worried about Rick Perry. At Mother Jones, Kevin Drum has assembled a long list of alleged problems Perry has, all of which explain (in Drum’s mind) why Perry can’t possibly win. Aside from the fact that the list is jaw-droppingly amusing (I’ll explain more
Continue readingStephen Hayward advances a solid argument that Romney has the lock on the nomination. As I read it, the core of is argument is that Romney is the seasoned Republican campaigner, whose weaknesses have already been thoroughly exposed by a hostile media. Perry still has ahead, as Hayward says, a
Continue readingInteresting item from the New York Times today about a “mischaracterization” (what we knucklewalkers call a “lie”) Obama made during the 2008 campaign. The lede: “The White House on Wednesday declined to challenge an account in a new book that suggests that President Obama in his campaign to overhaul American health care,
Continue reading We’ve skirted this topic before in Bookworm Room, but never really plunged into it: If you could plan the GOP’s 2012 campaign against Obama, what themes and visuals would you bring into it? This assumes you have a big war chest and carte blanche regarding the many embarrassing and
Continue readingI presented my daughter with the following scenario: Imagine that the president you elected has been in the White House for one term. During that time, everything that indicates the health of the country is worse than when your man came into office. Whether one looks at the economy, national
Continue readingPaul Ryan seems adamant about not running, but boy! do I like him. This video perfectly exemplifies his highly intelligent policies and his extremely pleasant persona: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJIC7kEq6kw[/youtube]
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