Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
I finally got the chance last night to watch John McCain’s speech and I thought it was excellent. It was, in fact, exactly what I anticipated: pragmatic, straightforward, low on, and rich with a sense of love for America. Certain subjects fired him up, especially national security, about which he
Continue readingFrom the San Francisco Chronicle (with the emphasis all theirs): Worth noting: Democrats had good reason to be nervous going into the Denver convention – and the problem looked to be bigger than just the bruised feelings between the Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton camps. Recent polls of California
Continue readingTo me, the first good thing about the Palin nomination is that it highlights Obama’s inexperience. You can just hear him going around the house muttering, “I know you are, but what am I? I know you are, but what am I? I know you are, but what am I?”
Continue readingBecause I’d like to see traffic driven to the new Bloggers for John McCain website, to which I am a contributor, I’ll just print a little bit here of the post I did there regarding the Sarah Palin pick. If you like the post, you can read the rest here:
Continue readingPalin gave a great speech. What’s really funny is that it’s chock full of “I did this and I did this and I did this,” which is appropriate, not boastful, considering that she’s trying to explaining to her potential future employers — the American people — why she should be
Continue readingIt looked in the beginning as if the McCain campaign group was doing nothing at all. They were just dormant, though, ready to explode. They came up with a series of great ads that highlighted the creepy personality cult building around Obama. They timed the VP announcement perfectly to suck
Continue readingInformation or disinformation? It’s hard to tell right now. The AP article expresses surprise that McCain would pick a neophyte for a VP when he’s been attacking Obama for being a neophyte. Apparently the AP reporter is confused about the difference between being a VP (a good place for on-the-job
Continue readingI’ve been traveling, so I missed the Saddleback conversation with the candidates. Nevertheless, through emails and Mike Devx’s comments, I’ve become aware of the question Rick Warren posed to the two candidates about evil. Here’s the transcript: REV. WARREN: Okay, we’ve got one last — I’ve got a bunch more,
Continue readingA group of Bay Area bloggers have joined together to create a blog advocating a John McCain presidency. I’m one of those bloggers. The new blog is called (appropriately enough) Bloggers for John McCain. i’ll have a regular Saturday gig there. My first post there today is called “The Tide
Continue readingIn 1980 (and again in 1984), Ronald Reagan won in significant part because traditionally Democratic voters abandoned their party to vote for him. Those same “Reagan Democrats” have shown up frequently in the news today. Indeed, McCain is specifically targeting those same people and demographics. US News & World Report
Continue readingPamela Geller, who blogs at Atlas Shrugs, has spent countless hours following both McCain’s and Obama’s money. In a carefully detailed article at American Thinker, she explains that McCain’s donations are squeaky clean, while the donations coming into the Obama campaign are, to put it tactfully, questionable. For example, Obama’s
Continue readingRegular readers now that I have a fatal weakness for ABBA. I can’t help it. Sometime back in the 70s, during my formative years, they left an imprint on my brain, and I just get fizzy happy when I hear their bouncy music and beautiful harmonies. It turns out that
Continue reading“Better to keep your mouth closed and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.” You’ve probably noticed that I’ve said nothing about Russia invading Georgia. This is, in part, because the exigencies of the past week have deprived me of time to read in detail
Continue readingAlthough I was still an unthinking Democrat back in 2000, and I cast my vote for Gore without blinking an eye, I was sufficiently objective to concede one fact: Bush seemed like the much nicer guy. Gore might hold forth on erudite subjects at a cocktail party, but Bush was
Continue readingI was worried that the McCain people, flush with excitement about the success of their two ads puncturing Obama’s celebrity and Messiah status, would just keep churning out more silly satires, weakening both the message and the campaign. Fortunately, they’re not that dumb. The newest ad references the celebrity point
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