Brad Tidwell today offers a thoughtful rebuttal to my September 17th post Joe Wilson, 9/12, and the GOP Image Problem. In that response, my conservative colleague correctly observes that conservatives face a built-in uphill battle on the media front. He further reminds readers that Joe Wilson’s outburst was not exactly incorrect on its merits. On these two [...]
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Could Afghanistan Become Obama’s Iraq?
As we well know, the Iraq war contributed substantially to former President George W. Bush’s popularity free fall. Could similar circumstances in Afghanistan contribute to a similar drop for President Obama? Soren Dayton via Twitter brought my attention to a piece that quotes the following from a McClatchy report: WASHINGTON – The prospect that U.S. [...]
Liberalism is Dead.
Much like in the United Kingdom, where the Liberal Democrats now comprise a third party, American liberalism is no longer of consequence. The ideological heirs to John F. Kennedy and Harry Truman who once would have freely criticized governmental excess have lost control of the Democratic Party. In their place have emerged leaders who regard their critics [...]
Death Panels: When a Health Care Video is Worth 1,000 Words
Although I’ve previously offered my two-cents based on my personal health concerns, I’ve been meaning to write something fairly extensive and insightful about why we must oppose government-run health care. Today, I watched a video on YouTube that is worth a blog post’s worth of words, and much more. Regardless of where you stand on [...]
The Reality of Racial Politics
Thomas Edsall from the Huffington Post came out with an article last week that slams the GOP for supposedly playing racial politics – casting the debate over heath care as a battle between white taxpayers vs. minority welfare queens. Edsall’s theory goes that Republicans couldn’t effectively shape policy in their minority position, so they have [...]
Follow-up: Washington Post Diminishes its Credibility Further.
This very blog mere days ago noted that the real scandal surrounding the “Mouthpiece Theatre” video entitled “Menage a Stella Artois” wasn’t what was said about the present U.S. Secretary of State, but, rather, the double standard of the contemporary American Left when it comes to humor. At that time, it was known that the [...]