Author: Erik Kain
Lest we forget
David Frum has some images which should sober up any claims that somehow Muslims as a group are to blame for Thursday’s shooting. The acts of the few should not condemn the peaceful majority,...
Shooting at Ft. Hood Army Base
The numbers of dead and wounded are different according to the source, but it looks like American soldiers opened fire on other soldiers at a Texas Army base. According to the New York Times:
Washington & The Emerald City
Gregory Maguire’s Wicked is an excellent read, and its sequels – Son of a Witch & A Lion Among Men – are as well. They should be on your to-read list, and not just...
“deep thoughts” on television shows I watch or used to watch
1. Deadwood, aside from being far too foul-mouthed for my taste (and a bad influence on me) was pretty good the first season. After that it totally fell apart. I think this was because...
quote of the day
“The other day something occurred to me. When you are very young, people, particularly your parents, come up to you and say “What does the doggie say?”, “What does the kitty say?”, or “What...
Education loses out in Arizona
Or at least it does in my hometown, which voted overwhelmingly against what would amount to an average of $11 more a year in property taxes to shore up a failing school budget.
gay marriage and the catholic church in maine
[updated] Maine proponents of gay marriage rights woke to defeat today, which is a shame and another signal that the country is still bitterly divided on this issue. The New York Times reports: “The Catholic...
Post-election ruminations
So let’s see – in Virginia a life-long social conservative, Bob McDonnell, ran as a pragmatist and beat the tar out of Democrat Creigh Deeds. Exit polls show a majority of Virginians still support...
Frum Forum?
I hate to say it, but I really don’t like the new name. Frum Forum? New Majority may not have been perfect, but I just don’t think Frum Forum really….works. I would have just...
the things people say
Riffing off my last post, I’d like to take on two thoughts. First, here’s Yglesias:
Nothing’s ever certain except race and taxes.
Andrew Sullivan has this map posted at the Dish today, which he found via Open Left. What I take from Open Left’s analysis is that by and large white men are not all that progressive....
America’s Next Top Pundit
Despite Will’s take on the Washington Post’s “Next Top Pundit” contest, I thought it sounded like a pretty neat way to gain some exposure. I mean, no matter which way you look at it,...
quote for the afternoon
“When Newt Gingrich is trying to pull you back to the center, you’ve gone so far right that the average voter can’t see you any longer.” ~ Ezra Klein Pretty much.
Hayekcetera
At American Tory I talk about Hayek, the revised House healthcare bill, and the politics of reconciliation and what that may mean for the final passage of the healthcare bill.
Thanks!
To all of you who so generously donated to the League during our little fund-raiser, we’d like to just offer our sincere gratitude. More than the money itself – which will be put to...
against the wind
Let me just say that I am overwhelmingly sympathetic to what Conor and Rod are saying regarding the punditocracy on the right and the futility of engaging the base. In other words, I go...
Lost vs. Heroes
Following up a little on my last post wherein I quoted Peter Suderman lamenting the lack of direction and planning for the show Battlestar Galactica, let me just add that two other shows I...
