[Note: Post updated below] Like so many other broken camel backs, for me the last straw was shockingly minor: “I’m outraged by the attacks on American diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt and by...
As I noted last week, I’ll be going to Washington DC this week to cover the Values Voter Summit. I’ll eventually look to put together a long-form article next week, but I also wanted...
Greginak comments on why the Ron Paul discussions are stupid: For one there is only so much one can say about any subject before there are few returns. To many attempts to analyze what...
~by wardsmith Incumbent presidents are simply not expected to lose. Even though Obama’s approval ratings are low, there really is no ‘A-Team’ of strong contenders to go up against him. The reason may not...
I’m conflicted. Like Andrew Sullivan, after the barrage of news and pushback on Ron Paul and the racist newsletters published under his name for so many years, I think it would be almost impossible...
I’m left with more than a little despair these days. Ron Paul’s newsletters and the implications of those pamphlets, including the enormous amount of money Paul made publishing them, are more damning than I...
Matt Yglesias on Ron Paul: After looking at his positions and statements, the most remarkable thing is that if it weren’t for his loud fanbase of self-proclaimed libertarians you wouldn’t really think this is...
~by E.C. Gach What some currently scanning the GOP field seem to miss is the complete disdain many (most?) conservatives have for President Obama. At best, he’s prevented the country from enjoying the economic...
Not Rick Perry’s political donors, anyways. So much for small government: Texas Gov. Rick Perry has powered his political career on the largesse of donors like Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons, who gave the governor...
I knew that Perry would be Romney’s only credible threat, the only real contender in this race. Palin is too vapid for most center-right non-base voters. Bachmann is a congress-critter, not a governor, and...
This explanation of Gov. Palin’s resignation seems to me to make the most sense (h/t Sam Stein): [See Updates Below for counter explanation] The head of the Republican Governor’s Association said on Friday that...
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on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25I, more than Chait, clearly overestimated the Trumpkins. The choice to simply claim prosperity was T… on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Whenever I post, I get sent to a message like this: Warning: Undefined variable $a in /home/ordina27… on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Does Chait know who we are talking about? These aren't very bright people, they are fanatically comm…
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