May 1, 2007

Realignments Afoot

Great catch by Andrew Sullivan here. Over the weekend, George Will told George Stephanopoulos that the war in Iraq has the very real possibility of driving a generational realignment: George,... [More]

May 3, 2007

Random Thoughts on the GOP Debate

Some random thoughts, in no particular order. Quotes were transcribed in real time and are as close to accurate as I could possibly get them without wearing out my Tivo.... [More]

May 5, 2007

Sunday [ Erm... Make That Saturday] News Round-Up

As the now corrected error in the title shows, I'm in the midst of grading sixty five 15+ page comparative public policy papers, so blogging is likely to be light... [More]

Romeny Panders to Pat Robertson

This is disgusting.... [More]

May 6, 2007

Mitts Muffs

Will someone please explain to me just what the hell is wrong with Mitt Romney? I thought he was supposed to be a serious candidate. "There is no work more... [More]

May 9, 2007

Rudy Gives to Planned Parenthood

This one is easy. I think its fabulous that he gave money on a fairly regular basis to Planned Parenthood, but let's be honest... now that this is becoming common... [More]

It's Satan!

Via Andrew Sullivan, news you probably cannot use from Utah: Utah County Republicans ended their convention on Saturday by debating Satan's influence on illegal immigrants. The group was unable to... [More]

May 16, 2007

A Confession of Sorts

Back in high school I considered myself a libertarian, and had I been old enough to vote in the 1988 election (I was two years too young), I'm fairly sure... [More]

May 17, 2007

Don't Like Hearing An Idea? Ban the Speaker

Your modern day Republican party at work.... [More]

The Anti-Giuliani Pledge

First it was movement conservative insider Richard Viguerie declaring war on Rudy Giuliani. Now its Christian Conservative leader James Dobson: "Speaking as a private citizen and not on behalf of... [More]

May 18, 2007

What Wolcott Said...

Its been far too long since I quoted Wolcott. Let's fix that. From his recap of the GOP debate: I kept waiting for one of the second-tier candidates--i.e., cannon fodder--to... [More]

May 19, 2007

"The world doesn’t just revolve around you."

Obama delivers another mind-blowingly good speech, this time on the campus of Southern New Hampshire University for their commencement. Take a look: There is a verse from the Bible that... [More]