While I think I’m rendering good service by diagnosing the cancers of bigotry and Constitutional subversion that have grown malignant within the body of the Republican party (an unpleasant but necessary task), there will inevitably be people who say, “Okay,… Continue Reading
You’ll be hearing from Mark Sanford, the Governor of South Carolina, more in the future. He has experience in Congress, is reasonably photogenic, and comes from a state that occurs early in the Presidential primary schedule. He’s making a bid… Continue Reading
What if I had been right a year ago? What if the parties had nominated Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton instead of Barack Obama and John McCain? Would the race be as one-sided with those candidates? Personally, I think that… Continue Reading
Andrew Sullivan, an unabashed Obama Republican, offers ten reasons why conservatives should vote for Obama next week. I can’t blame the guy for trying. And he’s got some good points. But he’s got some weak ones, too. Read Sully first… Continue Reading
I have little to add to this pithy bit of commentary from Doug Mataconis. The accusation that stings the most is the one that is true, which may explain the visceral reaction of some conservatives to Bob Barr and any… Continue Reading
I first saw this idea in a column by David Brooks in the New York Times: The Republican Party is become the party of anti-intellectualism: What had been a disdain for liberal intellectuals slipped into a disdain for the educated… Continue Reading
Republicans are already jockeying for position to be on the right end of things when Blame Game 2009 breaks out. This, I suppose, is inevitable. And it could be the way that some serious and much-needed self-examination among the ranks… Continue Reading
Watch the entire video. The first forty-five seconds or so got me mad. Then it got really, really good. I was watery-eye proud at the end. No safe harbor for bigotry. UPDATE: I can’t stand the video auto-playing when the… Continue Reading
A commenter spoke warmly of Jack Kemp. That got me thinking about what Secretary Kemp was thinking about the state of the party. So, here’s some comments of his on conservative-friendly Fox News, from way back in March: Notice how:… Continue Reading
I hadn’t planned on making a candidate endorsement. But I think at this point, it’s what’s needed. Now, bear in mind that I’ve been a pretty loyal Republican for most of my life. I’ve in the past held my nose… Continue Reading