GOP Debate
At Oval Office 2008, I offer an objective assessment of the candidate forum last night at the Ronald Reagan Library. As you might expect, I was rooting for my candidate, but even so I have to assess that there was… Continue Reading
Rudy Giuliani
Political Incentives
Eugene Volokh suggests that “exploiting 9/11” is really the political process working as intended. I agree with Prof. Volokh that a past incidence of a politician’s response to an emergency situation is probably the best and most telling thing that… Continue Reading
Drag Queen Rudy
For some reason, some old footage of then-Mayor Giuliani in drag during a skit with Donald Trump is getting a lot of folks upset right now. Jeez. It was supposed to be a joke. It’s not like he made fun… Continue Reading
Rebuttal to Criticism
My posts on Oval Office are supposed to be objective thoughts about the race. This post is advocacy, so it goes here. Rudy Giuliani is going to take some criticism for his handling of 9/11 in the next few days… Continue Reading
Oval Office 2008
Good news to the majority of poll respondents who seem to favor “Stories from California” as a category of posts to my musings about politics. It appears that I will be posting the bulk of my observations on the upcoming… Continue Reading
Stepping Up Security Somewhat
A few minor changes to the blog. After a series of unfriendly-in-tone comments and what seems to be a testy exchange developing, anonymous comments are no longer permitted; you must now log in to comment. Disagreements with opinions expressed in… Continue Reading
Funny Name, Serious Numbers
I keep telling you Loyal Readers, Rudy can win. Fresh results from Quinnipiac University’s Polling Institute indicating that Giuliani would beat Clinton in two of three key swing states confirm this: Rudy takes Florida by 5 points, Pennsylvania by 11… Continue Reading
Results of CPAC Straw Poll
There is some encouragement for both Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani here. You can see the powerpoint slides yourself here; I have a few observations. First, the attendees at this event were overwhelmingly college-age or just older than college-age, and… Continue Reading
Get Out, Ann. Right Now.
I would prefer to treat Ann Coulter’s role in the contemporary Republican party the way I would treat a sunburn on my ass — ignore it and hope it goes away. But sometimes you need to speak out on things.… Continue Reading
A Desperate Smear
Mitt “4% behind a guy who isn’t even running” Romney today said of Rudy Giuliani, “He is pro-choice, he is pro-gay marriage, and anti-gun,” which is about one-third correct. This is a desperate ploy for support amongst social conservatives, but… Continue Reading