Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Victor Davis Hanson says that conservatives who look askance at a Trump candidacy needn’t get their knickers in a twist, because he’s no worse than anyone else in our political class, going all the way back to the 1960s. Hanson had the examples (lots of them) to prove it. When it
Continue readingWhoever did the research to find this clip found a humdinger indeed. In it, Jimmy Carter says that, if he had to pick a Republican candidate, he’d go for Trump, because he has no fixed principles and is malleable, unlike Ted Cruz, who is a staunch conservative, and cannot be
Continue readingI had so much fun the last time I deconstructed the analytically and factually foolish posters I found on the Facebook pages of my many, many Leftist friends, that I thought I’d do it again. As before, my commentary is below each poster: I’ll Yid with Lid the floor on
Continue readingThe big banner headline on Drudge today told about Hillary making like the little people by flying coach back to her mansion and carrying her own suitcase. Here’s the tweet that started the story: Hmmmm. Where have I heard that story before? Oh, wait! I know (emphasis added): As outlined in my
Continue readingI’ve noticed a phrase that keeps cropping up in connection with articles about Obama: “defining moment.” My most recent sighting was in a Power Line post discussing Obama’s desperate (and manifestly false) efforts to walk away from his claim that ISIS was a “JV” team. There, Scott Johnson ends optimistically:
Continue readingIslam is premised upon Jihad — war. It’s binary. There’s either war against unbelievers or complete subordination to Allah. What religion is Carter — an increasingly virulent anti-Semite who also seems to be declining quickly into a revolting old age — talking about? For a more accurate view of Islam
Continue readingA moment of calm, so I’m resuming my round-up. Things are not good all over Richard Fernandez does a quick survey of the three main issues on America’s plate — Russia, Iraq, and Ebola — and is not sanguine. He’s not screaming that the end is near, but he thinks
Continue readingThe lovely thing about summer is that I get to sleep in a little. I like that. The less than lovely thing about summer is that I am never alone. More than that, if my family is near me, they want me. Sometimes they want me for irritating reasons, such
Continue readingWilliam Kristol has a good summary about Obama’s inertia in the face of world chaos. I disagree, however, with the language I’ve emphasized: In late 1979, with the seizure of American hostages by Iran and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, President Jimmy Carter was mugged by reality. Carter then tried,
Continue readingWe conservatives are very fragile. One SEIU house polling organization (that would be PPP) and one White House press organ (that would be Politico), both of which trumpet Obama’s staggering 5 point post-convention bounce, and we’re already donning sackcloth and ashes. Yes, it is frustrating that a president with the
Continue readingI found the show “Game of Thrones” unwatchable, and the book unreadable — both were boring, ugly, and self-involved, which kind of hints at the author’s personality, right? Anyway, George R. R. Martin has decided that it’s not enough to have his books reveal his petty little soul. He’s now
Continue readingYou know I’m going to be hooked on a post if, in the second paragraph, it describes Jimmy Carter in these terms: Jimmy Carter should not have been president. He was incompetent beyond belief; angry about America’s success in the world; wanted us to get our comeuppance; and was and
Continue readingHave you already seen the video of a Barrett supporter slapping him for conceding to Walker in Wisconsin before even half the votes were counted? No? Here’s the video: I don’t agree with the slap. I think that gal crossed a big line there, even though she asked permission first.
Continue readingWhen I was growing up, February boasted Lincoln’s birthday (February 16 12) and Washington’s birthday (February 22). When I was no longer a child, those two distinct birthdays — one celebrating America’s first commander in chief and first president, and the other one celebrating the architect of our modern union
Continue readingThis is a very clever video, but there are no surprises in it. Both are narcissistic, grim statists, so they’ll naturally be speaking from the same script: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-tZq4CWLi0[/youtube] Hat tip: Power Line
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