So what exactly is happening in November?
Dueling pundits, spotted at Power Line:
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The insanity of the Left’s opposition to voter ID Laws summed up in one poster
The Left has a very low opinion of minority voters, as is seen through its frequent protest that it is discriminatory to ask that these voters show identification when they vote. Funnily enough, though, the Left is unperturbed by the identification barriers standing in the way of other all-American activities,
Continue readingMy own personal Cloward-Piven breakdown — and request for your ideas about uniting the base
I haven’t written much in the last two days. It’s certainly not because there’s been an absence of material, both serious (just about everything) and ridiculous (“Oh, my gawd! Hillary’s going to be a grandmother!”). Instead, my problem is that there’s too much to write about. I’m overwhelmed, and all
Continue readingWhen it comes to selling Obamacare, Democrats are certain that it’s not the steak, it’s the sizzle
The old advertising adage holds that “It’s not the sizzle, it’s the steak.” Rightly or wrongly, I’ve understood this to mean that, even if a brilliant advertising campaign gets a product into consumer’s homes, if the first purchasers end up not liking the product, you’re not going to get a
Continue readingWhat authority does Obama rely upon to “improve” a law?
The Constitution is very clear: Congress writes the laws; the President enforces them. In light of Obama’s announcement today that he was unilaterally “improving” a law by ignoring its terms (i.e., the time limits contained within Obamacare), Veronique de Rugy asks a good question: What authority does the president of
Continue readingPhoto finish in Virginia? *UPDATED*
UPDATE: Fox calls it for McAuliffe. Which gets me to my perennial complaint: I understand statistics, but I still do not appreciate having elections called before votes are counted. I think we can assume that, under McAuliffe’s leadership, Virginia will now enjoy the same free-fall as California, while New York
Continue readingWill those who benefit from Obamacare offset those who are harmed by it?
At PowerLine, Paul Mirengoff analyzes a Politico article that attempts to assess the political fallout from Obamacare. The Politico writers, says Mirengoff, acknowledge that those in the individual insurance market aren’t feeling the love for the Democrats now, but imply that the majority of these people would have voted Republican
Continue readingGovernment of the people, by the people, and for the people has perished in America
Sometimes distance provides perspective. My travels meant that, rather than being enveloped by news as I usually am, I read it only intermittently, and often through the New York Times’ filter, since that was the only news to which I had access for many days at a time. The few
Continue readingDoes it matter that Marin may close all polling stations and only do voting by mail?
An increasing number of Marin residents vote by mail (more than 65% in the last election). I know I’m one because, when the kids were little, there was always the chance that I might forget that it was election (at least for off-season elections) or that a sick child could
Continue readingBurning the candle at both ends, but let’s talk about Rand Paul and Ted Cruz
Does anyone study Edna St. Vincent Millay anymore? I don’t recall reading her at school myself, but I’ve always liked this little rhyme: My candle burns at both ends It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends – It gives a lovely light. I’m
Continue readingWhy I am not (yet) a Ted Cruz fan
Yup. You read that right. I am not a Ted Cruz fan. I should be. He’s young, conservative, and courageous. Although new to the United States Senate, he was unafraid of rigid collegiality rules and, instead, interrogated Hagel the way a good lawyer or a good Senator should. After all,
Continue readingConservatives need to create powerful, “sticky” messages that lead the electorate to a tipping point
All the talk lately is about talking. Tune in to any conservative outlet, and you’ll see that the politicians and thinkers are scratching their heads, trying to figure out how to get voters to support conservative values. Conservatives are talking about their lack of a clear narrative. Conservatives have an
Continue readingSheldon Adelson schools an Israeli Leftist in logic
America’s not the only one with crazed Leftists. I managed to miss the fact that Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert just accused Sheldon Adelson of using Benjamin Netanyahu as his puppet in this election. Adelson utterly destroys that canard and, to my delight, he does so in three short
Continue readingNot everybody is weeping and wailing
In the past two days, I’ve fired off a flurry of posts about what Constitutionalists (my current favorite word for what we are) can do to win in 2014 and beyond. Those posts were a wasted effort, of course, if our loss on Tuesday was so devastating that there’s no
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