Dianne Feinstein as the living embodiment of the Democrat party
Her decline and fall seem to match the Dem party’s trajectory over the decades. Thus, she’s a caricature, not just of herself, but of her party.
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Abortion: The Holy Grail of leftist politics
Without abortion, Democrats have nothing to offer their most fanatic followers: women. Here’s a question for you: What is behind the Democrat party’s unswerving fealty to abortion? I’ve been reminded of it recently because my travels took me to Wisconsin. I wrote about it here, so I’ll repeat only one
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A thought about Georgia’s return to the Democrat party
Georgia reminds us that it’s a very bad thing when a Southern state returns to its Democrat party roots. From 1828, when the Democrat party was founded, to the tail end of the Civil Rights movement in the early 1970s, Georgia was a Democrat state. It was a Democrat state
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History, Holidays & Observances on December 3
A look at some of the history and holidays on December 3 Holidays & Observances on December 3 The feast of St. Francis Xavier, one of history’s most successful Catholic missionaries and, in 1534, one of the co-founders of the Jesuit Order. Before joining the clergy, Xavier was a student
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Are there any normal Democrat primary candidates?
Watching the Democrat primary candidates emerge on the debate stage will be like watching a clown car disgorge its contents. Currently, they’re a joke. I’ve been looking at the roster of current candidates for the Democrat primary and I have to ask — are any of them normal? Please understand
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Bookworm Beat 10/22/18 — the Honduran invasion edition and open thread
This Bookworm Beat is about more than the slo-mo Honduran invasion, but that figures largely here, hence the post’s title. A round-up of ideas and information about the Honduran invasion. When thousands of military age men threaten to storm your border, there’s only one proper description: “an invasion.” All that
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Ken Burns on the Tet Offensive: the good, the bad, and the propaganda
Ken Burns’ manages to be mostly honest in a stunning look at the Tet Offensive, but what he leaves out is as important as what he includes. Here in the Bookworm home, we’re still working our way through Ken Burns’ Vietnam War documentary. Last night, we got to the part
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The Democrat party is hamstrung because it can’t tell the truth about itself
Insiders and observers are giving good advice to the Democrat party, but it all avoids the obvious: Democrats cannot tell the truth about their goals. Several articles in the news recently combine to highlight a salient point about today’s Democrat party. The first is from Dan Balz, at Wapo, the
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Answering the question: Why in the world do [insert name of group] support Democrats?
If you want to know why identity groups support Democrats even when doing so is counter to their interests, there’s one reason, and one reason alone…. Practically since the day I started blogging, at which time I revealed myself to be a politically conservative Jew, I’ve regularly been asked the
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Franken-Stein: the dream (or nightmare?) Democrat party ticket for 2020
If you’re thinking ahead to 2020, the ads for a ticket made up of Al Franken and Jill Stein — Franken-Stein, right? — simply write themselves. As you all are so much more clever about these things than I am, I’d love to see your suggestions for bumper stickers and
Continue readingThe Bookworm Beat (10/14/14) — Quotable quotes edition (and Open Thread)
Still catching up from the devastation that yesterday wrought on my schedule. However, I had the chance to read a few good things: Ken Braun: The real unemployment is much higher and most Americans know it: Regardless of reasons, the net effect of a steadily rising adult population and sharply
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