When Bibi met Mitt
We all remember Obama meeting Bibi. Obama managed to look as if he was sucking on a lemon while having a poker shoved up his derriere. The Anchoress caught quite different body language when Bibi and Mitt met.
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We have always been at peace with Oceania. Emmanuel “the Mitt” Goldstein is the enemy.
The chronology has been simple. On September 11, 2012, a mob attacked our Cairo embassy, which promptly apologized to the mob. Also on September 11, 2012, a well armed Al Qaeda group attacked our consulate in Benghazi and murdered four people, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, who was there as the
Continue readingNo, the polls aren’t bothering me
We 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 readingDemocrats and Republicans do indeed have very differing views of the future
The day after Mitt Romney gave his speech, Jon Stewart went to town. It was a typical Jon Stewart exercise, replete with out-of-context snippets, juvenile sarcasm, and endlessly bleeped obscenities. One part of it, though, the very first part, stayed with me. If you watch just the first couple of
Continue readingWhat passes for wit amongst Democrats
As political season heats up, those Facebook friends who amuse me too much to unfriend (because they’re wacky), are getting worried about the Romney/Ryan ticket. How do I know they’re worried? Because, rather than boasting about their candidate, they’re demonizing — and I do mean demonizing — the Republican ticket.
Continue readingThe heck with conventional wisdom: this is a different kind of election
Seniors will hate Ryan, we’re told, because he’s going to destroy their Medicare (never mind that this isn’t true). Young people will hate Romney and Ryan, we’re told, because they’re uncool white men, who want to destroy all the entitlements this generation has grown up expecting. Except…. Except today I
Continue readingObama, apparently, can’t light his team’s fire
If the Weekly Standard hadn’t been checking David Axelrod’s tweets, I never would have known that Barack Obama dropped into his Chicago — Chicago! Home Town! — headquarters to, in Axelrod’s words “fire[] up the team.” He even includes a picture: I’ll freely admit that I’m not the best in
Continue readingThe Romney-Ryan ticket
My internet has been down for most of the day (defective router), but I’ve been able to check in with the internet often enough to know that there’s a general sense of delight across the conservative blogosphere now that Romney has announced that he’s chosen Paul Ryan as his running
Continue readingRyan? — Or some other VP pick open thread
My pillow is calling me, and I hope to be asleep when Romney makes his 9:00 a.m. EST (6:00 p.m. PST) Veep announcement. Everyone seems to think its Ryan, though, which makes me happy. Whether I’m right or wrong, here’s a VP Open Thread for you.
Continue readingAt least for today, we don’t have to worry about whether Mitt Romney will come out swinging
The most recent ad from the Romney campaign reminds us that, during the primary, Romney was willing to fight. This is a fighting ad: I have no idea whether this ad gets viewed only by those of us who have already made up our minds in Romney’s favor, or if
Continue readingAt least one conservative is very optimistic about the upcoming election
A couple of days ago, I asked you all to make your predictions about the upcoming election. Your responses ranged from a belief that Romney will win a clear victory, to a belief that Romney will win a squeaker because of entrenched interests and voter fraud, to a belief that
Continue readingBe Not Afraid — Mitt Romney highlights Obama’s attack on the Catholic Church
I think this is a good ad, one that I hope reaches out to people who, although not religious themselves, understand that religious freedom and overall freedom are the same thing. Stifling one is the same as stifling the other:
Continue readingMitt is capable of barnstorming conservative speech — and he does it without notes or teleprompter
I hadn’t really thought about it, but it’s very frustrating for Democrats that they can’t pretend that Mitt Romney is stupid. This guy’s resume shows that he’s got brain-power to spare, which may explain why the newest attack is that he’s “not actually human.” He’s also pleasing some conservatives by
Continue readingAre we as a society obligated to rescue people (banks or lenders) from their stupid mistakes?
My local Marin paper recently ran a story that showed paralyzing stupidity on the part of both a bank and an individual couple. The law favors the bank, which was insanely greedy and stupid, so Occupy Marin is stepping up to help the couple, which was also insanely greedy and
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