Palin Repudiates Racism, Racially
Instead of focusing on the trouble with the president’s agenda, Sarah Palin has fallen into the NAACP's trap by responding to their cries of racism. Responding – fairly – to the NAACP’s false charge of “racism” in the Tea Party movement, Sarah Palin could not resist an extra jab at our “half …Death by Stoning
This week, Iran backed down from stoning to death a mother accused of adultery. But as many as 50 other women in the country may share a similar sentence. On April 28, 2010, Iran was farcically elected - unopposed - to the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Recently, in response to intense …Does Anyone Care About the Deficit?
On Wednesday, Ezra Klein asked if conservatives care about the deficit. Well, they did in the 90's and as Newt Gingrich knows, it didn't turn out too well. Ezra Klein tweeted a challenge on Wednesday, asking if there is any evidence (any at all!) that conservatives care about the deficit. …
Why is the RNC Defending the Tea Partiers?
RNC Chairman Michael Steele's decision to defend the Tea Party movement from the NAACP's accusations of racism was not a wise move. RNC Chair Michael Steele yesterday issued a statement repudiating the NAACP’s citation of racism within the Tea Party movement. This was not a wise move on Steele’s …Bastille Day Goes Colonial
This Bastille Day, Nicolas Sarkozy has drawn sharp criticism for his decision to have troops from former French colonies join the celebrations. Happy Bastille Day to all French patriots and … Africans? It was not French soldiers that led the march down Paris’ Champs Élysées during Wednesday's …Burr Faces Tough Fight
N.C. Senator Richard Burr may be one of the GOP's most vulnerable incumbents. North Carolina Senator Richard Burr is often listed as one of the most vulnerable Republican Senate incumbents. Unfortunately for Burr, recent polling underlines the danger he could be in. While he does lead his …Bastille Day
Historian Francois Furet once wrote that the French Revolution had "a birth but no end". In honor of the French national day, a link to Francois Furet's classic essay, "The French Revolution is Over." It opens (my bad typing, please excuse): Historians engaged in the study of the …Exclusive: Bristol & Levi's Evite Invitation!
From: Bristol Palin Subject: Bristol sent you an invitation Date: July 16, 2010 9:52:48 AM AKDT To: Sarah Palin Reply-To: Bristol Palin MyEvite You Are Invited to Bristol & Levi’s Wedding! Saturday, October 30, 2010 5 p.m. Church on the Rock, Wasilla …
Texas' Booming Economy Boosts Perry
Despite all of his controversies, one issue should make Texas Gov. Rick Perry tough to defeat in November: the state's thriving economy. Gov. Rick Perry has said more than a few crazy things over the past couple of years, but there is one issue that Bill White is going to have a difficult time …Gingrich: Afghanistan "Won't End Well"
Visiting Iowa, former House speaker Newt Gingrich became the second major GOP figure to express doubts on the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. When the former speaker of the House visits Iowa, it is news. When the former speaker of the House visits Iowa and then says that the War in Afghanistan …Enough With Levin's My Way or the Highway Conservatism
Mark Levin's insistence that his beliefs are the One True Path is as un-conservative as it gets. Mark Levin's Liberty and Tyranny is too "deep" and "sophisticated" for me. Or, at least, that's what Levin says, in his reply to my criticisms of where he is guiding the conservative movement: …The Mark Levin - Conor Friedersdorf Show
Why does Mark Levin keep taking the bait? Why does Mark Levin keep taking the bait? Watching the exchanges between Conor Friedersdorf and Mark Levin is like watching a boy toss stones at a caged rhinoceros in the zoo. Plink, plink, plink: the first two, three, four stones bounce off the …More Bad News on Jobs
A new set of labor statistics reveals that the nation's bout with unemployment may be even worse than suspected. When it comes to economic conditions, I'm generally a glass-three-quarters-full kind of guy. Take unemployment. Quick—what was the risk in 2008 that an American worker would experienc…