Ron Paul's Useful Idiots

We’ve been spending a lot of time on this website critiquing conservatives and libertarians for supporting Ron Paul. However, the great thing about Ron Paul is that his appeal also extends to the most gullible members of the liberal left. Today’s piece of useful idiocy in support of Ron Paul …

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Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Thursday December 22, 2011

The (Liberal's) Case for Mitt

Kevin Drum states it: A few months ago I was pretty much rooting for a Perry or a Bachmann to win the GOP nomination because I figured (a) they'd lose big in the general election, and (b) their loss might push the Republican Party back toward the center sooner than otherwise. But it's just …

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday November 15, 2011

Canada's Liberals Are Not THAT Desperate

Will the Liberals merge with the NDP? It ain’t going to happen. Yes, there is speculation and there’ll be debate, but the likelihood of the leaderless NDP and the deflated federal Liberals merging into one cohesive party, seems as unlikely as ... well, as unlikely as the NDP winning 59 of 75 …

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Written by Peter Worthington on Friday September 2, 2011

Are the Birthers the Next Black Panthers?

Bruce Bartlett wonders if conservative elites today see the teabaggers, birthers and others as cannon fodder to promote larger conservative goals the same way liberal elites originally viewed extreme left groups in the 1960s. Bartlett's comparison is thought-provoking, but I think it fails for a …

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday September 2, 2009