Huckabee Gets It
by What do Americans want? Mike Huckabee has got it down cold: "They want government to leave them alone, let them live their lives: They want …
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Hillary Lets Her Hair Down
Ben Smith quotes Hillary: "I have so many opportunities for this country. I don’t want to see us all fall back," she said, her voice …
The Republican Forum, sans Ron Paul
Here’s a link to the transcript, which makes for interesting reading and a different experience than viewing it on the tube. The short version of my …
New Hampshire Debates
As always I watched tonight’s presidential debates with great interest. Here is my high-level review of the event. It was great to see Ron Paul …
Judge Says Silence OK
From the Houston Chronicle: A mandatory moment of silence for Texas schoolchildren has a secular purpose of encouraging thoughtful contemplation and does not advance or …
Hate Crime Laws Are Bad
Can I say it any more plainly than that? Susan Duclos can. Today she penned this incredible post that makes the issue crystal clear. Today, …
Dishonorable Parenting
First there came the sickening Chicago case of the Hindu man from India who set his daughter – who was pregnant, son-in-law, and the couple’s …
Lessons from 1968
Bob Herbert draws some parallels between 1968 and 2008 today but it seems to me that his message is incomplete. The Vietnam/Iraq comparison is obvious, …
Pelosi, Loser of the Year
So says Don Surber: At the end of the year, the pacification of Iraq and the destruction of al-Qaeda in Iraq have come despite the …
Climate Change and the Fear Factor
John Tierney has an excellent article in the NY Times science section about global warming and the science and reporting behind the climate change scare. …