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On Mavericks and Moderates
Is John McCain even running for President at this point? Peeking about recent campaign coverage, it would be easy to forget that he is at the top of his party’s ticket, and not his folksy sidekick.
Unfortunately for McCain, his candidacy has failed on two fronts: not only has it furthered a split in the Republican [...] Read more »
McCain’s New Negativity
I’ll say it straight out–the “new” McCain–the sarcastic, eye-brow raising, eye-rolling, spoiled upset schoolgirl McCain–the snarky guy who won’t look his opponent in the eye, condescends, picks unqualified (dare I say dangerously unqualified) running mates in the eleventh hour despite his supposed commitment to our national security–this new John McCain is not the same man [...] Read more »
Where Are the Liberal Hawks?
Before I was a hawk, I was a liberal. Part of my transformation to “neocon” was due to the fact that the Democratic Party was hi-jacked by the MoveOn.org crowd. Liberals, in their intense dislike of Bush, gave in to a faith in illogical hatred–motivated by an any-means-necessary hatred of Bush, which Charles Krauthammer termed [...] Read more »
“Childish”
From Powerline:
But, regardless of what happens in November, the sustained pouting of Clinton’s supporters deserves comment. Contrast their attitude towards Obama with the attitude of conservatives towards McCain. Unlike Clinton’s core supporters, many conservatives actually have important substantive disagreements with their party’s nominee (campaign finance reform, the Gang of 14, interrogation of terrorists, etc). And [...] Read more »
Anvil-Headed Athletes to Teach Economics to Kids, Lefties
~by Churchill’s Parrot
“The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent vice of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.” – Sir Winston Churchill
Recent reports of Amercan boxer Evander Holyfield’s imminent destitution at his own hands has whetted one of our most outrageous desires: that people might actually learn something.
For financial [...] Read more »
No Generic Labels, Please. No Slogan Politics.
LiveJournal Tags: liberals,conservatives,moderates,unity
Though I consider myself to be a Conservative, I also consider myself to be a Secular Conservative–i.e. pro-Defense, pro-Fiscal Discipline, pro States Rights, pro-Small Government–and yes, pro Family Values, but not in the traditional sense. I am an atheist, first of all, and so believe that religious values should not be legislated. Morality [...] Read more »
