Category: The 2008 Horse Race
It’s Sad When Columnists Go to Seed
I really don’t know what happened to Peggy Noonan, but she’s gone brain-soft in the last couple years. Perhaps she’s lost the heart for the fight or maybe she’s just decided that it’s more important for her to get along with her Washington/New York trendy liberal party friends these days, but it’s turned her column [...]
When You Lie Down with Weasels, You Wake a Loser
Lots of folks have written thousands of words about why John McCain didn’t win the election last October. To be sure, McCain ran an abysmal campaign. It had no compelling message, his debate performances were lackluster at best, and he refused to attack Barack Obama where he was the weakest. One of the few things [...]
Alert the FCC!
I will be on PRI’s morning show “The Takeaway” tomorrow morning at 6:45 AM. I and Marjorie Dannenfelser (of the Susan B. Anthony List and Team Sarah) will be talking for a few minutes about Sarah Palin. It ought to be interesting radio, though brief. UPDATE: That was enjoyable, actually. The hosts, Todd Zwillick and [...]
Sarah’s Critics Are Reading Her, and History, Wrong.
The big story today is still Sarah Palin’s resignation. I wrote about it late last night at NTC News and, really, that piece says about all I think I can say with any authority. I think we know right now all we can know about why Palin decided to resign and what she plans to [...]
Joe Biden’s Wacky, Mixed-Up Economic Stimulus Fantasy Land
If I were inclined to pity the President at all, it would be because he has to live every day with the knowledge that he can’t detain Joe Biden at Guantanamo Bay, far from any television cameras. But I can’t pity him all that much when he lets the Gaffer-in-Chief sit down for a lengthy [...]
The Left is Yelling About Palin Because They’re Afraid. Again.
How badly has Sarah Palin’s resignation rattled the progressive left? Badly. Very, very badly. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it one more time: Sarah Palin scares the bejeezus out of the left. She is their very worst nightmare: an amazingly charismatic conservative who connects with huge swaths of the right (and more than [...]
Leftist Christmas in July: Sarah Palin Resigns
Sarah Palin just announced that she is resigning as Governor of Alaska, effective the end of the month. Twitter is afire with commentary, mostly from folks watching her announcement. Still, it’s a pretty big shock. I’m not going to speculate about why she’s stepping down. I have no earthly idea. I have to think, though, [...]
That’s What You Said