That’s what Mona Charen says the Libby trial is. I agree. I’d say that Fitgerald is competing with Nifong for abuse of prosecutorial discretion.
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“A Farce And An Outrage”
That’s what Mona Charen says the Libby trial is. I agree. I’d say that Fitgerald is competing with Nifong for abuse of prosecutorial discretion.
Tone Deaf
Reason number 5,352 why Hillary probably is unelectable:
“I also want to send a message, if we ever do have to take more drastic action, to the rest of the world that we exhausted all possibilities,” said Clinton, who earlier rapped President Bush for refusing to engage Tehran.
Clinton’s remarks at the Marriott Marquis were met with little applause , and after she left the stage, several people said they were put off by the presidential candidate.
“This is the wrong crowd to do that with,” said one person at the dinner, noting the pro-Israel crowd wanted to hear tougher rhetoric.
Farewell, GOP
It’s been…nice.
This is why I’ve never been a Republican.
“Libertarian Conservatives”
Arnold Kling (with whom, among many others, I talked last weekend at the Conservative Summit) has an interesting post, though I’m not sure I agree with the taxonomy. I’ve never thought of myself as a conservative, and still don’t, really, but I agree with most of the principles he lays out in what he calls an Ideological Affirmation Task Force Request for Comment, or IATF RFC.
[Update]
OK, for the clueless commenters who insist not only that I’m a conservative, but (even more foolishly and laughably, as though they can read the minds of the masses) that everyone agrees that I am, with the exception of me, I’m sure that they can confidently tell me my positions on:
- gay marriage
- gay civil unions
- whether homosexuals are born or made
- whether ID should be taught along with evolution in science classes
- human cloning
- whether abortion should be legal
- whether or not there’s a god
- pornography censorship
- blue laws
- drug legalization
In other words, people who mindlessly call me a conservative, or “right winger” cherry-pick their litmus paper types to only judge me on the issues that they choose to, in order to declare my “obvious” conservatism. That’s why I have zero respect for their opinions in such matters.
“Libertarian Conservatives”
Arnold Kling (with whom, among many others, I talked last weekend at the Conservative Summit) has an interesting post, though I’m not sure I agree with the taxonomy. I’ve never thought of myself as a conservative, and still don’t, really, but I agree with most of the principles he lays out in what he calls an Ideological Affirmation Task Force Request for Comment, or IATF RFC.
[Update]
OK, for the clueless commenters who insist not only that I’m a conservative, but (even more foolishly and laughably, as though they can read the minds of the masses) that everyone agrees that I am, with the exception of me, I’m sure that they can confidently tell me my positions on:
- gay marriage
- gay civil unions
- whether homosexuals are born or made
- whether ID should be taught along with evolution in science classes
- human cloning
- whether abortion should be legal
- whether or not there’s a god
- pornography censorship
- blue laws
- drug legalization
In other words, people who mindlessly call me a conservative, or “right winger” cherry-pick their litmus paper types to only judge me on the issues that they choose to, in order to declare my “obvious” conservatism. That’s why I have zero respect for their opinions in such matters.
“Libertarian Conservatives”
Arnold Kling (with whom, among many others, I talked last weekend at the Conservative Summit) has an interesting post, though I’m not sure I agree with the taxonomy. I’ve never thought of myself as a conservative, and still don’t, really, but I agree with most of the principles he lays out in what he calls an Ideological Affirmation Task Force Request for Comment, or IATF RFC.
[Update]
OK, for the clueless commenters who insist not only that I’m a conservative, but (even more foolishly and laughably, as though they can read the minds of the masses) that everyone agrees that I am, with the exception of me, I’m sure that they can confidently tell me my positions on:
- gay marriage
- gay civil unions
- whether homosexuals are born or made
- whether ID should be taught along with evolution in science classes
- human cloning
- whether abortion should be legal
- whether or not there’s a god
- pornography censorship
- blue laws
- drug legalization
In other words, people who mindlessly call me a conservative, or “right winger” cherry-pick their litmus paper types to only judge me on the issues that they choose to, in order to declare my “obvious” conservatism. That’s why I have zero respect for their opinions in such matters.
Unconscious Racism
I’ve long believed that the left, and Democrats, contrary to popular myth, are much more racist than the right and Republicans. It is they, after all, who believe that blacks can’t make it without help from the government. Here’s an inadvertent demonstration of this paternalism and condescension, from Joe Biden:
Mr. Biden is equally skeptical
Crazy Mixed-Up Kids
EUreaucrats can’t understand why people might want their national currencies back. Don’t they understand what’s good for them?