That’s become Nancy Pelosi’s latest catch phrase about the administration and the Republicans, but Rich Lowry says it’s true.

Of course, I don’t think that it’s any worse than it was when the Dems were running the Hill. But we’ve come to (or at least we used to) expect better of Republicans. He’s right–they need to clean up their act before someone does it for them.

Oh, and while we’re on the subject, for those who nonsensically persist in thinking that I’m a conservative, or a Republican, or even a great fan of George Bush, just because I don’t believe that he’s a retarded Chimpy McHalliburton, I agree with Andrew Roth, who has a list of grievances.

The problem is, as it was in last year’s election, that as unhappy as I am with this administration and Congress, there’s no reason to think that putting Democrats in charge would improve any of the things that I’m unhappy about, and most of their rhetoric and policy statements lead me to think that it would make most of them even worse.

Of course, by the standards described by Nick Schulz, so are many of our own government policies (such as sugar subsidies), despite platitudes to the contrary.

…they’re taking this kind of beating in the Village Voice.

Helen Szamuely is less than impressed with the new Conservative Party leader:

Somebody obviously told him half-way through the leadership campaign that maybe, just maybe, the Conservative Party should be for individual freedom and small government, so those words did occasionally crop up in his later speeches but these were overshadowed by the mellifluous sound of

…but very entertaining. Johan Goldberg is making mock of idiotarian Barbra Streisand.

…but very entertaining. Johan Goldberg is making mock of idiotarian Barbra Streisand.

…but very entertaining. Johan Goldberg is making mock of idiotarian Barbra Streisand.

One of the favorite tactics of Democrats is to whine about being called “traitors” and “unpatriotic” when they criticize the administration or the war. Or the troops. And what’s frustrating about this is that for the most part it’s a strawman, because I’ve always perceived that in fact few supporters of the war and the administration actually do this.

But it turns out I was wrong. I have found an actual instance of it:

I say to you, all of you…there is nothing patriotic about hating your country, or pretending that you can love your country but despise your government.

I want to go on the record, however, and say that (as is usually the case) I disagree with him.

If true, this could explain Congressman Murtha’s recent behavior:

Zieve…dug up a recent editorial appearing in Investor

Sounds like a huge improvement over the current leadership, to me. Here’s hoping.