Israel, like America, has a “silent majority” and they have stood up tall in opposition to so-called liberalism/progressivism and defeatism against Islamic terror. That same “silent majority” is very likely to stand up again in this country in 2016 for similar reasons. They already did in 2014 – and they could go further, unraveling all of Obama’s policies and destroying his legacy.

Well, we can hope. I do suspect there was a backlash against what was clearly perceived to be the administration’s interference in the election. Which makes the victory that much more sweet.

[Afternoon update]

Bibi’s win makes leftists cry (there’s nothing “liberal” about them).

[Update a couple minutes later]

Israel chose Bibi over Barack.

Yup.

[Update a couple more minutes later]

How Rand Paul’s digital team helped re-elect Bibi.

[Update a while later]

Bibifreude, baby.

[Mid-afternoon update]

Powerline has more.

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Falcon 9

March 18, 2015 Rand Simberg 15 Comments

The new spin.

So the inner core of the heavy will be a different configuration than the outer ones.

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Scott Walker

March 18, 2015 Rand Simberg 15 Comments

This is disappointing:

If Walker is the guy I hope he is (I’ve been a booster), he won’t just have to take on his enemies, he’ll have to take on his friends, too (something Cruz, Paul and even Jeb can claim to have done). Isn’t that the point of the anti-establishment movement on the right? That reform starts with reforming how we run our own affairs? Well if there’s a more obvious hive of cronyism in the GOP than the Iowa ethanol racket, I’d like to hear about it.

I get that Walker needs to win Iowa and that staffers aren’t more important than the candidate. But principles are. If Walker didn’t want a critic of the Iowa caucuses on his payroll he shouldn’t have hired one. But he did. And throwing her under the bus for this, suggests not only that he’s got some problems getting ready for prime time, it also suggests he can get rolled by the Iowa GOP establishment. What happens when he gets to Washington?

Good question. I think it really is true that the only reason the disgusting ethanol subsidy persists is because of the irrational notion that the Iowa caucuses should have an outsized influence on the nomination.

[Update later morning]

More thoughts from Stephen Kruiser.

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