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Category Archives: Politics
Tea Party Communitarian
Libertarianism vs. paleoconservatism… It’s on ongoing dialect I struggle with all the times. From an article in the American Conservative on Sen. Mike Lee’s Utah-inspired conservatism: At the Heritage Foundation in April, Lee delivered a communitarian manifesto of sorts entitled … Continue reading
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A Tale of Two Chucks
From a Politico story back in Jan, when Chuck Hagel was being vetted by one of Israel’s surrogates in the U.S. Senate: New York Sen. Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Chuck Hagel “almost had tears in his eyes” as he … Continue reading
The American Jewish Cocoon
From Peter Beinart’s NY Review of Books article “The American Jewish Cocoon” is this bit about AIPAC’s well-funded excursions for U.S. Congressmen: But to a striking degree, the same insularity characterizes debate about Israel in Washington. In part that’s because … Continue reading
AIPAC Antsy
In his recent column, Tom Friedman writes: [N]ever have I seen more lawmakers—Democrats and Republicans—more willing to take Israel’s side against their own president’s. I’m certain this comes less from any careful consideration of the facts and more from a … Continue reading
Locked in the Cabinet
From Glenn Thrush’s recent, ‘inside baseball’, Politico piece on The Organizer’s Cabinet comes this gem, demonstrating what a cesspool of crass political motivation animates Washington D.C. Obama liked Napolitano—he twice vetted her for the Supreme Court—and stood by her even … Continue reading
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Krauthammer on Krauthammer
With Krauthammer’s book now #1 on the NYT non-fiction bestseller list, Politico has an article “Krauthammer on Krauthammer”. Of the widespread resonance his writing has in the Beltway: On Capitol Hill, Krauthammer’s columns are read religiously by Republican members and … Continue reading
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Dave Wilson – White o’ the Day
This made my day: Dave Wilson, a white, conservative anti-LGBT activist running in a largely African American district in Houston, pulled off a strange upset victory in the race for Houston Community College Board of Trustees last week after he … Continue reading
Obama & McCain Huddle on Immigration
From the man who, hilariously, was the 2008 GOP candidate for POTUS: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) will meet with President Obama at the White House Thursday afternoon to plot strategy for passing comprehensive immigration reform. Not much you really need … Continue reading
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Terry McAuliffe’s Identity-Politics ‘Heat Maps’
How did this reprobate Clintonista squeeze out a slim, 55k margin victory? Basically, by creating ‘heat maps‘, then targeting African Americans by scaring them about “voting rights”, young people on homosexuality issues, and low-information hispanics with ads (in Espanol!) about … Continue reading
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Third Party: The Day is Getting Closer…
From James Kilpatrick’s post “Economism Not Enough—Third Party Needs To Defend White Base“: A civil war is raging within the Republican Party, with major donors and Amnesty/ Immigration Surge supporters mobilizing against Tea Party candidates. The bitterness is so great … Continue reading
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