A college student asked me a question: Why join the Tea Party? He was wondering why anyone would want to associate with people who behaved reprehensibly at two earlier Republican debates. Here’s how I replied: Johnny, Sorry that I’m just getting to this. I get a lot of email, and sometimes I miss things. I… [Read more…]
December 18, 2011
You have a great new way to participate in the political life of America thanks to GoVote.com With GoVote.com, you can Rate politicians, blogs, organizations, and more Find all of your elected officials in one place Find easy links to important web sites Keep track of news that most important to you Share your views… [Read more…]
December 16, 2011
Have you ever thought, “I need to do more for others?” I have. And I’ve made feeble attempts to satisfy that urge. Feeble. Still, when I’ve done something “good” for others with no expectation of return, I kind of thump my chest and smile at myself in the mirror like I’m some kind of big… [Read more…]
December 15, 2011
We just received this heads up from a friend: Just a quick note that Yahoo has apparently changed their “Spam” firewall rules. You’re Tea Party updates have been showing up in my spam box for the past couple days. I can’t prove there is a conspiracy, but all of my e-mails from conservative organizations are… [Read more…]
December 14, 2011
A friend of mine told me this story. He sat that there bragging about getting a tax cut for friends of his. I said, ‘you do realize, don’t you, that you’re just like the Democrats, except you’re giving taxpayers money to a different special interest.’ He looked at me and said, ‘but our special interests… [Read more…]
December 13, 2011
The Washington Post’s headline writer made a common mistake on Sunday. He confused “one who apologizes” with “apologist.” An easy mistake, no doubt, for most of us. Professional headline writers should know better. So should Glenn Kessler, the author of the WP story. The claim that Obama is an apologist for the nation began to… [Read more…]
December 11, 2011
Gloria in excelsis Deo. Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. The English version of the Roman Catholic Missal changed at the start of Advent. The new translation is truer to the Latin original. The response to “The Lord be with you,” change to “And with your spirit” from “and also with you.” The Latin,… [Read more…]
December 8, 2011
Tuesday in Kansas, President Barack Obama revealed his contempt for liberty. He declared that human beings are incapable of running their own lives . . . but, somehow, other, superior human beings are capable of running their own and others’. He said that free markets have always failed, everywhere . . . ignoring most of… [Read more…]
December 7, 2011
Yes, the establishment wants you to go away. Are you going to obey? With a little help from The Atlantic and New York Times (of all places), we can put together a strategy to recognize and deflect the establishment’s tactics. Put this in your back pocket. You’ll need it before primary season is over. Establishment… [Read more…]
December 6, 2011
Sometimes the right path is the easy path. Then the alarm goes off, and we get up to face the world. When we first met in February 2009, we set ourselves on a course. We dedicated ourselves to, in Buckley’s words, stand athwart history, yelling “STOP!” But we promised ourselves and the world even more. … [Read more…]
December 6, 2011
A few years ago, Malcolm Gladwell wrote an awesome article for The New Yorker: How David Beats Goliath. Read it after you read this. The story encourages and frustrates at the same time. Encourages because we learn Davids can, occasionally, beat Goliaths. Frustrates because Goliaths tend to change the rules just before the epic battle.… [Read more…]
December 19, 2011
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