Every political community includes some members who insist that their side has all the answers and that their adversaries are idiots. But American liberals, to a degree far surpassing conservatives, appear committed to the proposition that their views are correct, self-evident, and based on fact and reason, while conservative positions are not just wrong but [...]
Gerard Alexander: Why are liberals so condescending? – Washington Post
February 5, 2010 By 7 Comments
Rock The Vote: Now With More Skank!
February 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Reading Liz Blaine’s great piece yesterday on the “Rock the Vote, Hold out for Health Care” video, prompted me to remember what I had thought when I first saw the video. Since I will never allow an opportunity pass to point out the hypocrisy and idiocy of some of those on the Left, particularly “celebrities”, [...]
Peggy Noonan: The Obama Contradiction – WSJ.com
January 29, 2010 By 1 Comment
When you watch a president give a State of the Union Address on television, you’re always watching three people: the president at the podium, and the vice president and House speaker on the rise behind him. As a TV shot it’s awkward. The vice president and the speaker have been instructed by media professionals not [...]
The Real World DC: My Most Personal Article Yet
January 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
My latest article over at Pajamas Media is different from the usual. It isn’t about national security or elections, but is about the defining characteristic of my life. A heated debate about religion on “The Real World: Washington D.C.” on MTV inspired me to write an article that reads more like a sermon.
Although some of [...]
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Praying for Socialized Medicine
January 22, 2010 By 49 Comments
As Obamacare implodes, the religious Left has a meltdown.
Massachusetts Voters Oppose ObamaCare – WSJ.com
January 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Liberals are now trying to sell the fantasy, and maybe even convince themselves, that ObamaCare isn’t among the reasons Senator-elect Scott Brown is headed to Washington. One of the only Massachusetts exit polls doesn’t corroborate the story: Rasmussen reports that 51% of voters on Tuesday were opposed and 47% in favor—41% “strongly opposed” and just [...]
Republican trounces Coakley for Senate, imperils Obama health plan – The Boston Globe
January 20, 2010 By 4 Comments
Republican Scott P. Brown pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Massachusetts political history last night, defeating Democrat Martha Coakley to become the state’s next US senator and potentially derailing President Obama’s hopes for a health care overhaul. via Republican trounces Coakley for Senate, imperils Obama health plan – The Boston Globe.
The Thrill Is Gone: Audible Gasps on MSNBC Set Over MA Bellweather Polls
January 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This morning on MSNBC’s Morning Joe show, as Chris Matthews reported his conversation with Suffolk University pollster David Paleologos that the GOP’s Scott Brown leads Martha Coakley by “double-digits” in the “Bellweather areas” of Massachusetts, audible gasps of “Oh, my God” are loudly heard on the MSNBC set.
The bellweather areas last night were double digit for Brown so [...]
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Jon Keller: The Backlash Is Coming! The Backlash Is Coming! – WSJ.com
January 17, 2010 By 1 Comment
With characteristic hubris, people in this state like to think they’ve been at the leading edge of American politics since the “shot heard ’round the world” in 1775. And in the past few years, we’ve given the nation a preview of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign with Deval Patrick’s successful 2006 bid for governor; provided a [...]
Pelosi: House lacks votes to OK Senate health bill – Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON – Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she lacks the votes to quickly move the Senate’s sweeping health overhaul bill through the House, a potentially devastating blow to President Barack Obama’s signature issue. Pelosi, D-Calif., made the comment to reporters after House Democrats held a closed-door meeting at which participants vented frustration with the [...]