This morning in Honduras, people woke up, opened their morning newspaper, and read this comparison between Communist Cuba and Democratic Puerto Rico. According to Luis Pazos writing for the newspaper La Prensa, 'Beyond dogma, demagoguery, rhetoric, sympathies and antipathies and based on an objective and dispassionate analysis, the difference in living standards and the level … [Read more...] about Cuba vs. Puerto Rico: A ‘Great Lesson for All of Our Peoples’ …
William F Buckley RIP
Nate Beeler, The Washington Examiner … [Read more...] about William F Buckley RIP
Hillary Clinton Didn’t Reject Or Denounce It
A good point by Andrew Sullivan. And Marc Ambinder has a longer interview about it. … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton Didn’t Reject Or Denounce It
Odes to William F. Buckley …
William F. Buckley, one of the seminal figures of modern American conservatism, died at his desk this morning at the age of 82. WORLDMEETS.US is scouring the global press for reaction to his death. According to the Times of London, 'William F. Buckley was a progenitor, and the best-known proponent, of modern American conservatism. ... Buckley's personality, even more than his … [Read more...] about Odes to William F. Buckley …
Health Insurance Answers Depend on What Question We Ask
This election season we have heard a lot about "health care reform" and "health insurance reform". Senator Clinton and Senator Obama have been sparring over the issue most of the month. On the other side of the aisle, Senator McCain has also had to address the issue of health care. Everyone agrees we have a "problem" when it comes to health care and health insurance, but … [Read more...] about Health Insurance Answers Depend on What Question We Ask
A Cleveland Grilling
Michael Signer, a former adviser to the Edwards campaign, recently wrote an article for The Washington Post arguing that the media isn't paying enough attention to foreign policy issues in its coverage of the presidential campaign. It's hard to argue with that. As Signer notes, most reports about candidates and their foreign policy agendas have the "flavor of a fantasy baseball … [Read more...] about A Cleveland Grilling
U.S. Troops Must Not Be Permitted on Pakistan’s Soil
Is the United States even now preparing to mount ground operations or 'train' elite forces inside Pakistan? The evidence to support the claim is piling up, and Pakistanis are not reacting well. According to this editorial from Pakistan's The Nation newspaper, 'American forces working with our elite units would be able to obtain strategically crucial information and might … [Read more...] about U.S. Troops Must Not Be Permitted on Pakistan’s Soil
Karl Rove To GOP: Cut The Stuff About “Hussein” Obama
How far has American political culture and talk radio veered out of control? So much that Karl Rove -- yes THE Karl Rove who has demonized more than all the installments of "The Exorcist" put together -- has told GOPers to cut it out. Marc Ambinder has this: No less an authority figure than Karl Rove has warned Republican operatives from demagoguing Barack Obama's middle … [Read more...] about Karl Rove To GOP: Cut The Stuff About “Hussein” Obama
Poll: Republican McCain Would Beat Democrats Obama Or Clinton
A new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll shows why Republican John McCain has long been perceived as the Democrats' biggest nightmare in their dream of recapturing the White House: it shows he'd beat both Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton if today were Election Day: As he emerges from a sometimes-bitter primary campaign, presumptive Republican presidential nominee … [Read more...] about Poll: Republican McCain Would Beat Democrats Obama Or Clinton
William F. Buckley Jr. (1925-2008)
Say what you will about William F. Buckley's contributions to conservatism and civil discourse. They were immense. But he picked a really lousy time to die. Republican conservatism today bears scant resemblance to the movement that Buckley nurtured over a half century as the founder and longtime editor of National Review, a widely read syndicated columnist and host of the … [Read more...] about William F. Buckley Jr. (1925-2008)
Life Imitates Art and Vice-Versa
A few bloggers and other media folk have noticed that this presidential campaign seems to strangely follow the last two seasons of NBC's The West Wing, where a fictional presidential campaign took place. According to Slate, the similarities of the character Matt Santos, an idealistic Latino congressman from Texas and Senator Barack Obama is not by accident. Check out this video … [Read more...] about Life Imitates Art and Vice-Versa
A William F. Buckley Jr. Sampler
I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said. I'd rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University. Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are … [Read more...] about A William F. Buckley Jr. Sampler
William F. Buckley Jr. dies at 82
From Yahoo News I grew up on Firing Line. He made such an enormous contribution to educating the world about conservative thought and civil discourse. I often disagreed with him but he made me think. If only the GOP would stay closer to his views of restrained government, people could benefit from a higher-quality public debate on politics. Addendum: I was just reading … [Read more...] about William F. Buckley Jr. dies at 82
Hillary Clinton’s Suggested Theme Song For Obama Campaign?
With the controversy over Senator Hillary Clinton's criticism of Senator Barack Obama's speeches and audience reaction to them, and suggestions elsewhere that Obama supporters are a kind of cult (yours truly does not believe it is a cult at all but that this is a charge being made to discredit Obama's support), perhaps this is song via Old Blue Eyes is one that Mrs. Clinton … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton’s Suggested Theme Song For Obama Campaign?
Reject vs Denounce: The power of words
During the debate last night, it was obvious that the moderators were focused (almost obsessively) on getting their questions answered. All by itself, that made the entire event much different from previous debates, and at the general level, they should be commended for it. It's been frustrating in the extreme to hear candidates wander off on tangents, and never get called … [Read more...] about Reject vs Denounce: The power of words
The Other Campaign Finance Reform
Marc Ambinder at the Atlantic comments on the implications of such a remarkable achievement and trend. "But if Obama gets 1,000,000 people to contribute $100 dollars for the general election, McCain will be forced to somehow construe that as a bad thing for democracy." … [Read more...] about The Other Campaign Finance Reform
Intellect Schmintellect
The third commenter on Steve Benen's debate wrap-up writes, "Rachael Maddow of Air America and a guest commentator on MSNBC called this debate a snooze-fest and I agree." Really? My wife and I watched the debate together last night, from start to finish, the first time we've made it all the way through one -- of either party's candidates -- without growing bored or … [Read more...] about Intellect Schmintellect
Live webcast: Obama, Clinton surrogates at Fighting Foreclosure Forum
Ohio Daily Blog has the live webcast here of the Fighting Foreclosure and Abandonment Forum in Cleveland today. Fred Hochberg will be attending for Senator Hillary Clinton and Mark Alexander will be attending for Senator Barack Obama. If you haven't been able to look, haven't seen enough or still feel that you don't know who this issue affect, I urge you to view this … [Read more...] about Live webcast: Obama, Clinton surrogates at Fighting Foreclosure Forum
Fresh Clinton – McCain, Obama – McCain polling results from Ohio Poll
The Institute for Policy Research at the University of Cincinnati has been conducting the Ohio Poll since 1981. Today's press release, not even 12 hours after the final Clinton-Obama debate before Ohio's primary on March 4, shows that the race in November will be close, regardless of the nominees. You can read the pdf here. FYI as you read from the release: A random … [Read more...] about Fresh Clinton – McCain, Obama – McCain polling results from Ohio Poll
Why Barack Obama Is Unfit To Be President
His father was a Muslim. He doesn't have to go first in debates. He sometimes dresses like a foreigner. He's too young. He experimented with drugs as a teenager. He's naïve. He has an unfair campaign spending advantage. He's not a war hero. He bought a house from a slumlord who once had a business deal with a former accomplice of Saddam Hussein. His middle name is Hussein. … [Read more...] about Why Barack Obama Is Unfit To Be President