just thinking out loud
There is a lot of sound and fury about Rick Perry’s off-the-cuff remarks yesterday that, “printing more money to play politics at this particular time in American history, is almost treacherous, or treasonous, in my opinion.” Was this a wise thing to say? Probably not, but primarily because of all the fuss and bother that the [...]
If you have not heard, Sarah Palin just announced that she is resigning the governorship of Alaska effective the end of this month (see, e.g, here). I have not listened directly to her remarks, but on Twitter (@AKGovSarahPalin) she said: “We’ll soon attach info on decision to not seek re-election… this is in Alaska’s best [...]
The comments Obama made in 2001 regarding redistribution of wealth, and what he perceived as a failure of the civil rights movement, are all over this morning. I can’t say that I am surprised that he made the comments, or even that they are coming to light. What I am a bit surprised about, though, [...]
That is, without invoking ‘change’ or in any other way making the case in the negative (i.e., voting against Bush, McCain, etc.). I know many reasons for voting against him based on who he is and what he stands for, but I do not know a single reason for anyone to actually vote for him [...]
Although some conservative pundits are upset with John McCain for focusing on Obama’s attempts to hide the extent of his relationship with Bill Ayers — as opposed to playing up the terrorism angle — I think it is probably for the best. When the ‘news’ media persists in downplaying Ayers’s signficance by characterizing him as [...]
“Obama would not be able to get a security clearance; do we really want him, as president, having access to every secret of the U.S. government?” Or something along those lines.
