Month: November 2008
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It’s a Bad Idea to Ridicule Others (They May Be Right)
Via Andrew Sullivan, a video showing how Peter Schiff, a.k.a. “permabear” and “Dr. Doom,” was subjected to an extraordinary level of derision on cable business programs last year as he correctly forecast the coming economic crisis. It’s longish (10 minutes) but offers a powerful statement about why it’s generally a bad idea to ridicule people […]
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McCain Gets More Gay Votes Than Bush
I meant to follow up in a more timely way on an earlier post about the conservative gay vote. From that earlier post: Along the same lines, I also want to note estimates that nearly one out of every four gay voters pulled the lever for Bush in 2004 (as did I), despite Bush’s odious […]
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The Slippery Slope of Government Bailouts
Stephen Bainbridge has done the best job I’ve seen of describing why bailing out the U.S. automobile industry — as proposed by Congressional Democratic leaders — would be a terrible mistake. Point by point he shows why the public interest would be better served by letting the big automakers go bankrupt, because bankruptcy reorganization would […]
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Next Up: Obama Derangement Syndrome
As I was writing yesterday about Bush Derangement Syndrome, Pajamas Media was preparing to post an article by Neo-neocon entitled “Avoiding the Clutches of Obama Derangement Syndrome.” Sage advice, as usual: Yes, there are reasons to fear that Obama has a far left agenda, based on his history, some of his own statements, and his […]
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Bush Derangement Syndrome and the Surge
Peter Wehner, writing in Commentary, does the best job I have seen of chronicling the sordid history of liberal opposition to the surge. For paragraph after relentless paragraph he replays the mockery from the left, from before the surge even started until long after its success was clear. Anti-surge rhetoric died down only when even […]
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Krauthammer Explains the Election
I’ve argued before that it is deeply ironic that the financial crisis benefited the Democrats this year, since the Democrats drove the reckless expansion of access to mortgages that led to the crisis, while Republicans — specifically, McCain and the Bush Administration — were sounding alarms. As usual, Charles Krauthammer has the explanation: This was […]
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Evidence That Obama May Not Be a Socialist
Here’s hoping that whatever socialist tendencies President-elect Obama may have will be tempered by recognition of the success of his remarkably entrepreneurial, decentralized campaign. Bret Swanson floats this idea in today’s WSJ (free link), in a piece headlined “Obama Ran A Capitalist Campaign.” Some excerpts: The results of Mr. Obama’s decentralized Web effort were staggering: […]
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A McCain Voter Finds Silver Linings
Differences on policy issues should not, on this day, obscure the marvel that has occurred. A man who in his early childhood could not use certain public restrooms has just been elected to the most powerful office in the world. The 109-year-old daughter of a slave lived long enough to help elect a black president. […]
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My President… America’s President
Godspeed, Mr. Obama. From The Book of Common Prayer, p. 390: For the peace of the world, that a spirit of respect and forbearance may grow among nations and peoples, we pray to you, O Lord. For those in positions of public trust, especially George our President and Barack our next President, that they may […]
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Impish Election Fantasy
(AP Photo) Am I the only person tempted to buy a home in Dixville Notch, NH, and then insist on my right to vote in the afternoon? Obama 15, McCain 6 — the first time Dixville Notch has voted for a Democrat in 40 years. A good omen for Obama — just ask President Humphrey.