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OK, Pull the Plug on Palin
Hard to see how the Palin candidacy can survive the continuing drip-drip-drip of new revelations — and the press is only getting warmed up. The Alaska Independence Party is not exactly a “fringe” group — its standard-bearer was elected governor in 1990. But the party’s motto of “Alaska First — Alaska Always” stands in stark […]
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Five Stages of Adjusting to Palin
As a socially liberal McCain supporter living in one of the bluest towns in a blue state, I’ve learned how to reconcile myself to various aspects of his candidacy. The most glaring example is abortion rights, where I think McCain is on the wrong side of the issue. But for me the issues that trump […]
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Link Love (Be Still My Heart)
Taranto likes me! He really likes me! Moi is thanked today by James Taranto in the acknowledgements for today’s Best of the Web Today column. He spells my name right and everything. I (along with no doubt others) alerted him to the breaking news that Taranto’s least-favorite Republican, outgoing Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, is […]
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Whoops… Just a Few Minutes Left…
… to make my quota for Day Five of the post-every-day experiment.
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Politicians in Iraq Provide Reasons for Hope
I’m talking about two politicians in particular. One, of course, is Barack Obama, who is in Iraq to lay the groundwork for throwing under the bus the people who thought he was going to bring the troops home no matter what. The other is Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who caused me (yes, I take […]
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A Blog in Search of a Purpose
Some day, when I’m a titan of the blogosphere, I’ll be able to say, “I’ve been blogging since 2003.” Before my titanship arrives, however, I obviously need to post a little more regularly, and before I do that I need to figure out why I’m blogging in the first place. My most recent motivation has […]