Who the heck is this guy? I’ll get to him in a moment. In the meantime, keep his visage under the microscope of your brain: The angry scowl, the fleshy countenance, the greasy long hair. He is the Modern Democrat Party. Literally. He is also the Democrat Party of 45 years ago. And he is a lifelong friend of Debbie Stabenow. Now, I don’t believe | Read More »
Ah, yes, I remember when… My mouse would wander over to the RedState icon on my favorites bar, and I would click… Heartlander would have an incredibly moving story about the unspoken and devastating effects of abortion, and the diary would have fifty-some “Recommenders”, and a comment thread that would wind on and on. The thread would feature a flame-war between aesthete and Tbone that | Read More »
I know Governor Romney has every high-priced debate consultant in the Washington phone book on retainer. But, I hope they remember a couple of basics: 1) Answer Yes or No questions “Yes” or “No”. Don’t hesitate, don’t equivocate. Then: 2) Have four or five points you want to get across to the audience, and then get them across. Once you have quickly dispatched the question | Read More »
Obama’s self-delusion was in high dudgeon the other day, when he let loose with a sanctimonious homily on Letterman about how a guy elected president represents “100% of the American People”. The subtext, of course, was that Mitt Romney –the cad– is only casting about trying to snare the 53% of Americans that might pay taxes, but only because they are millionaires and billionaires. But | Read More »
So, Mitt Romney’s campaign bandwagon is stuck in the mud, in the cowpie-ridden fields of some Flyover Battleground State. Quick! Fire Stu Whatsisname! Concentrate on the “messaging”! Pull that TV ad! Run this TV ad! PANIC! Change the Polling “screens”! (-Why? Too many moths getting in the room, and eating up the argyles?) For heaven’s sake, head for the hills! Easy now. Calm down. Concentrate, | Read More »
Some 800,000 additional Texans than expected went to the polls today to cast ballots in what might normally have been a sleepy cakewalk for the ho-hum Establishment Flabby Middle. Yep. Another Kay Baily Hutchison, another Bob Krueger, that’s all folks in Texas really wanted, right, Mr. Dewhurst? Someone with french-cuff shirts and collar stays, someone that enjoys the Silent Auction at the Country Club to | Read More »
On December 17th, 1943, my Dad was, in his words “all shot up”. That was part of the job that day, I guess. He was a soldier, a simple private in General Mark Clark’s Fifth Army Group, a grunt in 143rd Infantry Regiment. Like most World War Two vets, Dad never (and I mean never) talked about his army experiences, until well into retirement. In | Read More »
Condoleeza Rice? What ever. Rob Portman? Yawn-a-roo. Loni Anderson in her prime? Eh, I’ll get back to you… All I Want for Christmas is for Mitt Romney to pick a conservative. Who knows how to fight. And who knows how to win. Let’s face it: Mitt Romney is connecting with voters in much the same way the sewer connects to your house: You kinda have | Read More »
Only six weeks ago, Texas Lt. Governor David Dewhurst was crushing Ted Cruz in the Texas GOP Senate run-off election by some 25 points, according to Public Policy Polling. Today, Mr. Cruz has evidently shot ahead of Dewhurst by some five points in the same poll. He leads overall, and clearly, as PPP themselves note, the shift has been “seismic”. So, folks, what has happened | Read More »
The grizzled cowpoke from Lonesome Dove spoke of the “sunny slopes of long ago”. If you have been reading my stuff long enough, you have probably gotten a whiff of nostalgia from me. It’s true. Out of the memory-drum of my overstuffed brain tumbles only good memories, for the most part. The pain of loneliness, the shivers of guilt and regret seldom see the light | Read More »
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