Gallup has a fascinating poll out today which asks the age-old question: who do you trust on the economy? Now, these sorts of polls are always more interesting than they are useful in predicting election results, and tend to produce some results that make little sense (for instance, I categorically reject the notion that 82% of the population even knows who Tim Geithner is). Further, | Read More »
I should note at the outset of this piece that many conservatives properly owe a debt of thought to Ayn Rand. Rand’s attacks against the excesses of liberalism are some of the most cogent that have ever been penned; much of Rand’s writing is dedicated to the laudable principle that industry and ingenuity should be rewarded and slothfulness should be punished. That said, while Rand was unquestionably | Read More »
Almost exactly five years after signing Romneycare into law, Mitt Romney has announced (via Twitter) that he is officially forming his exploratory PAC committee, which is the first official step towards an inevitable Presidential run. As a guy who reluctantly came around to supporting Romney in 2008, I cannot see how Mitt Romney expects to harness any of the anger over Obamacare which propelled Republicans | Read More »
One of the ridiculous canards always trotted out in defense of taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood is that Planned Parenthood is not just an abortion mill, it is a full-service women’s health provider. Specifically, it has been claimed over and over again that Planned Parenthood provides mammograms. Why do you want women to die of breast cancer, you evil Republican? Take it away, Barbara Boxer: California U.S. | Read More »
In his memoir Decision Points, George W. Bush relayed a story about the night he threw out the ceremonial opening pitch at Yankee Stadium when the World Series resumed play after the tragedy of 9/11. He said that he ran into Derek Jeter in the bullpen before the game and asked him if he should throw the pitch from the front of the mound or | Read More »
We have covered extensively how the liberals in Wisconsin are trying to overturn the results of last year’s elections by funding a massive campaign to oust conservative Justice David Prosser in favor of liberal assistant AG Joanne Kloppenburg (see here, here, and here). One of the things we have covered extensively is that Kloppenburg is the beneficiary of a massive $3 million advertising campaign sponsored | Read More »
UPDATE: Two more resources for union members wanting to divert their dues to charity, the National Right to Work Foundation and Union Refund. Maybe if you’ve been a union member for some time, you’ve been able to avoid some level of discomfort over your union dues going to the political campaigns of Democrats. Maybe you’re a hard-working conscientious person who can rationalize this by saying | Read More »
Although far less publicized than the Wisconsin Democrat Temper-Tantrum, Indiana State Dems have staged a walkout that far exceeded the Wisconsin walkout both in terms of time wasted and ultimate futility. Last night, the Indiana Democrats staged an ignominious return in which they were forced to explain why they accomplished absolutely nothing after wasting half a million dollars in taxpayer money. See, unlike in Wisconsin, | Read More »
Perhaps the most useful thing Nate Silver has ever done was compiling this chart: Although not a perfect measure, Silver’s chart does a fairly good job of identifying which Republicans are significantly more conservative or liberal than their electorates. This, of course, is important in identifying where primary challenges can be most effective since it indicates where Republicans can reasonably expect to win general elections with | Read More »
Having failed to protect their place at the government teat by bravely running away during the legislative session, Wisconsin liberals have apparently decided to win the fight by trying to remove conservatives from the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which will presumably soon decide on whether the law stripping the public unions of collective bargaining power was properly passed. In the crosshairs right now is purportedly conservative | Read More »
Some people are beyond parody. Back in 2007, Frank Lautenberg voted to expand the right of habeas corpus to foreign citizens detained overseas in the war on terror. In other words, if you are a terrorist, Frank Lautenberg thinks you are not getting all the Constitutional rights you deserve and he is going to do everything he can to make sure you get them. However, | Read More »
Often in the political activism business, we struggle to balance principle with strategy. At RedState, we have taken the oft-criticized stance that we will not endorse any pro-choice candidate, regardless of their stance on other issues. That said, we have not always agreed, even amongst ourselves, how we should treat pro-choice Republicans who would nonetheless doubtless be better than the Democrat alternative. In some cases, many | Read More »
It has now been weeks since a series of damaging videos showing Planned Parenthood’s systematic willingness to facilitate child sex-trafficking and other forms of lawbreaking, and Congress has yet failed to act to strip Federal funding of this corrupt organization. Several pro-life groups are stepping up the pressure with a series of videos designed to highlight the issue. The first is a powerful user-submitted video which | Read More »
Some folks know only one gear. For some folks, their one gear can best be described as CHAAAAAARGE!! In politics, every single thing that any Republican does that displeases them in the least is grounds to threaten to NEVER DONATE TO OR VOTE FOR A REPUBLICAN AGAIN. Threatening total abandonment of politics (or voting third party, or for Democrats), is the only negotiating tactic these | Read More »
Just now I went to look for some information on Haley Barbour (one of my early 2012 favorites) on Google and this happened: Now, I have less understanding of how Google works than I do of most voodoo rituals (and I have a sneaking suspicion that they both involve chanting in languages humans don’t speak and the blood of chickens). Some people are going to | Read More »
On Sunday, January 30, 1972, members of the British Army opened fire into a crowd of unarmed Irish protesters in Derry, Ireland, shooting 26 (of which 5 were shot in the back) and killing 14, including 6 teenagers. The crowd of Irish protesters had marched that day through the streets of Derry, Ireland, in protest of the British Government’s policy of internment without trial in | Read More »
After reading this ridiculous “gotcha” hit job by Politico’s Andy Barr, let me tell you what I know. During the course of an inteview on the Obama administration’s record on protecting the border, Texas Governor Rick Perry referred to Juarez, Mexico as “the most dangerous city in America.” After speaking with an aide, Perry indicated (correctly) that Juarez is in fact in Mexico, not the | Read More »
I am sure that most of you who regularly comment here have become aware of a situation that has erupted at the site over the last week concerning a number of long time members who have been banned. Since that time, some have been happy, and by far the more vocal have been upset, and there have been many requests for more information to help the | Read More »
The Associated Press is running this story today that has been widely circulated in national newspapers. The upshot of the story is that the Texas Legislature, with the backing of Texas Governor Rick Perry, is considering a law that would explicitly make it legal to carry firearms on a college campus. The idea, of course, is that crazed mass murderers like the Virginia Tech shooter are | Read More »
Just for the sake of clarity right up front, and in order to avoid sucking anyone unwillingly into any controversy it might cause, this post represents only my personal views. You will notice that my tagline does not say Erick Erickson. By now I am sure that most of you have heard that CBS reporter Lara Logan was repeatedly sexually assaulted and beaten severely last | Read More »
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