Obama Non Grata

By: lukematthews (Diary)  |  March 12th at 09:03 AM  | 

Much ado has been made recently about the demise of the Republican Party and the growing sense in the New York/Washington bubble that Obama will be re-elected.  It’s certainly possible the ?improving? jobs’ numbers and economic data could give Obama enough momentum to slide into a second term.  Certainly his media advantage, his wars on conservatives, women, and the productive sector have ginned-up his base, | Read More »

The Lightning Rod

By: lukematthews (Diary)  |  September 5th at 02:17 PM  | 

“May not the knowledge of this power of points be of use to mankind, in preserving houses, churches, ships, etc., from the stroke of lightning, by directing us to fix, on the highest parts of those edifices, upright rods of iron made sharp as a needle…Would not these pointed rods probably draw the electrical fire silently out of a cloud before it came nigh enough | Read More »

The Progressive Fiction Rift Narrative

By: lukematthews (Diary)  |  June 11th at 11:40 AM  | 

There is nothing quite so helpful as a progressive/socialist.  I mean really, they are out there slugging it out with the forces of evil on a daily basis.  Progressive/socialists like Burcum are willing to take on any demon that rears its ugly head just to ‘help’ the downtrodden and the forlorn.  Burcum’s latest foray into the fight between good and evil is so noble, so | Read More »

Hard Lessons for the GOP

By: lukematthews (Diary)  |  October 31st at 12:25 PM  | 

Regardless of the outcome of the November 3rd election in New York-23, there are some serious lessons for the GOP to extract. This learning curve will be steep because they are so certain of their own superiority and statecraft. But, the arrogance of the bean counters and number crunchers must be tempered with common sense and a good dose of reality. Several myths are inherent | Read More »

I Hope They Listen to Him

By: lukematthews (Diary)  |  October 30th at 07:27 PM  | 

Memo to Democrats: Please, oh please listen to and heed E.J. Dionne’s advice from a commentary written for the Washington Compost. In “How to win an election, post-Obama,” Dionne lays out his own warped, convoluted way for Democrats to keep winning. It is so laughable and ignorant that with any luck the left will embrace his strategy to the nth power. Memo to Republicans: Begin | Read More »