We have certainly seen a great deal of drama over the weekend concerning the community aspect of Red State, and the tendency of like-minded people to consistently recommend diaries by other like-minded people. The drama has generated more heat than light, and the shouting matches over terms like “cabal” and “clique” no doubt delight the opponents of that overarching belief system shared by all members of the | Read More »
Sometimes, during those residual bursts of compassionate conservatism, I almost feel sorry for the left. They just don’t know what is about to hit them. Kind of like those WWII German bomber pilots, confidently assured that the Royal Air Force had all but been destroyed, only to run into a hornets’ nest of Spitfires and Hurricanes. For years the left has been mounting a full | Read More »
You can always tell when liberals have been working at their chosen vocation of bringing social concord to the public square. Everyone is at each other’s throats. With elegant wickedness, lefties fling accusations of bigotry at all who oppose them, then blame the resulting anger on the base instincts of voters as yet unredeemed by their salvific message. Clearly, the situation merits closer examination. For | Read More »
Twitter first crossed my radar screen when Michael Patrick Leahy appeared on Steve Foley’s Aftermath Radioto talk about Top Conservatives on Twitter. I didn’t know hardly anything about twitter at the time, so signed up. At first, it seemed that “Fritter” should have been the real name for the site- it used up a lot of time, with little to show up front. Truthfully, I | Read More »
It must be wonderful to work in the White House. Who wouldn’t want that taxpayer-funded trip along the lush banks of DeNile? True, there are those pesky revolts of the toiling masses. I’m sure pharaoh and his minions probably didn’t understand the ancient Israelites, either. The president has asserted, unbelievably, that he was not aware of the tea parties. His press secretary, so reports Tommy Christopher, | Read More »
You are invited to listen to this weekly audio (roughly 3 minutes), which concentrates on the explosion of enlightened goings-on at the court of Our Most High Sovereign, Barack Obama. This week’s topics include the G-20, the Saudi bow*, the Palin pretenders and bankers vs pitchforks. *Can we now put to rest, forever, the nutroots rantings about GWB’s cozy relationship with the Saudis?
Membership in the House of Representatives is an important job. We are getting a painful reminder of this in 2009. With the Democrats in charge of both the White House and Congress, the government is on a spending spree that is unparalleled in American history. The March 31st election is your chance to send a message to the nation’s leaders. And that message is that | Read More »
Congressman Tom Tancredo Caleb Howe- you will see it his way- or else! We have a good show planned for you on Italian Tomatoes tonight. Congressman Tom Tancredo will appear and talk about illegal immigration in the context of the current recession. And our own Caleb Howe, no doubt fatigued by his high maintenance partnership with movie star Tommy Christopher, will return to the fold | Read More »
Ah, conservatives, forget the worried talk about Obama being a closet Bolshie. Relax! In truth, Obama is much more in the mold of those traditional monarchs of the Old Regime, who in theory possessed absolute power, but who in practice delegated their authority to whichever faction at their court caught the Royal Ear. As one of our many public services, The Minority Report and Italian | Read More »
He cites irreconcileable differences. (In the Obama land of romance, you don’t just withdraw, you get divorced!)
President Obama’s rhetoric on the stimulus package is distinctly short on hope. He is making the American people an offer that they can’t refuse (Mafia-speak as tribute to diversity!). But he is providing plenty of change. Stimulus bills are supposed to be a pragmatic, job-creating enterprise. They are supposed to grow the same types of jobs that are in danger of being lost. Ah, but The | Read More »
Congratulations to Michael Steele on his election to the post of RNC Chairman. Well done! You face a formidable task. But then you know that. The GOP has been consistently outmaneuvered in the media wars by an aggressive and left-oriented journalist class, and their cheering sections in the academy and Hollywood. President Obama is clearly inclined to push a cult of personality, and there are | Read More »
A great deal of fog surrounds the astonishing decision of Caroline Kennedy, released at the midnight hour, to withdraw from the selection process for New York’s open Senate seat. While titillating rumors swirl, hard facts are few and far between. So I will defer analysis until a later time. But I can say that this looks like another instance life imitating art. The rich and | Read More »
I wanted to alert the RS Community to a fantastic investment opportunity. Now normally I would be shy about self-promoting on this site. But thanks to the grace of God, the advent of Barack Obama, and the mannah dropping from heaven in the form of bailout money, I now have working capital for operations and can grow this fantastic business concept. With your help. | Read More »
As inauguration day moves closer, one detects an unusual air of anxiety among the chattering classes of the left. Even though the election is over and their man won it handily, they are hypersensitive to any criticism of him. What gives? Could it be that they sense that their era of cheap grace is over? During the presidency of George W Bush, the nutroots and | Read More »
Tommy Christopher’s recent foray into RS-bashing, while unexpected, is not surprising. After all, he is in a game where hitcount means everything. And what better way to get some than to start a blog feud with a site where his opposite number, Caleb Howe, is a prominent front-page contributor? Now I have some experience with Tommy, being a frequent listener and caller into his Unusable | Read More »
One of the most astounding stories of 2008 has been the roller-coaster ride in crude oil prices. After several years of steady increases, a burst of speculative activity in 2008 pushed the price above $145 per bbl in mid-July. This produced a windfall for the speculators (who exited the market in time), nefarious petrol states (Russia, Venezuela, Iran et al) and the oil companies. It | Read More »
Originally posted on The Minority Report. While I oppose the current form of the GM bailout, bankruptcy is a risky proposition. It is not a panacea, and we need to recognize that. There has been a lot of chatter recently about the possibility that GM could file for bankruptcy. Corporate bankruptcy is an enormously complicated subject, and each one is unique. But here is | Read More »
The calendar is pointing to another anniversary on this flagship conservative site. So it’s time for an anniversary retrospective. I began posting on RS in Nov 2005 as I had become absolutely fed up with the liberal propaganda and disinformation machine that was engulfing the net. It was a relief to find an outlet where I could connect with kindred spirits, and work with them | Read More »
It CAN be done. Just ask Bob! It looks as if the new Congress will have 44 or 45 Republican senators. I understand the temptation they might have to cry in their beer over the election results. But the people have spoken, and it’s time to move on. The GOP Senate minority has the strength it needs to mount an effective opposition. If they need | Read More »
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