The Goofy Attacks On Glenn Beck

By: streiff (Diary)  |  February 25th at 02:00 PM  | 

Of late a garden industry has developed amongst some alleged conservatives and all variety of squishes — they seem to be calling themselves “thoughtful conservatives” to distinguish themselves from the rest of us — criticizing Glenn Beck. Why alleged political pundits would worry about Beck’s show I haven’t any idea. He’s an entertainer with a significant business, they aren’t. In the interests of full disclosure | Read More »

Debra Medina — A Tea Party Cautionary Tale

By: streiff (Diary)  |  February 11th at 05:51 PM  | 

I have to admit I am something of a skeptic about the Tea Party movement for a lot of reasons. This is not to say that I’m not also a skeptic about the GOP but only to say that spontaneous eruptions of political enthusiasm through modern history have more frequently been associated with disillusionment and disengagement (see Perot, Ross) and atrocities (see French Revolution) than | Read More »