http://www.redstate.com/zootsuit Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:42:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en First of all, for the record, I think what David Letterman's comments about Sarah Palin and her daughter was neither funny nor appropriate. Furthermore, he should be justly condemned and his sponsors boycotted. On this, I agree with a good many people here. But what I think is silly (and sorry ... http://www.redstate.com/zootsuit/2009/06/15/the-david-letterman-story-is-not-going-to-change-a-single-vote/ A very interesting article was just put out by the Associated Press: Afghanistan Taliban leader was at Gitmo. And yes, that is the actual title of the article. Here are the first two paragraphs of the article: The Taliban's new top operations officer in southern Afghanistan had been a prisoner at ... http://www.redstate.com/zootsuit/2009/03/10/taliban-leader-once-held-in-gitmo/ I ran across the following essay by New Gingrich in the February 11, 2009 issue of The Washington Times. It offers a very succinct yet practical -- and in my opinion, except for a lack of mention of the social issues, a very correct view -- of Where Does the ... http://www.redstate.com/zootsuit/2009/02/11/gingrich-is-only-stating-the-obvious-but-obviously-the-gop-is-deaf/ I came across a couple of columns on the Internet that explain what happened last night. One is from Hot Air and the other is from the American Issues project. They both say things so well that I really cannot think of much to add to them. In the interest of ... http://www.redstate.com/zootsuit/2008/11/05/conservatives-are-mad-as/ We conservatives lost this election seven, six and five years ago because we did not stand up and fight for our principles when the Republican President and the then-Republican-majority Congress presided over the largest increase in the size of the Federal government since FDR's New Deal. We lost when we denounced ... http://www.redstate.com/zootsuit/2008/11/05/the-reason-we-lost-this-election-is-quite-sim/ As many of you know, I have decided to sit out this election. No need to go into the details now but c17wife has written a post or two trying to convince me that this election is too important and that I should vote. Well, she found a perhaps unlikely ally ... http://www.redstate.com/zootsuit/2008/10/22/c17wife-has-an-ally/ It's not so much that I think the RedState Directors have a better knowledge than the rest of us on this issue but that they seem to be the only ones who can access the RedState servers consistently and reliably enough to make detailed and cogent arguments in support of ... http://www.redstate.com/zootsuit/2008/09/30/how-about-a-redstate-roundtable-on-the-bailou/ Although you could joke that the endorsement of a Rothschild (by marriage) who lives in both London and New York is somewhat "elitist." Maybe that could be the new ad line: "Even the elites now prefer McCain." Here is the link. But seriously, this is good news for McCain. Whatever else, it's ... http://www.redstate.com/zootsuit/2008/09/17/prominent-clinton-backer-and-dnc-member-to-en/ By now, everyone here probably knows that I seriously question Governor Palin's ability to step in "on day one" and be President if necessary. Although I think she is a very intelligent person, I still don't think she has the experience necessary. Perhaps we can all just agree to disagree on ... http://www.redstate.com/zootsuit/2008/09/11/why-hasnt-the-press-asked-obama-if-he-is-qua/ Literally the only thing bad about Sarah Palin's acceptance speech was her assertion that "when the Federal government offered her the money. she said, "[T]hanks but no thanks." Quite frankly, that is not true. Literally every newspaper and magazine article I have read points out the fact that Governor palin was ... http://www.redstate.com/zootsuit/2008/09/09/she-was-for-it-before-she-was-against-it/ In case you have not heard, the latest Gallup poll has McCain up by 3%! It's early, and Gallup has not been the most accurate polling organization this year (who has been?), but it is much better news than if the polls showed McCain was still behind after the 2008 Republican ... http://www.redstate.com/zootsuit/2008/09/07/good-news-from-gallup/ Everyone here knows about my concerns about Sarah Palin's readiness to take over the "big chair" if necessary and, quite frankly, a great speech -- and her acceptance speech last night was GREAT -- does not change my opinion. If great speeches are the qualifications for being great Presidents and ... http://www.redstate.com/zootsuit/2008/09/04/it-cuts-both-ways/ Here's are excerpts of a letter from Sarah Palin to Harry Reid that I thought you may find interesting. I found it on the Townhall website. In fact, I am a little surprised someone did not post these before. In advocating for oil development in ANWR, I have never ... http://www.redstate.com/zootsuit/2008/09/03/governor-palin-blasts-senator-harry-reid/ It's not so much the fact that John McCain picked Sarah Palin as his running mate. For the record, I still think that was a bad choice on his part but that is not the reason I think this place is "Bizarro RedState." The reason I think this place has become ... http://www.redstate.com/zootsuit/2008/08/29/this-really-is-bizzarro-redstate/ First "we all" thought it was going to be Tim Pawlenty and it turns out it will (probably) not be him. Then "most of us" thought it would be Mitt Romney and evidently it will (probably) not be him. And next up was Sarah Palin but, if ABC News can be believed, ... http://www.redstate.com/zootsuit/2008/08/29/happy-birthday-john-sibney-mccain-iii/ I am in the middle of a big company re-org and I cannot dedicate the time I would like to dedicate to RedState. But I do come back and post every now and then and lately, I have seen a lot of interest in McCain nominating a woman VP to ... http://www.redstate.com/zootsuit/2008/08/25/did-i-just-step-into-bizarro-redstate/