Allen West: The politician who won’t pander
Most politicians would have pandered in response to the question a CAIR person posed in the video below. Not Allen West. As he said, near the end of his own answer to the question, “I’ve been on the...
View ArticleAt least for today, we don’t have to worry about whether Mitt Romney will...
The most recent ad from the Romney campaign reminds us that, during the primary, Romney was willing to fight. This is a fighting ad: I have no idea whether this ad gets viewed only by those of us who...
View ArticleAllen West goes for the jugular — and I love it
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View ArticleAt CPAC, Dr. Ben Carson comes out swinging against President Obama
It turns out that, when Dr. Ben Carson gently chided President Obama’s policies during the National Prayer Breakfast, he was holding back. When he gave a speech CPAC, where he could freely speak his...
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Friday morning thoughts (and Open Thread)
The other day, I wasn’t able to get to my desktop computer, which is where I write with ease and fluidity. I was also was quite depressed that day. Thinking about it, I told my sister that I wasn’t...
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I have a dream Presidential ticket for 2016. What’s yours?
CPAC brought to the front the ideological war Ted Cruz, a committed Tea Party conservative, and Rand Paul, a libertarian conservative, are waging against each other. I think both have many virtues and...
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The Bookworm Beat — September 5 picture and video edition (and Open Thread)
As I noted in the preceding post, I’ll be offline for a while as my go-to guy for my computer tries to figure out why it’s not working right. In the meantime, I’ve got wonderful pictures and an...
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Col. West, you’re correct that, rather than wallowing in 9/11 memories, we...
As in past years, people who were older than about ten on September 11, 2001, have honored its anniversary. These social media acknowledgements of that fateful day tend to take two forms: (1) the...
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The Bookworm Beat 5-20-15 — the “I’m still standing” edition and Open Thread
Unlike Rand Paul, who is standing for a filibuster against the Patriot Act, my “standing” has to do with the fact that, after a long afternoon of shopping and doctors with my mother, I am still upright...
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Bookworm Beat 1/26/17 – Life in Trump’s America round-up
You’ll notice that the title of this post — Life in Trump’s America — echoes previous round-ups I did called Life in Obama’s America. Those old posts were dystopian; in this, the new Age of Trump,...
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