A Running Commentary

President George W. Bush has been a real downer for conservative/libertarian types, bungling wars and national disasters, to say nothing of his wholesale sellout of fiscal responsibility. Contrary to being Ronald Reagan’s limited-government heir, Bush has frequently pursued polices as expansionist as Democrats. Republican policy goals may be different but their drive to […]

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“Some of you are going to lose your friends for watching this film. Some of you may even lose your jobs.” – Ben Stein (Expelled trailer)
On April 18, 2008, Ben Stein declares war on Charles Darwin. Or, more accurately, that is when he launches the theatre offensive. War was declared the moment […]

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“You can’t win Darth. If you strike me down I will become more powerful then can possibly imagine” – Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars IV: A New Hope

Forget about Michigan and Florida primary do-overs; it doesn’t matter. Ignore the spin from the respective campaigns; it’s meaningless. Set aside all the pointless chatter about […]

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Last week I bemoaned MSNBC’s decision to cancel Tucker Carlson’s political affairs show (Losing Tucker: TV, Political Discourse, & Lou Dobb’s Mock Journalism, March 12, 2008). “Tucker” was the only show I could consistently stomach; an aberration from the pandering, mock-journalism of many shows currently on-air (Lou Dobbs and Keith Olbermann top my hit-list). […]

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Ever since the infamous Clinton “Red Phone” commercial, observers have been asking just what experience Ms. Clinton has that makes her so much more qualified than Barack Obama. After drawing an initial blank, her campaign has advanced a host of tenuous examples, including claims that she help bring peace to Northern Ireland. In […]

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Comedian Lewis Black has a great bit about how Democrats and Republicans consistently present opposing “facts” on the same issues. Black’s demand that “there have to be some FACT facts” illustrates the subjectivity that exists in every speech, interview, and article (including this one). Nowhere is this more evident than the innumerable rants […]

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Pride goes before a fall; a haughty spirit before destruction - King Solomon
The Elliot Spitzer story is shocking but perhaps not as shocking as it appears to those of you not living in New York. Spitzer came into the governorship wearing a larger than life man-of-justice mask but what lay behind that facade was […]

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Televised news could easily top my list for “the biggest problem in American politics”. The feeling is particularly raw this week as my favorite political affairs show, MSNBC’s “Tucker”, will air it’s last episode tomorrow. This is upsetting not just because it was the one such show I could consistently stomach, but also […]

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Despite striking wins by Hillary Clinton last week, Barack Obama continues to be the Democrats’ presumptive nominee. Rightly so. He appears destined for the pledged delegate lead and, no matter how the Clintonistas may spin it, first place is first place. But is Obama really the Democrats’ messiah or just another George […]

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Bell X1 – Flock (Yep Roc)
Producer: Roger Bechirian
Rating 3.5 of 5
Top tracks: Flame, Bigger Than Me, Rocky Took A Lover
Having missed the foreign release in 2006, the stellar press stoked my hopes for the expanded release of Bell X1’s Flock. Q labeled it “majestic and elegant”, NME a “brave new marker”, and PASTE claimed […]

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Barack Obama’s foreign policy adviser Samantha Power resigned today after describing Hillary Clinton as a “monster” who would do anything to win. This is actually a DIFFERENT foreign policy advisor than the one who stated yesterday on MSNBC that Barack “isn’t ready for the 3:00am phone call.” I can’t really blame these people […]

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Those who doubt that the Democratic nomination is 100% up for grabs should watch this compiled clip of Hillary Clinton all but campaigning for John McCain:
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Clinton continues on the attack, tactically repeating in every interview that in the general election “I would put […]

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Um, did Susan Rice really just say that? I’m watching my man Tucker on MSNBC and I have to rewind the DVR to be sure. Yup, I can’t believe it but she did. Barack Obama’s own foreign policy adviser just said he is NOT ready for the 3:00 am phone call. […]

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The high drama of the 2008 Presidential primaries, especially for the Democrats, has lead many to question the logic of the American nominating system. From the prominence of certain states like Iowa and New Hampshire, to the role of political parties and their delegates, people, politicians, and pollsters alike have questioned the structure’s logic […]

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Ever since the first ‘Super Tuesday” back in February, political analysts have noted the steep uphill climb Hillary Clinton has for her party’s nomination. The talking heads repeatedly claim that, given the democrat’s proportional primary structure, even substantial wins by Clinton make it impossible for her to win the nomination. Newsweek’s Jonathan Alter […]

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