One of the first things the liberal Congressional leadership will do is attempt to buy some support from Americans. And they will come up with some really good ideas (ones which the House Reps should have pushed, but didn’t) which will give the American people some false confidence the liberal core of the Democrat party […]

The nativists seem to be out trying to spin this elections as a referendum against the globalized economy (which simply means international commerce is not reserved for a few ‘connected’ corporations). Not sure how these people could take a booming US economy with low inflation, low unemployment and turn it into a something aling to […]

It seems those brave NATO forces trying to stabilize Afghanistan are pretty much just for show since they refuse to engage the enemy: The NATO-led force in Afghanistan would be more effective if member countries lifted restrictions that prevent their troops from fighting insurgents in the country’s restive south, a senior Canadian officer said Saturday. […]

I was not the only one to push for supporting Bush and his consvervative leadership. I found this image and message at Point Five, which came out months prior to the elections: [H/T: Beth at My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy] While a bit idealistic, the point is still excellent. We should be applauding Bush’s effrots, […]

To emphasize my point about Reps losing the independent middle, I must bring some history back into focus, and how much Republicans despised Reagan and Bush I. I use this example to show that the Far Right actually has a history of dumping popular Presidents and leaders due to their insatiable impatience. When they returned […]

It seems I and many other conservatives need to just step back and re-assess the political landscape. As I mentioned in the post below on immigration, I do not see the Republican Party offering a very palatable form of conservatism any more. So let me describe what I think is an attractive conservative vision. It […]

I have beaten the immigration issues to death, and while the debate ranges in the comment sections, it seems the far right has no capacity for compromise or seeing the views of the rest of us. RCP has one really important editorial up regarding the situation for the GOP’s future. The hardliners who decided to […]

The Washington Post notes something interesting that came out of Congressional hearings yesterday (and which I have not heard much about). The consensus is we will need to actively support the Afghanistan Democracy for at least a decade to ensure its long term survival: Five years after the United States drove al-Qaeda and the Taliban […]

The perfect example of what we need to focus on regarding foreign people here in our country is this story (again from Michelle’s site). This is what we need to stop. Not the family down the street trying to make living and raise a family. I am all for deporting this crowd (after some serious […]

I like Michell Malkin much of the time. But then there comes other times where she just over reacts and starts batting at ghosts in her mind’s eye. She is out breaking Reagan’s 11th commandment again by associating an elected Rep official with those evil muslims: On the GOP side, Debbie Schlussel raises a red […]