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Ales Rarus
A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
random thought of the moment:
Hard work spotlights the character of people: Some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.
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Republican
Change
Over at the New York Times, Sam Tanenhaus has written a helpful analysis of the two major parties' positions. Here is an excerpt, citing Michael Gerson:
"The issues that have provided conservatives with victories in the past — particularly welfare and crime — have been rendered irrelevant by success," Michael Gerson, the Bush speechwriter turned columnist, wrote […]
This is Why I Can’t Vote Republican
From the New York Times, on the future of Sarah Palin:
Brent Bozell, president of the Media Research Center, a conservative group, called it a "top order of business" to determine Ms. Palin’s future role. "Conservatives have been looking for leadership, and she has proven that she can electrify the grass roots like few people have […]
Pennsylvania Primaries
Everyone gets to vote for the candidate that they want in a primary, but the delegates you elect are the ones who get to actually vote for a presidential candidate in the national conventions. They also get to vote on their parties' platforms, so even if their candidate isn't nominated for president, a delegation can […]
A Coalition of Murder-Happy, Central Bankmongering Police Statists
I'm with Anthony Gregory on whether Ron Paul should shift into a third-party run.
LewRockwell.com Blog: Re: Mike Holmes on Ron Paul's Political Future"The LP might have lots of problems, but the GOP is a coalition of murder-happy, central bankmongering police statists and we probably have more hope turning the Democrats back to its Jeffersonian, Clevelandian […]
