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Sorry for the light posting today. I seem to have caught the same bug that has been going around this week, and I have been feeling completely wiped out all day long. Until I can get back to regular posting, here is a post I have up elsewhere.
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A year ago, or even six months ago, I would never have thought that the more antiwar Democratic candidate would have a harder time shoring up the party base than one who voted for the war, but that is what the latest Pew survey shows happening with Obama. Not only do Democratic defections nearly double [...]
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Watch as Michael Goldfarb makes at least three statements either appalling or ignorant in the space of a few minutes. In the span of about eight minutes, he cheered the idea of sending ground forces into Pakistan, identified China as a fascist state and (only half-jokingly) assented to the invasion of Liechtenstein. The man is a walking [...]
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Everyone else has already said the appropriate things that should be said to mark the passing of William F. Buckley, Jr., but I will offer a few modest remarks. First, I’d like to associate myself with Ross’ statement:
There probably would have been some sort of successful right-of-center movement in late-twentieth century America without Buckley, but [...]
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Rod says:
Many white voters are drawn to Obama in part because they think he can do something about healing the racial divide in this country. That, to me, is one of the best reasons to vote for him.
This has always struck me as one of the more curious pro-Obama arguments. I understand why people make [...]
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John Hagee, who described the bombardment of Lebanon in the summer of 2006 as a “miracle from God,” has endorsed John McCain. Long-time readers will remember that he and Huckabee were consorting together not too long ago, which may be part of the reason for Huckabee’s weakness in capturing much of the Catholic vote in [...]
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I can’t wait for the moment that the right finally understands it needs positive arguments to defeat Obama, not smears. ~Andrew Sullivan
Because the lesson of the Bush Era is that only positive argument shifts public opinion and smears have no power? That must be why reckless fearmongering over Iraq did not sway the public, why opponents [...]
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Ross keeps asking how the Republicans are going to attack Obama. Well, they will do something rather like this (dated 2/25). Of course, flinging the charge of anti-Semitism or of being in league with anti-Semites is the last resort of the unimaginative and intellectually bankrupt. That doesn’t mean it won’t have its intended effect.
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Speaking of Halperin’s list, Ross notes that many of the tactics recommended to McCain were tried and did not succeed. This is basically true, but it is unclear whether the same attacks will have such limited impact in the general electorate, especially among voters who are relatively ill-informed and the late-deciding voters who remain “undecided” for an [...]
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Ross points to Halperin’s list of “things McCain can do” to derail Obama that Clinton could not do, or at least not do successfully, which includes this amusing one:
Link biography (experience/courage) and leadership (straight talk) to a vision animated by detail – accentuating Obama’s relative lack of specificity.
When giving advice, it’s a good idea to [...]
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