I’m not sure why, but this song captures my political mood perfectly. Consider this an open thread.
To be young, gifted, and conservative
This (via Oliver Willis who also describes a Twitter exchange with Joe Scarborough) really cracks me up: For much of the past decade, young conservatives enjoyed an array of job opportunities in the Republican-controlled Congress and at insulated, well-funded nonprofit organizations. But since Democrats gained control in 2006, many prized slots on Senate and House …
Zombie lies and the liberal media
Sheryl Gay Stolberg in in the liberal New York Times pimps the marsh mouse myth: Mr. Gingrich sees the stimulus bill as his party’s ticket to a revival in 2010, as Republicans decry what they see as pork-barrel spending for projects like marsh-mouse preservation. Update: I’m late to the party, I see. Greg Sargent has …
You say you want a revolution
Via Leo in the comments, here’s a thread at Hannity.com: This cannot be parodied.
They try to make them do a revote, I say no, no, no
A few days ago, Washington Post reporter Shailagh Murray suggested — on the basis of nothing — that there should be a revote in Minnesota. Apparently, that’s what Coleman is shooting for now: But five weeks into the election contest trial, the court has repeatedly issued rulings that narrow Coleman’s chances of either collecting enough …
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There were bells on the hill, but I never heard them ringing
Burkean bells are going off everywhere! Sully….Ross what’s his name…Joe Klein. They all talk about him like we’re supposed to know who he is, so I’m guessing this isn’t new. But just to be sure, I’d like to know: has it always been like this or is this like when the New Yorker suddenly decided …
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Is it because he is brown?
Ann Althouse, via Sully, on criticism of Bobby Jindal: Expressed by Josh Marshall (“absolutely cringeworthy”), Andrew Sullivan (“Jindal’s entrance reminded one of Mr Burns gamboling toward a table of ointments”), and others. Why are all these people so confident that they are not manifesting racism? There’s just something about this man that doesn’t seem right, …