Since Reagan, the GOP nominees have been Bush I (88), [Bush I] (92), [Dole] (96), Bush II (00), Bush II (04), [McCain] (08), and [Romney] (12). And yet I feel the takeaway lesson from this last election (that many will urge upon us) is that the GOP has to stop nominating so many far right …
Cool Your Baby Jets?
I posted last night on the Petraeus marvel, which got bumped down the page. If you missed it, you can catch up with it here. Keep in mind that we are not speculating about a possible cover-up from a standing start. Remember that for those who have been following the story, there has been a …
Eyes Like Prawns
So then, the director of the CIA has resigned because of an extra-marital affair, and has done this resignation deed the week before he was slated to testify before Congress on that Benghazi business, which was already a dog’s breakfast sort of affair, and do you think that anybody will be curious as to how …
A Small Survival Kit
Here are two more things for us to think about for the next four years. And by “think about” I mean “learn more a lot more about.” The first thing is to learn how narratives are formed and sustained. The night of the election, Nancy and I went to a production of Annie (that one …
Patron Saint of Bipartisanship
A central issue for us as Americans in the aftermath is found in the prophet Jeremiah: “An astonishing and horrible thing has been committed in the land: The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own power; and My people love to have it so. But what will you do in the end?” …
Seven Post Mortem Principles
1. The first principle is not just that Jesus is Lord. That wonderful phrase is our foundational confession; it is not simply a sweet sentiment to tide us over until the sweet by and by. Rather we must say that Jesus is the Lord of history, and so He is the one who gave this …
Okay Then . . .
1. Blech. 2. The first thing to get out of the way has to do with my punditry prowess. In a prior post I committed to returning my diploma to the East Toad Flats School of Punditry and Tire Center and, good to my word, I have done so. The bad news is that they …
One More Thing . . .
It is Election Eve, and there is one more thing I really ought to say — one more thing I need to put on the line. If my wild surmise is incorrect, and Romney does not carry the election handily, then what shall I do? I hereby promise to return my diploma from the East …
Final Election Round-Up
Here is your final political round-up before the Zombie Apocalypse next Tuesday. My friend Kevin Swanson makes some important points here, and I will wait for you until you get back. In the midst of that post, he notes the following facts concerning the cancerous growth of the state, under both Republicans and Democrats. Annualized …
The Benghazi Bungles
I have followed the Benghazi story generally but have not said much about it to date here in this space. But as more and more information comes out about it, the debacle appears to be either evil and high cyncism that got caught in the act, or it is the result of a staggering incompetence,. …