Incidents long described as “isolated” or “extremely rare” are more telling, routine, and extraordinary than the American people are being led to believe. Luckily, polls show that most Americans support Obama’s plan for withdrawal, and see the war in Afghanistan as not reducing the threat of terrorism. Finally, Americans have learned the right lesson from 9/11. Rather than an indefinite occupation of foreign land, a majority want to bring the troops home — as we should.
Bring Troops Home NOW!
Douglas Wilson Makes the Final Case Against Romney
Here it is. This settles it for me. Wilson shoots the deer in the head and skins it all up in a short 5 minute read.<>
Gary North Takes Dinesh D’Souza to Task
North spares no punches and elaborates on some of the oft neglected political background. This is a must read.<>
Giraldi has a few things to say…
…and he ain’t happy about how some of the Paul advisers handled the RP campaign. In the end, Audit the Fed is not enough, we need to dismantle the empire.<>
Sarah Palin and a Third Party
The “Thrilla from Wasilla” is sparking more discussion lately. According to Fox’s political blog:
When asked if she would consider creating a third party if neither Gov. Romney nor President Obama would budge from their current positions on a variety of issues, Palin left open the door.
“Look what happened in the mid 1800’s. The Whig party went away and the Republican Party surfaced. Because the electorate got sick and tired of the party fighting for power and not doing the will of the people.”
Palin went on to say history could repeat itself.
“If history is an indication it is a possibility,” she said. “If the Republicans don’t remember what the planks in the platform represent … that is opportunity to prosper and thrive in the most exceptional nation in the world. We do that through a free market. If the Republicans become like the liberal left and democrats, I wouldn’t be surprised if history didn’t repeat itself.”
Conservative or Libertarian?
Laurence Vance tackles the question of definition. According to Vance:
A major problem with conservatives is that most of their talk about the Constitution is just a lot of hot air. Just look at the empty promises, grandiose claims, vain assurances, and blatant lies in the House Republican “Pledge to America.” Does anyone actually take seriously anything the Republicans say about the Constitution in their pledge? Does anyone think for a minute that the statement in the pledge about requiring “each bill moving through Congress to include a clause citing specific constitutional authority upon which the bill is justified” will actually prevent any unconstitutional legislation from being passed? And who received the “Defender of the Constitution Award” at last year’s CPAC conference? It was former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
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Ross Douthat on the Future of the Ron Paul Movement
Douthat observes that “The post-2012 challenge for Paul’s future-looking followers, then, isn’t building a movement that will outlast the man himself. It’s building a movement that will outlast the current political moment, and endure even when the incentives of partisanship cut a different way.”<>
Milton Friedman on Freedom
The great threat to freedom is the concentration of power. –Milton Friedman
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Todd Akin is not Quitting
Republican establishments are frightened by Todd Akin’s persistent refrains of continuing in the race for the U.S. Senate in Missouri. Salon outlines 11 reasons why he is staying, and they seem rather persuasive.
11 Reasons Akin is Staying in the Race
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