Policy and Culture

The Washington Post reported this morning about a press conference yesterday in San Antonio, where Obama was hammered with tough questions, that he simply tried to dodge. According to the Post, once those attempts to dodge questions failed, Obama tried another approach: “We’re running late,” the candidate said, and then he disappeared behind a curtain. […]

Last week, The Politico reported reported about who Obama reached out to for support when he began his state senate campaign in Illinois in 1995: American terrorists of the infamous group, the Weather Underground. Bernandine Dohn and William Ayers are just a few of the most influential liberals in Obama’s Illinois district. They are notorious […]

On March 13th of this year, Nathanael Blake wrote in his Human Events blog that he proposes “a new parlor game for conservatives: two degrees from Francisco “Cisco” Gonzales, a great fellow who every movement conservative seems to know (and if they don’t, it’s a cert they know someone who does).” Nathanael mentioned me because […]

This recent article by ABC News details how the Kansas Senator, Sam Brownback, is sticking to “a well-honed strategy, waging a classic grass-roots campaign away from the glare of the media spotlight by mingling with activists in living rooms, parks and churches. He’s made repeated trips from his neighboring state to campaign in Iowa, where […]

This blog is in a series of posts from my readings of THE RIGHT WAR? THE CONSERVATIVE DEBATE ON IRAQ. Please contribute your comments. The following is a discussion of Chapter 10, a republished article by Owen Harries, June 21, 2004, The American Conservative. When the Cold War ended, the United States found itself as […]

This blog is in a series of posts from my readings of THE RIGHT WAR? THE CONSERVATIVE DEBATE ON IRAQ. Please contribute your comments. The following is a discussion of Chapter 9, a republished article by Fouad Ajami, May 26, 2004, New York Times. Ajami is reacting to President Bush’s most recently televised speech on […]

This blog is in a series of posts from my readings of THE RIGHT WAR? THE CONSERVATIVE DEBATE ON IRAQ. Please contribute your comments. The following is a discussion of Chapter 8, a republished article by George Will, May 4, 2004, Washington Post. After hearing his press conference in the White House, George Will blasts […]

On Wednesday, June 6, I attended the annual New Hampshire GOP dinner. All the Republican candidates for President were invited, including Senator Sam Brownback, who I support. My good friend Teddy Sifert is running the Brownback campaign in New Hampshire and got me a ticket to the Presidential debate that aired live on CNN on […]

This blog is in a series of posts from my readings of THE RIGHT WAR? THE CONSERVATIVE DEBATE ON IRAQ. Please contribute your comments. The following is a discussion of Chapter 7, a republished article by the David Brooks, May 8, 2004, New York Times. David Brooks follows up with another column just a few […]

This blog is in a series of posts from my readings of THE RIGHT WAR? THE CONSERVATIVE DEBATE ON IRAQ. Please contribute your comments. The following is a discussion of Chapter 7, a republished article by the David Brooks, April 17, 2004, New York Times.The trend of the neo-cons backing down just a bit continues […]