Sarah Palin on Crony Capitalism

I was delighted to read Sarah Palin’s op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. This piece deals with the topic of Crony Capitalism, which she also addressed in her September 3 Iowa speech: … They talk endlessly about cutting government spending, and yet they keep spending more. They talk about massive unsustainable debt, and yet they […]

Palin piece in NY Times Magazine

I found the NY Times Magazine profile of Sarah Palin pretty interesting. Here’s one of the reasons: In truth, few are underestimating Sarah Palin anymore. In that endearing manner of the Beltway echo chamber, the prevailing narrative of Palin in 2009 was that that she was an incompetent ditz. This year’s story line is that […]

Palin Speech

I really liked it. Even better was the way the family was highlighted. The best defense is not to be distracted by side issues. Note. We don’t have cable, and since we’re in the middle of nowhere, that means we don’t have TV. But because of the rise in multimedia delivered over the internet, I […]

Sarah Palin

I like her. A lot. It’s early days yet, but based on what little I know — mainly the course of her life that led her into politics — I’m thinking she could turn out to be another Reagan or Thatcher. (I know. I said it was early days.) The most interesting article I’ve read […]

Tab Sweep – June 19

The most diverse place in America: Remember Sarah Palin’s much-parodied 2008 interview with Katie Couric? One segment ended with this line: “Believe me, Alaska is like a microcosm of America.” Five Thirty-Eight: Which Flight Will Get You There Fastest? Compared with the OECD, America is a Violent Country. Is it getting worse? Indie publishing tips: […]

How to Survive Thanksgiving at Your Liberal Relatives’

How to survive Thanksgiving at your liberal relatives’ house: “Why don’t you come to our place next year. Seeing as how your taxes are going up in a few weeks, it’s only fair.” “Sorry I parked you in. Oh, darn, I drove the Chevy Volt today. You wouldn’t have an extension cord, would you?” Smirk. […]

Obama activates female surrogates

According to this NY Times piece: Senator Barack Obama will increasingly lean on prominent Democratic women to undercut Gov. Sarah Palin and Senator John McCain, dispatching Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to Florida on Monday and bolstering his plan to deploy female surrogates to battleground states, Obama advisers said Thursday. Which raises the question: why? (i.e., […]