Political Science

As an antidote to my report on Obama Derangement Syndrome, check out this terrific post by Paul Mirengoff at PowerLine. It's intended as guide for conservatives "coping with an Obama presidency," but it's also a great guide to blogging about politics and policy in a way that matters. A few highlights: Pray that President Obama achieves greatness in office. Our overriding … [Read more...] about How To Be a Political Blogger

Erick Erickson at RedState has an awesome plan for the next election: RedState is pleased to announce it is engaging in a special project: Operation Leper. We're tracking down all the people from the McCain campaign now whispering smears against Governor Palin to Carl Cameron and others. Michelle Malkin has the details. We intend to constantly remind the base about these … [Read more...] about Not Getting It: Operation Leper

I'd been meaning to post something about the foolish way Obama's opponents had been criticizing him for his work as a community organizer, but I never got around to it. Maybe now that he's won, someone will pay attention. Let's start with Rudy Giuliani's pompous, sneering performance in this video, complete with bizarrely over-acted befuddlement at what a community … [Read more...] about A Few Words About Community Organization

Agitator Radley Balko posted a nice message of pride which got this in the comments: If "we've truly moved beyond race", then no one would be making such a big deal about the US' first dark-skinned president. I see where that's coming from, but here's why making a big deal about this dark-skinned president means we've "moved beyond race": The skin color of our next … [Read more...] about Why Race Now Matters Less

Friend-of-the-blog Tom McKenna has this to say about the election: With 600 million dollars and an adulatory media, even the #1 leftist in the Senate can become President. Don't forget the enormous help Obama received from the Republican party, whose new motto these last eight years has been "We're the party of limited gov----Oh! Look at all that shiny power and money! Let's … [Read more...] about Who Helped Obama Win?