This past weekend I attended the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC. This is an annual gathering of conservatives from across the spectrum of age, establishment and fame. The youngest unknown can mingle with influential members of the media, meet politicians and candidates for office, or (perhaps best) socialize with other members of the conservative… Continue reading »
Feb
15
Jan
25
Movie Recommendations
Rachel and I have had the good fortune recently to see two of the movies that one could term “contenders” for the Oscars: Black Swan and The King’s Speech.
Sep
05
John McCain Does a Speech
And I offer my thoughts upon it. Well, Cindy first. She needs some practice with the teleprompter. She'll have plenty of it, I'm sure. She's a good wife, though. And here's the negative part of my brain, but if I were Team McCain I'd only talk about marriage very briefly. Unfortunate end to the first… Continue reading »
Mar
26
Obama’s Race Speech
I think this paragraph from Jonah Goldberg of National Review is a tidy summation of my feelings on what some have called "one of the finest speeches ever." Why do voluptuaries of racial argy-bargy want yet another such dialogue? For some, it’s to avoid actually dealing with unpleasant facts. But for others — like La… Continue reading »
