I’ll admit it: just the fact that the story is coming from the New York Times gives me pause. But there it is: “Crashing the Tea Party,” by David E. Campbell and Robert D. Putnam, a couple of professors who think they have profiled Tea Party members based on some wide ranging research. The results are provocative and, […]
Tea Party bait in the NYT: “You are white, Republican, and racist. Oh, and theocratic, too.”
August 18, 2011 by
The Placebo Effect: Is Bachmann a placebo?
August 13, 2011 by
If a placebo can increase or decrease pain just be convincing the placebo taker that this is the effect, is it possible that our country could use one? Or maybe that’s what Bachmann is–ineffective as a legislator, but she makes people feel like she can make a difference, and that’s why she wins polls… That, […]
GOP Raw: An unabashed review of the Iowa Republican Debate
August 11, 2011 by
Tonight was the GOP Debate in Ames, Iowa. Hosted by Fox News, it was pure entertainment. Minnesotans Bachmann and Pawlenty returned tit for tat, Ron Paul waxed on about getting out of foreign wars, Gingrich whined about the press, Cain was questioned on his knowledge base, Huntsman distinguished himself as the moderate, and Romney walked […]
Could you say “President Ryan” in 2013?
May 16, 2011 by
Rep. Paul Ryan is thinking about running for the soon to be vacated US Senate seat in his state. I think he could do better. And so could America. We could draft him for the Presidency. In truth, a presidential run makes a lot more sense for Ryan than does a Senate race. Ryan is […]
Will he? Should he?
April 29, 2011 by
(h/t Wall Street Journal) Related articles A Graphical Look at the 2012 GOP Nomination (Law After the Bar) What legacy will Huntsman leave in China? () Huntsman family prepares for life after China () Jon Huntsman Is Rich, But Not Rich Enough To Foolishly Self-Fund A Presidential Run (huffingtonpost.com) Huntsman facing steep path to presidency […]
Cautionary tale hits the big screen – ABC 4.com – Salt Lake City, Utah News
April 15, 2011 by
In case you missed the the 10 PM news last night… The movie trailer is cut. The posters printed. Ayn Rand’s fourth, last, and longest novel is now a movie. Well, part one of it at least. Chair of the Utah Young Republicans Daniel Burton says, “We’ve heard it’s low budget but we still hope […]
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