February 6, 2013
Cafeteria Conservative
Karl Rove is probably a cafeteria conservative. So am I. Cafeteria Catholics are Catholics who go to Mass on a regular, or semi-regular basis, but don’t exactly follow all the rules of the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church has a...
February 5, 2013
Going Beyond Conventional Wisdom
It can be very dangerous to venture beyond the conventional wisdom. That is especially true if you are a conservative Republican politician these days. The conventional wisdom for the Republican Party has been pretty simple. Its economic philosophy could be...
February 4, 2013
Super Bowl Thoughts
I didn’t watch the whole six hours of Super Bowl pre-game. I have a life and, you know, it’s a football game. I did catch Roger Goodell on the Face the Nation. He was surrounded by the CBS football analysts...
February 1, 2013
Let’s Focus on the right “War”
I have a bright idea. Let’s end the war on drugs and then let’s launch a new war against illegal guns. The war on drugs, much like Prohibition in the 1920’s, makes our country more violent and gives criminals the...
January 31, 2013
The Real Budget Battle
The real budget battle in Washington is not between Republican and Democrats or conservatives vs. liberals. The real budget battle in Washington is between discretionary spending vs. entitlement spending. What the hell does that mean? Discretionary spending is basically money...
January 30, 2013
Apology to Michael Beschloss
I recently wrote an article about the legacy of Barack Obama, and I wrongly threw Michael Beschloss, the Presidential historian, under the bus. This is what I wrote: “Historians will rate President Barack Obama as one our nation’s greatest Presidents. ...