Mitt Romney learning from 2008

One of the most important things a pol can do is to learn from mistakes. The key reason why John McCain managed to win the nomination was the division among those who opposed him. McCain was clearly one of the least popular candidates among conservatives but the division of the conservative vote allowed John McCain [...]

GOP vs Palin = Romney, Huck Et/al by proxy

There are quite a few bloggers unhappy with various republicans who are hitting Sarah Palin on a regular basis: This annoys the hell out of me, because I’m not some rabid Palinista. Crap like this from Barbara Bush leaves one no alternative but to respond to it. What, does she have another son, or a [...]

It’s not personal Hippocritico: it’s strictly business

At Big Journalism Hippocritico has this story up about journalistic bias. He is right about the bias of course but when it comes to Palin, this is the way it is. If you do a story attacking Palin, you not only energize your leftist base, but we on the right will read it defending her [...]

A classic example of the traits of Sullivan’s Syndrome aka Bloggers Alzheimer’s

You might recall in my dissertation on Bloggers Alzheimer’s I said the following: Like regular Alzheimer patients some brief periods of lucidity may emerge (re Iran) but when exposed to the “external threat” again (re: Palin) the syndrome re-asserts itself. And the patient will often make an object of adoration of any opponent of the [...]