Glenn Reynolds looks at the Administration’s immigration rhetoric and wonders if there isn’t some bizarre Republican death wish in play. I’m wondering if he’s right — Bush’s only base of support is with the GOP rank-and-file, and they hate his position on immigration. When you’ve got nothing in terms of political capital, it makes no [...]
Left-wing bloggers are all over the assertion by Libby prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald that Valerie Plame was indeed a covert operative. More careful people are not so sure. For one, it’s absolutely ridiculous for anyone to say that the case is closed based on the word of a prosecutor in a legal matter. For one, if [...]
…at least if you’re a Mexican agave farmer. Mexican farmers are setting ablaze fields of blue agave, the cactus-like plant used to make the fiery spirit tequila, and resowing the land with corn as soaring U.S. ethanol demand pushes up prices. The switch to corn will contribute to an expected scarcity of agave in coming [...]
The Tennessean is reporting that Fred Thompson will run for the GOP nomination. This is hardly a surprise, but does confirm the rampant speculation. In many polls, Thompson is already in second or third place, which means that he’s got a more than credible shot at getting the nomination. I suspect that Thompson will steal [...]
Hoover Institution fellow Peter Berkowitz has a fascinating piece on why the right in America is divided and the left is unified. His thesis is interesting, and his analysis deep, but ultimately I’m not sure that the larger point is quite true. Before that, his observations: This absence on the left of debate or dissent [...]
I finally got around to adding the Minnesota Organization of Bloggers blogroll to the site — something I should have done much earlier. There are plenty of excellent Minnesota blogs that are well worth your time, discussing everything from politics to pop culture, and the MOB blogroll is an excellent way of seeing what’s out [...]
Michael Gerson has a critical look at Giuliani’s position on abortion and finds it less than consistent. Abortion remains a problem for Giuliani in that his position tries to be a compromise, but ends up being a muddle. In fact, it’s much the same muddle that I criticized John Kerry for. If one takes the [...]