Tag Archives: Sarah Palin

Populism, And Its Shortcomings

Many of my friends and allies think that if George Will makes a political prediction, the precise opposite of that prediction will come to pass.

Will The Tea Party Be A Third Party?

Not if Sarah Palin has anything to say about the matter.

Andrew Sullivan Goes There

Readers of this blog will know that I am no fan of Sarah Palin’s. I don’t think that she is a bad person, and I am sure that if I met her, I would find her charming; her emotional intelligence and her ability to win over observers is quite impressive.

Welcome To Vanden Heuvel Land

It is, as Monty Python’s King Arthur would say, a silly place.

Palin Heads to Texas for “Super Sunday”

It’s Super Bowl Sunday and former GOP VP nominee Sarah Palin is in the Lone Star State to rally the grassroots for Texas Governor Rick Perry. I’ll be live-blogging the event right here so stay tuned.

Quote Of The Day

“What do you think would be said about Sarah Palin if her TV ads misspelled ‘Alaska’”?

Shorter Democratic National Committee

“We are going to campaign for Martha Coakley in Massachusetts by asking why Sarah Palin isn’t campaigning for Scott Brown.”

Is Sarah Palin the Ross Perot of 2012?

It seems that we may still not have learned the lessons of Ross Perot and Ralph Nader, modern third-party candidates cannot win and only serve to elect the opponents nominee. Will we have a repeat of that in 2012?

As The Poll Ratings Fall

Seriously, let’s stop claiming that Barack Obama is a popular President.

The Odd Blog Posts Of Andrew Sullivan

The Blogosphere’s own Ahab takes to task bloggers who “diss” and “excoriate” Sullivan’s posts on the issue of Trig Palin’s matrilineal line, while failing to note that contra Sarah Palin’s claims, the Palins have never released a birth certificate confirming that Trig is Palin’s son.

Sullivan The Illogical

Commenting on Sarah Palin’s silly statement that questions concerning the contents of Barack Obama’s birth certificate are fair game, Sullivan excitedly notes that he has yet another excuse–as though another excuse were needed–to ride his favorite hobbyhorse:

Andrew Sullivan Crosses the Line

Why Sullivan has persisted in his conspiracy theory, and why he holds himself to such persistent ridicule for doing so, is a matter for speculation. What is not in question, however, is that the loss of Andrew Sullivan to conspiracy theory and political derangement is nothing to be celebrated. In this age of style over substance and irrational hope over solemn assessment, we need voices like he once had. That voice is gone now — and the saddest thing is, it was silenced by Sullivan himself.

- March 20, 2010 -

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