November 2008
12 posts
“[N]o character, however upright, is a match for constantly reiterated attacks,...”
– Alexander Hamilton, “Observations on Certain Documents continued in No. V and VI of The History of the United States for the Year 1796” (1797) in: The Works of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 7, p. 377 (H.C. Lodge ed. 1904)
“To understand Sarah Palin and her following in the conservative ranks, you must...”
“The Alien and Sedition Act of 1798 was the first Patriot Act.”
“Fear removes the thin varnish of small-government and states rights from the...”
– Me
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Congressional Republicans are whelping that Obama has shown his hand to be a liar because he has brought on Rahm Emanuel as his first staff appointment. Emanuel, the grand strategest who brought about the 2006 Democrat surge and is arguably the Democrat’s Karl Rove, has a reputation for brusque, bull in the china shop politics. They argue that this shows that Obama hs no inclination to run a...
“The Constitution was written to be vague by design. This is its greatest...”
– Me
“I think of this race like NASCAR. They traded paint until mid-September, when...”
– Me