Here’s another piece I wrote for Ricochet: This has long been the case, but it is not easy for Americans to find one, because of the political process that is so strangely influenced or even dominated by national parties the which are not creatures of the constitution, but of the politicians. It used to be, victorious generals could arouse the spiritedness in the people. That, I believe, reflected the passions connected with inequality; it is gone now. The parties, themselves expressions of American spiritedness, have survived war & are now spirited about peace.

These parties select people that end up talking like politicians, not because they are in power, but because they do a job rather well. The party now winning & the party now losing share disconcerting … Continue reading →

Over at Sultan Knish Daniel Greenfield is at it again. This time his position is that conservatives work far too hard at being “nice”. Lefties don’t bother.

Some of this is because Lefties have a pass by the media, although of late Hillary seems to be tagged pretty hard (well, for a liberal). But then, there is the rumour that Obama is trying to scuttle Hillary as the democrat selection. There could actually be some truth in that.

Meanwhile, Greenfield makes some important points.

If there’s one thing that conservatives need to cure themselves of it’s a slavish desire to be nice. Those who give in to it are lost.
Liberals don’t suffer from a niceness crisis. They don’t find common ground with us. They don’t worry … Continue reading →

Here’s my new post at Ricochet: Mr. Angelo Codevilla, who recently attracted attention on the Ricochet podcast, seems to me to be the mind behind the many complaints conservatives have about the establishment. Many here on Ricochet have complaints about American politics that range from constitutionalism to foreign policy, & there are many clever speakers in America who teach that the dominant characteristic of American politics is a conflict between the people & the government. This way of talking about the fundamental political conflict between the many & the few has been put forward most clearly & energetically by Mr. Codevilla.

Daniel Greenfield over at Sultan Knish blog has put up an interesting review of the Jewish actions in America over the last century. He draws parallels to what is happening today vis a vis Iran and the bomb. His closing remarks are:

The establishment will not stand up to Obama, just like it didn’t stand up to FDR. The real action will come from ad-hoc coalitions, like the one behind the Stop Iran Rally, that throw things together. And it will come from a handful of kids somewhat that do what the adults aren’t doing.

Bergson was in his early twenties when he began his activism. Dennis Prager was in his early twenties when he began working as the national spokesman for Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry. … Continue reading →

Originally published “elsewhere”, October 20, 2011:

God-Damned Idiots.

I cannot describe how angry I am at the clown-car Republican candidate debates, Chris Christie, Mitt Romney, the punditry, the establishment–yep, pretty much the whole lot of ’em.

I have always been hostile to a third-party gambit; I still am.  But the GOP seems hell-bent to have one.  Ever since the Tea Party behaved magnificently and returned the GOP to power in an historic crushing mid-term defeat of the Communists currently defiling our Capitol, the GOP has been absolutely set on destroying the morale of the organization which restored the spirit of the Republican Party.  Well, it’s not going to work.

If the RINOs insist on sabotaging the work of the Tea Party *to elect Republicans*, they will harm only … Continue reading →

I am a kind of gunslinger, traveling for work to where I am needed. I work busy ED’s so the usual length of a “contract” is about a year. This one here in Evansville has been most unusual in that I have been working here for about 4 years, way longer than locums stints go.

I generally work 3-4 days in a row, then go home for a “rest”. Sometimes it amounts to merely washing dirty clothes and repacking by bag with clean stuff, getting to play ball with the dog a bit, and a dinner or two with my wife. Now that I am an official “old guy” I try to only work about 10 shifts per month. That usually translates into about 13-14 days away from … Continue reading →

people interpellating.

interpellate

July 03, 2015 verb \in-ter-PELL-ayt\ Definition : to question (someone, such as a foreign minister) formally concerning an official action or policy or personal conduct