Tag: Politics

  • Romney’s Withdrawal

    As I’m sure everyone has heard, Mitt Romney gave this speech, today, announcing his withdrawal from the race for the Republican presidential nomination. I thought it was actually a very good speech, especially under the circumstances. Romney will be back. Meanwhile, CPAC has told attendees not to boo McCain. Apparently, even at a group McCain…

  • Scary Economics

    During the Republican debate at the Reagan Library, John McCain was asked: [Do] you have a plan to help people with bad credit get lower interest rates so they can keep those homes and avoid foreclosure[?] Any answer to that other than “No,” “What?”, or “Why?” demonstrates a misunderstanding of how we got to where…

  • Why the Field is so Bad

    I have no idea for whom to vote. None. I am a staunch, free-market, old-school conservative. A fan of men like Burke, Reagan, and Kirk. That means I don’t have a candidate in this race.

  • Dick Durbin: Towering Genius, or Grossly Irresponsible?

    Dick Durbin can, apparently claim with a straight face that 46 hours, 8 minutes (commencing at 12:15 AM a week before Christmas) is enough time to read a 3,417 page omnibus spending bill and vote on it. Either Durbin has the reading abilities of a small army of legal thinkers, or he’s irresponsible in the…

  • Goodbye, Co-op!

    Finally, the Hyde Park Co-op is closing its doors. It’s about time. From all I can tell, it has been a failing business almost from its inception; there’s no question that it was overly expensive and pathetically managed and operated during the last two and a half years. More details here.