When did the conventional wisdom change?
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008It used to be the conventional wisdom that “Republicans are better for the economy.” Now the pendulum have swung the other way, big time: (more…)
Seen This Movie Before
Monday, August 25th, 2008Well, Michelle Obama’s speech tonight was pretty incredible stuff, and ought to put to bed the all the reprehensible nonsense that’s been said about her. But it won’t. And apparently the Obama campaign and the Democratic party decided the thing to do would be to blow 25% of their convention on themeless, formless, pointless soft-focus feel good blah blah blah. I hope those watching the live C-SPAN feed didn’t develop diabetes. Maybe the point was just to set up Mrs. Obama’s speech, and the thinking was that they shouldn’t step on the feel-goodiness of her speech with attacks on John McCain. Maybe the next two days will be devoted to stripping off his hide. But if tonight was a preview of the rest of the proceedings, whatever good will it produces will have all of a weekend to make it into the zeitgeist before Maverick McPOW, Vice President Zell Lieberman, and the rest of Team Honor Goldfarb get America reacquainted with the surrender-loving Weatherman Senator from Kenya. How do Democrats keep forgetting how these things work?