Michelle Malkin’s ‘Inconvenient Question’ on the Mt. Vernon Statement
As Michelle Malkin points out, the Mount Vernon Statement lays out broad principles for “constitutional conservatism,” and is an elegant tribute to limited government and the Founding Fathers. The document carries the signatures of movement leaders, Beltway heavyweights, and veteran activists, however, the views of two of its most prominent backers -: the American Conservative [...]
Sarah Palin and Death Panels: A Brief History
The Washington Independent’s David Weigel writes:
There is a right way to cover Sarah Palin and her PR strategy. Greg Sargent, Ben Smith and Matt Gertz double-check Palin’s claim (made on Facebook) that her infamous “death panel” post was a “metaphor” for how health care would be denied to the old or infirm. In the original [...]
Scozzafava Spoils Doug Hoffman’s Run?
Saranac Lake, N.Y.
With 92 percent of precincts reporting, Democrat Bill Owens claimed victory over conservative Doug Hoffman by a 49 percent to 45 percent margin. Republican Dede Scozzafava got six percent of the vote. Her name remained on the ballot though she dropped out of the race and endorsed the Democrat over the weekend–a move [...]
Early NY 23 Results Favoring Democrat Owens; Update: Owens Wins
Saranac Lake, N.Y.
With 19 percent of precincts reporting, Democrat Bill Owens is leading conservative Doug Hoffman 51 percent to 44 percent.
NewzJunky.com has links to county by county election returns. It’s way too early to call, and we don’t know what particular wards in each county are reporting, but if Owens maintains his current county-by-county [...]
McCain’s Take on ‘Going Rogue’
In an “unprecedented” performance for a non-fiction book, Palin’s forthcoming “Going Rogue,” in the wake of its release date announcement, is at the top of the Amazon and Barnes and Noble lists.
John McCain was asked about the book today, which takes its title from criticism of her performance on the campaign trail (some of it [...]
AP Omits Facts on Fox News Success
Contrary to what the AP would have us believe, the success of Fox News began long before Obama.
As STACLU points out:
[...] Throughout the article, though, the AP continually pegs Fox’s ratings to Obama and healthcare and if one weren’t well informed of the history of Fox News one could easily get the impression that [...]
