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Animal Sacrifice and Sacrificial Punditry

Delighted with the American election result for whatever reason, Kurdish villagers in Cavustepe, Turkey have sacrificed 44 sheep to honor Barack Obama. They also smeared the blood of the offering on Obama campaign posters, purportedly for good luck. Now there’s … Continue reading

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The Rise of the Governess

Way back in February 2007, when I was still writing for postpolitical, an obscure little blog popped up pitching Sarah Palin for the Vice Presidency. At the time few were that familiar with Sarah’s record or wise enough to predict … Continue reading

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Saris too Sexy for Nigeria

Indian women may soon face imprisonment for wearing their traditional saris in Nigeria. The mid-riff exposing garments have run afoul of Muslim conservatives as being too sexually provocative. There are estimated to be about 25,000 Indians living in Nigeria, primarily … Continue reading

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Exit Trinity. Exit Church.

Well, Mr. Obama has finally quit that ludicrous Chicago institution known as Trinity United Church of Christ. His membership had survived Rev. Wright, but was ultimately done in over the visiting Rev. Michael Pfleger’s bizarre self-hating white guilt trip, and … Continue reading

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Beneath the Surface

Most people believe that liberals and Democrats are more sympathetic to gay interests than conservatives and Republicans. Count me among those who think this is accurate. But, not all is what it seems on the surface. Some Republicans – some … Continue reading

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GK Chesterton

The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes from being corrected. -GK Chesterton

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John McCain at CPAC

McCain should be up any minute now… 3:07PM Special Guest Sen. George Allen from VA is up now. – I’m a commonsense, Jeffersonian conservative. – Preeminent role of President is Commander in Chief. And John McCain would be the best … Continue reading

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A Candidate Without A War

Is the Iraq War hurting John McCain’s candidacy? By “hurting” I’m referring to his struggle to be the true conservative candidate who unites the party. Despite his clear lead in the primary race, McCain has not been able to capture … Continue reading

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The Lonely Candidate

Byron York has a fairly instructive anecdote from South Carolina on Fred Thompson: Last night I talked with Cyndi Mosteller, a strong social conservative who headed the Charleston County Republican Party from 2003 to 2007 and who supports McCain. When … Continue reading

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The Triumph of the Laity

The Huckabee campaign staff is bitter and suspicious (as usual). They’re blaming Fred Thompson’s 16% showing in South Carolina for ruining their efforts to flood the vote with a social-conservative surge. The surge was nevertheless impressive when it came, in … Continue reading

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