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Sometimes There Are No Words 20 Mar 2009 | 12:04 am

One of my favorite bloggers and frequent commenters has suffered a terrible loss. Fair and balanced commentary from a modest and reasonable conservative.

Why Bristol Palin Is Different 13 Mar 2009 | 04:36 am

Ever since Sarah Palin revealed that her unmarried teenage daughter Bristol was pregnant, conservatives have been struggling with what liberals see as a contradiction between our fierce opposition to ...

Rod Dreher Finds the Subtle Nuances in Mass Murder 10 Mar 2009 | 05:00 am

Rod Dreher was shocked by the story of a Texas man whose wife and children were slaughtered by his daughter and her friends. But he wasn't shocked by the brutal murder itself. Murders happen all the t...

Let's Make Poverty Less Enticing 9 Mar 2009 | 01:34 am

The other day a shocking picture emerged when Michelle Obama went to a soup kitchen in Washington, DC. It wasn't a picture of her bulging biceps, which were mercifully covered, so David Brooks can res...

10 Best Conservative Movies 4 Mar 2009 | 01:07 am

National Review, which did such a wonderful job identifying hidden conservative messages in rock songs a few years ago, has now come up with a list of the Best Conservative Movies. Although their list...

Swift Reactions 10: Curtis Sliwa Gives Jon Swift Some Slum Love 28 Feb 2009 | 01:58 am

I have often said that if you want to see what conservatives will be saying tomorrow today this modest blog is the place to go. WABC radio host and former vigilante (in a good way) Curtis Sliwa not on...

Bobby Jindal: America's Slumdog Millionaire 26 Feb 2009 | 03:07 am

After President Obama's doom and gloom speech last night, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's response was as inspiring as the feel-good movie of the year, Slumdog Millionaire, about a plucky Indian who...

Blogroll Amnesty Day, Redux 1 Feb 2009 | 05:44 am

Anyone who is aware of all Internet traditions knows that February 3 is the day when we celebrate the blogosphere's greatest (and, so far, only) holiday, Blogroll Amnesty Day, a day when we salute all...

Rush Limbaugh Gives Republicans Hope Again 31 Jan 2009 | 02:56 am

When Barack Obama won the election by appealing to voters' hopes, Republicans were surprised that it actually worked. There didn't seem to be that much to be hopeful for, especially with Obama as Pres...

Swift Reads 4: Weblog Awards Discoveries 13 Jan 2009 | 07:36 am

Some, like Pia Zadora and Milli Vanilli, achieve recognition in their lifetimes, while others, like President Bush and, apparently, this modest blogger, will only be judged by history when "we'll all ...

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