The long time reader of these primary pieces will know our family has not been keen on the Gingrich candidacy. We think him unfit to serve in the office of President, but that doesn't mean we do not appreciate the good he has done. The family rule has been that if we oppose a person to think of ten nice things to say about him. We owe him that as a brother in Christ.
So bef...
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Marriage forms families and families make a civilization. Many of us fail to live up to the high ideal of marriage, but the solution is not to declare our failures variations of the ideal and move on.
Marriage has been between one man and one woman for all of American history: our romantic ideal. Every part of this definition is under assault as some Americans try to define ...
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(I watch this debate with the family ranging from 73 to 17. We opine. Live blog, pardon many errors!)
Marriage
Newt is asked about his marriage.
He argues that it is not an issue and that it is a network problem for bringing it up. Newt answered the question calmly during the day and then ramped it up for the audience.
His "rage" is for the camera. (This was confi...
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Last night in Charleston, South Carolina on the day the nation celebrates the Rev. Dr. King, Governor Rick Perry used a question about voting rights to say the Federal government was at "war" with the states.
This was either ignorant or disgusting.
I think it should end the Perry candidacy in the Party of Lincoln.
Why?
One-hundred and fifty years ago Charleston So...
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Ian, age 17, is here. Dad, age 73, is here. I am here (age 48).
Frustration is high with the Newtster. We will try to be fair to him. The crowd is lively and seems eager to boo if they don't like it.
The journalists from FOX are applauded. They look uncomfortable with this.
No bell, no buzzer.
We start with a King quote and a discussion of unemployment. "First, le...
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First, I will predict today . . .
Romney will win with more than 35% of the vote. There is no way to spin anything above that number as anything other than a win. I will repeat: Romney will be the nominee and the next President of the United States barring some cataclysm. The election will be 1980 with the electorate finally turning on the incumbent. Most Americans (about si...
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I will live blog for several hours regarding the Iowa results. Here are my benchmarks:
Romney: If Romney wins, he will be the nominee. If Romney finishes second, he will do well unless he does not expand his base. Chattering classes will call that a loss. Third is bad news.
Santorum: If Santorum wins, he will be a serious player and may become a serious vice presidential...
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(These are my views. They don't represent Torrey, Biola, or anybody else at this blog.)
If I lived in Iowa, I would be sick of people telling me how to vote or what to think. Of course, most media doesn’t even admit that those of us from states like Iowa can think. Trust me as a West Virginian I know.
Every four years outsiders try to “understand” Iowa and fail jus...
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I remember Kermit for President t-shirts back in the day. At least we knew Kermit was a one-pig frog, that he was not on any bank’s payroll, and that he could listen to critics. Anybody who could put up with the Old Men in the back could handle the press.
Sadly, Muppets are not actually qualified to be President as they were not born anywhere, let alone in the United State...
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Newt appears on television and she walks out of the room in disgust. This woman, this Republican from a family of Republicans, cannot stand to hear him speak. And she is not the only person I know with this reaction to Newt Gingrich. A great many friends would hide the remote for four years rather than risk even seeing President Gingrich.
As a Christian, this friend of mine ...
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On my desk there is a simple sign: “Keep calm and carry on.”
I bought it in England and was told that it was designed to be a poster to improve morale in war-time Britain. Evidently, it was never actually used then, but it summed up for me the attitude we need now.
I cannot turn on the news without hearing some conservative worrying about the End of All Things. Eviden...
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This review is not about Glenn Beck.
Whatever you think of Glenn Beck, many of the parents of my students listen to him on the radio, subscribe to his television network (GBTV), and read his books.
In this new book Being George Washington, from now on BGW, Beck engages in an old classical tradition. He uses historical example to teach an important lesson. Glenn Beck, like...
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