Paul Michael Weyrich, a founding father of the New Right, has died. Eternity has stolen from us a great man. I first met Paul (he insisted on being called by his first name; once, when I addressed him as “Mr. Weyrich,” Paul snapped back, “Mr. Weyrich was my father, and he’s dead; call me Paul!”) in 1996.  The occasion was the … [Read More]

Whilst I still think it unlikely—though not improbable—that McCain will win title to the presidency next Tuesday, it would seem that the burgeoning hubris emanating from the Obama camp is beginning to grate a bit upon the prosaic populace of the flat-earthed citizenry, like me: ZOGBY SATURDAY: McCain outpolled Obama 48% to 47% in Friday, one day, polling. He is beginning … [Read More]

American politicians are not universally celebrated as adroit observers of international affairs. Indeed, a picture from the 2000 election of Governor George Bush reading The Economist seemed a more affected photo-op than Michael Dukakis’s disastrous tank ride in 1988. Smart-aleck journalists revel in flummoxing presidential aspirants by posing such annoying questions as “Who, sir, is the prime minister of Uganda?” … [Read More]

Sixteen months from now, when they sit upon the ground to tell sad stories of the death of kings, scores of Republican chieftains will no doubt take a deep sigh of relief at seeing the back of George W. Bush as he sallies off to a Crawford-bound retirement. Although dedicated partisans will forever remain grateful for his depriving Al Gore the … [Read More]

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, a relatively nascent conservative, if his public profession of political faith is to be believed, may have just received an unexpected boost to his campaign by, of all people, the deposed Idaho state chairman of his presidential effort: departing Senator Larry Craig.  As the entire free world now knows, Sen. Craig was arrested in an airport … [Read More]