The Burr in the Burbs

It’s not common to find outspokenly pro-life celebrities.  I can only think of a few at this hour of the morning.  Mel Gibson and Patricia Heaton come to mind.  Who am I missing? Now I can add a third.  There’s a cool young Texas rock band called Flyleaf that I’ve enjoyed following the last three or [...]

Remembering Collective Shame By Uwe Siemon-Netto This column requires a caveat:  I am not an American citizen and therefore neither a Republican nor a Democrat. But as a German residing permanently in the United States I believe I have a duty to opine on at least one aspect of the upcoming elections – the question whether years [...]

In a speech delivered in Pennsylvania, Governor Palin observed: It’s hard to think of many issues that could possibly be more important than who is protected in law and who isn’t – who is granted life and who is denied it.  So when our opponent, Senator Obama, speaks about questions of life, I listen very carefully. I [...]

John McCain has never been my favorite Republican. I haven’t always agreed with him on every issue. I’m not a hard right-winger or anything. I really don’t like Rush Limbaugh (oooooooh). I am definitely no Libertine, uh, I mean Libertarian. I believe in fiscal responsibility, but I am not voting primarily on [...]

If you are a conservative Republican but find yourself getting tired of Rush and other rightist blowhards talking as if a McCain nomination will be the end of the world, check out this article from the National Review Online by William Bennett and Seth Liebsohn. They argue quite soundly that John McCain is no [...]