The American Spectator

Consistently give us the good news about what is right and strong with the United States and stop taking potshots at “Wall Street greed” and saying that “Washington is broken”. Washington isn’t broken; It’s been hijacked. It’s the only national government we have and it needs an infusion of clear-eyed, fearless men and women. Greed is part of human nature and the books are full of existing regulations requiring competent enforcement. Stop talking about being a “maverick.” Mavericks don’t lead; they fidget and break ranks and threaten to derail the whole train on account of their stubbornness. When the time comes to do things differently you will be ready.

McCain and his advisers might as well consult the entrails of a chicken if they think they can outmaneuver the Democrats playing with the tools of modern fascist manipulation of media and ideas. George Bush and the Republicans are pikers compared with the Democrats. The latter, in the sole interest of partisan gamesmanship, have allowed themselves to be infiltrated by the heirs of two generations of Americans marinating in socialist ideas and methods. Does anyone critically watching events not think that the Alinsky/Ayers-inspired Obama is supposed to be, in the jargon of neurotic tinhorn revolutionaries the “vanguard” of change? The only real difference between the latter-day vanguards and the Bolsheviks is that the playbook Democrats swoon at the sight of blood. The Bolsheviks did not and the rest is, unfortunately, 20th century history….
— Milton Fay

WINKS FOR ROUSH
Re: Mike Roush’s letter (under “Forced Down”) in Reader Mail’s Culture Warrior:

The dishonesty of the legion of Obamaniacs and Kos-hacks in today’s Reader’s Mail is on display best, and least cloyingly, in the letter of Mike Roush. Somehow, the political meanderings of the spouse of the Republican VP and addresses to Alaska’s third largest party are of utter importance to Mr. Roush, while 20 years in a pew before a hatemonger (“I didn’t hear.” vs. “I didn’t inhale.”) and allegiance with unrepentant domestic terrorists and a number of the progenitors of the current financial crisis by a Presidential candidate are not. Knowing the equivalence distortion inherent in Mr. Roush, I do not understand the editorial fascination with his writings.
— Reid Bogie
Waterbury, Connecticut

Gosh darn, Mike. Maybe TAS can get Governor Palin to send you an autographed wink for that one. All you have to do is tell us what the doggone Bush Doctrine actually is.
— Mike Showalter
Austin, Texas