-
SEQUESTER: The Horror!
March 1, 2013 | 4 comments
-
SOTU Preview: Human Props, Budget Fights, and Wedge Issues
February 12, 2013 | 0 comments
-
Hello, I Must Be Going
August 14, 2012 | 18 comments
-
Weekend Political Wrap-Up, Paul Ryan Edition
August 12, 2012 | 16 comments
-
Esquire Blogger Sees Paul Ryan, Shreds His Safety Net
August 11, 2012 | 13 comments
The Spectacle Blog
He might want to take a look at Paul Mulshine’s advice.
View all comments (11) | Leave a comment
More Blog Posts by W. James Antle, III
http://spectator.org/blog/2011/04/21/since-gary-johnsons-running
Follow us:
ADVERTISEMENT
SPONSORED LINKS
FLASHBACK TO: 1995
-
Pope Culture
A man of faith in a godless age is hitting Americans where it hurts.
-
Why the GOP Does Not, Like, Totally Suck
Mr. and Mrs. American Spectator Reader, let P.J. O’Rourke talk sense to your kids.
-
Dames at Sea
-
In the Absence of Guns
In Britain, defending your property can get you life.
-
The Metaphysical Martini
-
Counting the Costs of Clintonism
The debacle of this president’s administration is both a cause and a symptom of the decline of American values. Unless Congress impeaches him, that decline will go on unchecked. An eminent jurist surveys the damage and assesses the chances for the recovery of our culture.
-
Chuck McHagel
It won’t take long for conservatives to scratch this presidential wannabe off their 2008 scorecard.
-
The Legacy of Old John and Mother Fresh-Roasted
-
It’s the Best Time of the Year
The American Christmas, like the songs that celebrate it, makes room for everybody under the rainbow. Is that why so many people seem to be hostile to it?
-
The Bush Crack-Up
Was the President done in by the economy, or by the politics of the economy?
Clip of the Day
H/T to National Review Online
ADVERTISEMENT
Occam's Tool| 4.21.11 @ 7:24PM
Johnson's Theme Song should be a slight rewrite of Tal Bachman's hit---"He's so High!" Yechhh. He is the single, solitary reason why Mental Health is so poor in New Mexico. He crippled proper treatment for Mental Illness all by himself.
Margie| 4.21.11 @ 10:29PM
"That was left to Paul and his son Rand, also a doctor and also a “constitutional conservative,” the label the two are employing these days. I don’t know who thought that term up, but it’s a lot more marketable than “libertarian.” Say “libertarian” to the typical American, and he’ll ask why you favor legalizing pot and prostitution.
Yeah, the same way he registered as a Republican in order to get elected because his fake phony fraudulent anti-American, anti-Israel self couldn't get elected as a Libertarian. Which is what he really is.
And he will never get elected President.
Mr. Moonshine can emote all he wants.
What's needed is a Hawk, baby.
Hawks-R-Us.
We've had enough limp-wristed panty-waist pansies with Obama.
Time for a real man to step up to the plate.
Clint| 4.21.11 @ 11:47PM
Israel Firster Chickenhawk Screwball Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie is all atwitter because Many of We Tea Party Patriots & Our Tea Party Senator From Kentucky Dr.Rand Paul & Our Tea Party Co-Favorite Dr.Ron Paul don't Asskiss Her Israel Firster Agenda.
Clint| 4.21.11 @ 11:50PM
Ronald Reagan:
" If you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is really a misnomer just as liberalism is a misnomer for the liberals–if we were back in the days of the Revolution, so-called conservatives today would be the Liberals and the liberals would be the Tories. The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom and this is a pretty general description also of what libertarianism is.
Now, I can’t say that I will agree with all the things that the present group who call themselves Libertarians in the sense of a party say, because I think that like in any political movement there are shades, and there are libertarians who are almost over at the point of wanting no government at all or anarchy. I believe there are legitimate government functions. There is a legitimate need in an orderly society for some government to maintain freedom or we will have tyranny by individuals. The strongest man on the block will run the neighborhood. We have government to insure that we don’t each one of us have to carry a club to defend ourselves. But again, I stand on my statement that I think that libertarianism and conservatism are traveling the same path."
JimH| 4.22.11 @ 8:46AM
Leaders such as Goldwater and Reagan have said as much about conservatives and libertarians. Neither group is homogeneous in terms of thought and the point at which a person ceases to belong to one group and belong to the other is not clearly defined. There are whole ranges of opinions within each group. To me conservative principles are what they were to Bill Buckley, about following the constitution, defending the country and keeping government out of people’s lives as much as possible. How small government should be is generally the point of contention. There are some who claim to be political conservatives who are not. They are socialiy conservative populists.
Bob K.| 4.22.11 @ 8:53AM
"The history of ideas (indeed, of all human thought) is inseparable from the history of words."
John Lukacs: "Democracy and Populism." p.117
Occam's Tool| 4.25.11 @ 11:37AM
RR was in favor of strong defense and opposed to drug legalization. Our problem is that the revolts in Arab countries AIN'T secular, Terrorist Catamite scum. Of course, your lack of intelligent commentary is what I should expect from the cross between a neurosyphilitic camel (sire) and a leprous armadillo (dam).
Occam's Tool| 4.25.11 @ 11:35AM
I believe this thread was on Gary "I inhale" Johnson, Clint.
The Pauls also suck, however. How's that secular change in Egypt you predicted working out for you, Terrorist Catamite?
Margie| 4.22.11 @ 1:00AM
Like I said, we don't need no more e've had enough limp-wristed panty-waist pansies with Obama.
Time for a real man to step up to the plate.
Clint| 4.22.11 @ 8:57AM
Alrighty then.
"Ron Paul is one of the outstanding leaders fighting for a stronger national defense. As a former Air Force officer, he knows well the needs of our armed forces, and he always puts them first. We need to keep him fighting for our country."
-Ronald Reagan
Occam's Tool| 4.25.11 @ 11:38AM
That was in 1980. He's been voting with Kucinich in the zeros and teens, Clint. Look at THOMAS, terrorist catamite.