I'm surprised that it took this long, but a story in The Independent today suggests that David Miliband is highly critical of his brother Ed's leadership of the Labour Party, and is waiting in the wings for Ed's ineluctable failure. David is not alone in...
Month: June 2011
...has nothing to do with "small government."
...but if you signed up for Newt's presidential campaign unwatchable movie/unreadable book promotion tour, you were the sucker.
This tells us something that we already know, sociologically and culturally, about the mindset of (some) Americans regarding the behavior of the honorable member representing New York's 9th District. However, it does so with an eloquence seldom seen on the issue: America’s sex scandals (not the behavior, the...
Can we get Kristol to predict that the Canucks will win the Stanley Cup and the Yankess will win the World Series?
I have some reflections on the anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut. The focus of the article is that conservatives have managed to turn the phrase "penumbras and emanations" into a.
Right. His wife. His political instincts are absolutely surefire otherwise. ...I mean, he has Zell Miller on board! If it wasn't for that meddling Calista Newt could be rehearsing his inaugural speech right now.
I won't fully repeat myself, but my arguments for why Andrew Johnson is the worst president in history and also making the case against Woodrow Wilson are here. To add.
No, really? The President makes the first "state visit" to the Commonwealth since JFK in 1961, and oddly the final disposition of Puerto Rico is somewhat on the agenda. Regarding.
Based on the comments coming out of the worst American presidents post, I want to write a few follow-up posts in the next few days, including on Jackson and Indian Removal, Wilson, and Hoover. But I want to address one comment now: Joe R wrote:...
Typically poor. Obviously Leicester City Council haven't been reading LGM as part of their official duties.
The most prominent politician posts have led to some discussions of the worst American presidents. I have Buchanan at the bottom. Scott finds Andrew Johnson even more detestable. I think.