Archive - Feb 12, 2008

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The Tyranny of Conformity in Berkeley

Posted February 12, 2008 - 11:19pm by Will Hinton

Tonight I read this article about the recent protests in Berkeley, CA over Marine recruitment. The group Code Pink had recently convinced the Berkeley City Council to officially come out against military recruitment. Today the pro-military group Move American Forward demonstrated against this decision.

I was particularly struck by this letter signed by about 30 Republican members of Congress encouraging President Bush to rescind earmarks meant for Berkeley (of course all earmarks should be rescinded, but that is a another story)

"The military does not "selectively defend our country, its people, or our freedom. Therefore, we should not reward jurisdictions that selectively support our troops."

Republican Soul Searching - Perception Matters

Posted February 12, 2008 - 10:03am by Will Hinton

Interesting comment from my friend Joe Carter about some possible perceptions of the Republican party after this primary season:

The level of discourse within the conservative ranks has taken a turn toward the surreal. No wonder many people (including many who call themselves conservatives) think the only answers that conservatism offers are the three T's: Torture, Tax cuts, and Throwing out the brown people.