All in. I wondered yesterday whether Palin’s endorsement would pave the way for other prominent righties to weigh in. Here’s the answer, just across on Twitter: I’m proud to endorse Christine O’Donnell for US Senate in Delaware. She will stand strong for the principles of freedom. Did he hold off because he wasn’t convinced until today that Read this post
“This is the answer.” Via Newsbusters. I don’t want to spoil the surprise, but Mike Bloomberg and “communications pizazz” both figure prominently. Is Bob Gates, of all people, really one of the weak links in this administration? Bob Gates? Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy View the video
In a puff piece about Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick , Philip Rucker of the Washington Post provides this self-serving quotation from David Axelrod, who has advised both Gov. Patrick and President Obama: Obviously there is the path-of-least-resistance politics, and then there is this conviction politics that is more difficult but holds more promise. I think [Obama and Patrick] are both practitioners of conviction politics. The question is: Do you get rewarded for that? I think the answer depends on what your convictions are, what impact they have when translated into policy, and whether you’re running in Massachusetts or for national office.
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Must virtue be its own reward?
Joe Kaufmann makes the case that the answer is yes . Which will, I’m sure, shock precisely no one who reads these pages regularly.
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ICNA Still Financing Terror?