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Postelection poll results contradict media claims that U.S. is a "center-right" country
Several in the media have claimed that President-elect Barack Obama won the election because he ran as a conservative and that notwithstanding Obama's victory, the United States is a conservative country. In claiming that Obama ran as a conservative, these media figures ignore the central ...
The Day After
pajamasmedia.com — Reconciliation I wish President-elect Obama well, and hope that even his critics can concede that he waged... a successful and often brilliant (if not shrewdly stealthy) campaign. It seems to me that conservatives have a golden opportunity to offer ... (more) The Day After
Worry, be happy
powerlineblog.com — "Don' worry, be happy" was the refrain of a popular song some years ago. My Examiner column... about coping with an Obama presidency modifies that advice. Almost by definition, Barack Obama's election meets with the approval of a majority of ... (more) Worry, be happy
Examples of Obama’s Decency
Examples of Obama’s Decency
patterico.com — I’ve had some people demanding evidence — any evidence — that Obama is a decent or good... man. I’ve learned as a lawyer and a blogger that you can’t convince someone who resists being convinced, and on the issue of ... (more) Examples of Obama’s Decency
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Creating Doubt - The Democrats' Dangerous Self-Blurring Strategies - And What We Can Do About It
Open Left - Front Page — The Versailles punditalkcrazy's attempt to deny the progressive mandate of the 2008 election has reached some ridiculous proportions, to be sure.  And it's important to keep calling them out on it.  But at the same time, there are some things they say that have at least a germ of truth.  But most often, this only serves to underscore the folly of taking their advice. For example, in the midst of all other sorts of nonsense, Bay Buchanan stumbled onto saying this: now look at what Obama ran on. One of the key issues was tax cuts. Those two ...

If This Is Center-Right....
Open Left - Front Page — As Media Matters pointed out, Brent Bozell is a little confused over whether Obama is a socialist or a Reaganite Conservative.   ...

Huh? Right wingers proclaim they will work with Obama if he only governs from the "center right"
Crooks and Liars — ... I saw this last week and didn't get a chance to make the clip, but Bay Buchanan was on CNN and told us how the right wing will bring bipartisanship to the table as Obama takes office. ...

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