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2010-10-20T15:53:00.000+02:00

Larry Silverbud su Il Foglio di oggi

Mentre prosegue, verso il Sud repubblicano, il nostro viaggio nelle elezioni di mid-term americane, si moltiplicano i sondaggi che cercano di definire il mood dell’elettorato a livello nazionale. Rispetto alla scorsa settimana non è cambiato moltissimo. Il distacco tra i due partiti nel generic ballot continua ad oscillare intorno al 7% a favore del GOP. I democratici guadagnano qualcosa al Senato, migliorando le proprie posizioni in alcuni stati considerati toss-up (Washington, Colorado, West Virginia). Per i repubblicani, invece, aumentano ancora le chance di conquistare la Camera, visto il frenetico moltiplicarsi dei seggi democratici che vengono giudicati competitivi in questo ciclo elettorale. La dinamica delle corse più incerte, comunque, è ancora estremamente fluida. Ed è troppo presto per sbilanciarsi in previsioni definitive. Resta, fortissima, la sensazione che il clima generale sia estremamente sfavorevole al partito che attualmente controlla Casa Bianca e Congresso. E per annusare i contorni di questa “rivolta anti-democratica”, non c’è niente di meglio che una gita a Dixieland.

West Virginia
2008: McCain +13%
Sen: Goodwin (D) – open
Cam: GOP 1 DEM 2

Stato repubblicano negli anni successivi alla sua secessione dalla Virginia (1861), il Mountain State si allinea alla coalizione rooseveltiana durante la Grande Depressione, grazie anche alla fortissima presenza degli United Miner Workers. Dagli anni Trenta, elegge quasi esclusivamente candidati democratici al Senato e al Camera, anche se negli ultimi decenni si è spostato decisamente in campo repubblicano a livello presidenziale.
Nel 2010, la sfida più appassionante è quella per il seggio del Senato lasciato libero dalla morte di Robert Byrd. A sfidarsi sono il popolarissimo governatore democratico Joe Manchin, un social conservative che bene si adatta all’istinto ideologico del West Virginia, e l’imprenditore repubblicano John Raese. All’inizio sembrava una vittoria facile per Manchin, ma nell’ultimo mese i sondaggi hanno descritto una vigorosa rimonta di Raese. E adesso il GOP crede al “miracolo”. Per gli analisti, al momento, la corsa è un toss-up puro. Buone possibilità di pick-up, per i repubblicani, anche nel 1° distretto (open) della Camera con David McKinley.

Virginia
2008: Obama +7%
Cam: GOP 5 DEM 6

Sarà tutta concentrata in un pugno di distretti alla Camera la rivincita cercata dai democratici della Virginia dopo l’umiliante sconfitta subita lo scorso anno nella corsa a governatore. Lo stato-simbolo della vittoria obamiana, tornato “rosso” nel giro di 12 mesi con la larghissima vittoria di Bob McDonnell contro Creigh Deeds (+17%), è stato il precursore della ripresa repubblicana. Il GOP non può permettersi una battuta d’arresto proprio ora e proprio nell’Old Dominion. Quest’anno i repubblicani puntano soprattutto al 2° e al 5° distretto – nella parte più meridionale dello stato - in cui Scott Rigell e Robert Hurt hanno ottime chance di battere i due freshmen democratici, Glenn Nye e Tom Perriello. Se l’onda rossa fosse particolarmente alta, poi, potrebbe essere in pericolo anche l’11° distretto a sud-ovest di Washington D.C. (Fairfax e una parte di Prince William County): Gerry Connolly ha battuto abbastanza agevolmente Keith Fimian nel 2008, ma dopo il 2009 un “ribaltone” non sembra affatto impossibile.

Kentucky
2008: McCain +16%
Sen: Bunning (R) – open
Cam: GOP 4 DEM 2

Stato dalle molteplici sfumature geo-ideologiche, il Kentucky resta solidamente repubblicano a livello presidenziale e leggermente più competitivo nelle sfide per il Congresso. Quest’anno, la corsa più seguita è quella per il seggio del Senato lasciato “open” dal ritiro del repubblicano Jim Bunning. I democratici hanno a lungo sperato nella vittoria dell’attorney general Jack Conway, soprattutto dopo che Rand Paul (figlio di Ron, il paleolibertarian GOP candidato alla Casa Bianca nel 2008) è uscito vincente dalle primarie repubblicane. Le posizioni ultraliberiste del paladino dei Tea Party sembravano fuori luogo nell’humus fondamentalmente socially conservative del Bluegrass State. Ma Paul ha condotto una campagna elettorale misurata e convincente. E i sondaggi lo vedono davanti con un buon margine di vantaggio. Alla Camera, l’unico distretto competitivo è il 3° (il cuore della produzione del bourbon), ma tutto dipenderà dall’intensità della vittoria repubblicana a livello nazionale.

Tennessee
2008: McCain +15%
Gov: Bredesen (D) – open
Cam: GOP 4 DEM 5
Primo stato del Sud ad “allinearsi” al dominio repubblicano degli ultimi decenni, il Tennessee è stato a lungo un’anomalia elettorale della Bible Belt (eleggeva governatori del GOP perfino negli anni della segregazione). Quest’anno, con la popolarità di Obama in caduta libera, il Volunteer State dovrebbe essere uno dei punti di forza della scommessa repubblicana. Prima di tutto, dopo il ritiro di Phil Bredesen, il GOP è quasi sicuro di strappare la poltrona di governatore ai democratici con il sindaco di Knoxville, Bill Haslam. Poi ci sono almeno tre distretti “blu” (su cinque) a serio rischio di switchover. Due, entrambi “open”, sono quasi sicuri per i repubblicani: nel 6° al confine con il Kentucky (rurale e sempre più “suburbanizzato”) dovrebbe prevalere Diane Black; nell’8° all’estremo ovest dello stato, il favorito è il contadino e cantante gospel Stephen Fincher. Nel terzo, ancora incertissimo, soltanto il suo voto contrario alla riforma sanitaria tiene ancora a galla l’incumbent democratico Lincoln Davis.

North Carolina
2008: Obama +0,5%
Sen: Burr (R)
Cam: GOP 5 DEM 8

Dopo essere stato campione del Solid Democratic South e terra di conquista per i candidati repubblicani alle presidenziali (da Nixon in poi), il North Carolina è ormai diventato uno swing state in piena regola. Nel 2010, però, il clima politico del Tar Heel State sembra favorire decisamente il GOP. Le elezioni per il Senato vedono nettamente favorito l’incumbent repubblicano Richard M. Burr, che pure nelle previsioni della vigilia avrebbe dovuto soffrire parecchio contro Elaine Marshall. E alla Camera i distretti competitivi potrebbero essere addirittura tre (tutti, al momento, in mano ai democratici). Per i repubblicani, comunque, le speranze più solide di pick-up sono al confine meridionale con il South Carolina. Nel 7° distretto, Ilario Pantano sta dando più filo da torcere del previsto all’incumbent democratico Mike McIntyre. Nell’8° distretto, il repubblicano Harold Johnson è vicinissimo nei sondaggi all’uscente Larry Kissell. In caso di larga vittoria repubblicana, sarebbe a rischio anche il seggio democratico di Bob Etheridge, nel 2° distretto.

South Carolina
2008: McCain +9%
Gov: Sandford (R) - open
Sen: DeMint (R) - open
Cam: GOP 4 DEM 2

Con il South Carolina iniziamo la nostra discesa verso gli stati dove il dominio del GOP è raramente messo in discussione, almeno negli ultimi decenni. Fondatore di fatto della Confederazione sudista, il Palmetto State non dovrebbe riservare troppe sorprese nelle sfide per il Senato e per il governatore. Nel primo caso, il repubblicano Jim DeMint viaggia nei sondaggi con 40-45 punti percentuali di vantaggio su Alvin Green, vincitore a sorpresa delle primarie democratiche. Più incerta, ma non troppo, la corsa per la poltrona di governatore, in cui la repubblicana Nikki Halley non sembra essere stata scalfita da un paio di scandaletti “sessuali” emersi durante la campagna elettorale. E continua ad avere una decina di punti di distacco nei confronti del democratico Vincent Sheehen. Per la Camera, il GOP punta tutto sul 5° distretto (uno dei due controllati dai democratici), in cui il pronostico tra l’incumbent John Spratt e lo sfidante Mick Mulvaney è “too close to call”. Il fatto che Spratt controlli il distretto da 28 anni, la dice lunga sulle difficoltà che stanno incontrando i democratici in questo ciclo elettorale.

Georgia
2008: McCain +5%
Gov: Perdue (R) – open
Sen: Isakson (R)
Cam: GOP 7 DEM 6

Fino al 1964, la Georgia è stata una delle roccaforti più impenetrabili del partito democratico. Alle presidenziali, il candidato democratico ha vinto 24 elezioni consecutive dal 1868 al 1960; un governatore democratico è sempre stato eletto negli anni tra il 1872 e il 2002. Si tratta del record di dominio incontrastato di un singolo partito in tutta la storia americana. Poi, complice anche la Great Migration, tutto è cambiato. Oggi l’Empire State of the South è rosso. E anche nel 2010 le cose non sembrano promettere bene per i democratici. La loro speranza maggiore era il ritiro (obbligato) di Sonny Perdue da governatore. Ma la campagna di Roy Barnes (battuto proprio da Pedue nel 2002) contro il repubblicano Nathan Deal non è mai davvero decollata. Strada in discesa anche per l’incumbent del GOP al Senato, Johnny Isakson contro lo sfidante democratico Michael Thurmond. Alla Camera, infine, il GOP si gioca le sue chance migliori nel 2° distretto sud-occidentale (Mike Keown contro Sanford Bishop) e nel centralissimo 8° distretto, in cui il repubblicano Austin Scott sembra in fortissima rimonta nei confronti dell’incumbent Jim Marshall.

Florida
2008: Obama +3%
Gov: Crist (I) – open
Sen: LeMieux (R) – open
Cam: GOP 15 DEM 10

Dopo l’incubo del recount nel 2000, la Florida sembra essere diventata leggermente più “rossa”, con Bush e McCain al di sopra della media nazionale nel 2004 e nel 2008. Con la rivolta contro la riforma sanitaria, particolarmente accesa nel Sunshine State (dove la popolazione anziana è numerosa), i democratici non possono fare molto altro che tentare di evitare una disfatta. La loro speranza migliore è la corsa per il governatore, in cui Alex Sink sembra leggermente in vantaggio sul repubblicano Rick Scott (anche se i sondaggi restano molto contraddittori). Per il resto, si profila uno scenario molto favorevole al GOP. Al Senato, la corsa a tre che coinvolge il repubblicano Marco Rubio, il democratico Kendrick Meek e l’indipendente (ed ex governatore repubblicano-obamiano) Charlie Crist sembra ormai segnata a vantaggio del favorito dei Tea Party. Il vero tsunami, però, potrebbe arrivare alla Camera. Dei dieci distretti controllati dai democratici, addirittura quattro potrebbero diventare pick-up per il GOP: nel 2° al confine con la Georgia, Steve Southerland è in netto vantaggio sull’incumbent Allen Boyd; nel’8° a nord di Orlando il paladino dell’Obamacare, Alan Grayson, è in grande difficoltà contro Daniel Webster; nel 22° (Palm Beach) il veterano afro-americano dell’Iraq tenta la rivincita contro Ron Klein; nel 24°, sulla costa atlantica centrale, la freshman Susanne M. Kosmas dovrebbe pagare caro il suo voto alla riforma sanitaria (oltre che al cap-and-trade) contro la sfidante repubblicana Sandra Adams. Nubi minacciose si addensano sulla Florida.

Alabama
2008: McCain +21%
Gov: Riley (R) – open
Sen: Shelby (R)
Cam: GOP 5 DEM 2

L’Alabama negli ultimi decenni si è dipinta di un rosso sempre più “scuro”, con la vistosa eccezione della “Black Belt” (che in questo caso comprende una serie di contee che attraversa lo stato da ovest a est, a sud di Tuscaloosa) dove vive la maggior parte della folta comunità nera dello stato che vota in massa per il partito democratico. Immune al fascino obamiano nel 2008, quest’anno The Heart of Dixie eleggerà senza problemi un governatore del GOP (Robert Bentley al posto dell’uscente Bob Riley). E al Senato l’incumbent repubblicano Richard Shelby ha una trentina di punti di vantaggio sullo sfidante William Barners. Con la rappresentanza democratica alla Camera ridotta a sole due unità, gli sforzi repubblicani si stanno concentrando sul 2° distretto, nel quadrante sud-orientale dello stato, dove la young gun Martha Roby tenta di soffiare il seggio al freshman democratico Bobby Bright. La corsa, per ora, è un toss-up.

Mississippi
2008: McCain +13%
Cam: GOP 1 DEM 3

Governato dal monopartitismo per oltre 140 anni (a favore dei democratici), il Magnolia State è oggi profondamente rosso, anche se alcune tracce dell'antico dominio possono essere ancora trovate sia nella politica locale che nei rappresentanti dello stato alla Camera. Nel 2010, non sono previste sfide per il Senato o per la poltrona di governatore (in mano ai repubblicani). E il GOP proverà quantomeno a riequilibrare le sorti alla Camera. La sua possibilità migliore è nel 1° distretto del nord-ovest, al confine con Alabama e Tennessee, in cui l’incumbent democratico Travis W. Childers è costantemente sopravanzato nei sondaggi dallo sfidante Alan Nunnelee. Se il dato nazionale fosse particolarmente positivo per i repubblicani, poi, qualche sorpresa potrebbe arrivare anche dal 4° distretto del sud-ovest, dove il blue dog Gene Taylor sta soffrendo più del previsto contro il repubblicano Steven Palazzo, malgrado i suoi voti contrari a Obamacare, stimulus e cap-and-trade.

Louisiana
2008: McCain +19%
Sen: Vitter (R)
Cam: GOP 6 DEM 1

Quando il dominio democratico del Sud collassò verso la metà degli anni Sessanta, la Louisiana iniziò a eleggere candidati del GOP alla Camera e come governatori. Ma per vedere un repubblicano del Bayou State approdare alla Camera si sarebbe dovuto aspettare fino al 2004, con il ritiro di John Breaux e la vittoria di David Vitter. Nel 2010 Vitter, malgrado qualche vicissitudine scabrosa (il suo nome fu ritrovato nell’indirizzario della “Madame” che allietava le notti di molti politici a Washington), non sembra troppo infastidito dalla candidatura di Charlie Melancon e viaggia verso una tranquilla riconferma. Alla Camera, controllando 6 seggi su 7, i repubblicani non hanno troppi margini di manovra. Anzi, rischiano seriamente di perdere il 2° distretto (New Orleans) vinto a sorpresa da Joseph Cao nel 2008. In compenso, con Jeff Landry, il GOP ha qualche possibilità di strappare ai democratici il 3° distretto (quello più colpito dalla “marea nera”), lasciato libero proprio da Melancon per la sua corsa al Senato.

Arkansas
2008: McCain +20%
Gov: Beebe (D)
Sen: Lincoln (D)
Cam: GOP 1 DEM 3

Sempre più repubblicano alle presidenziali, l’Arkansas torna in genere a essere un feudo democratico alle elezioni per il governatore e il Congresso. Nonostante il clima politico sfavorevole, anche nel 2010, il governatore incumbent Mike Bebee non avrà problemi a conservare la sua poltrona. Mentre al Senato, con ogni probabilità, i democratici perderanno un seggio che controllano da oltre un secolo. La sconfitta di Blanche Lincoln contro l’ex congressman John Boozman, infatti, è data per scontata sia dagli analisti che dei sondaggisti. E la sconfitta al Senato potrebbe aprire il “vaso di Pandora” anche alla Camera. Dei tre distretti controllati dai democratici, infatti, solo il 4° (in piena Black Belt) sembra orientato verso la riconferma dell’incumbent. Gli altri due potrebbero clamorosamente cambiare colore, anche in questo caso dopo oltre un secolo. Nel 1° distretto, che comprende il delta del fiume Mississippi, il candidato democratico Chad Causey sembra davvero troppo liberal rispetto al baricentro ideologico della zona. E il repubblicano Rick Crawford è davanti nei sondaggi. Nel 2° distretto, quello della capitale Little Rock, Tim Griffin (protégé di Karl Rove) sembra in grado di conquistare senza troppi problemi il seggio lasciato libero da Vic Snyder e difeso da Joyce Elliot.

Okhlahoma
2008: McCain +32%
Gov: Henry (D) – open
Sen: Coburn (R)
Cam: GOP 4 DEM 1

Roccaforte del New Deal rooseveltiano e swing-state fino al 1964, l'Oklahoma aderì convintamente al programma "law & order" di Nixon nel 1968 e da quell'anno non si è più spostato dalla zona rossa della mappa elettorale. Nel 2010, con il ritiro del governatore democratico Brad Henry, il pick-up repubblicano è dato per certo, visto che nello scontro al femminile tra Mary Fallin (R) e Jari Askins (D), la repubblicana viaggia con una ventina di punti percentuali di vantaggio. Il distacco cresce al +40% nella corsa del Senato tra l’incumbent Tom Coburn e lo sfidante democratico Jim Rogers. Calma piatta anche alla Camera, con i repubblicani che controllano 4 seggi su 5 e i democratici che dovrebbero riuscire a riconfermare Dan Boren nel 2° distretto, quello più orientale al confine con l’Arkansas, grazie anche al suo voto negativo sulla riforma sanitaria voluta da Obama.

Texas
2008: McCain +12%
Gov: Perry (R)
Cam: GOP 20 DEM 12

Quando nel Texas dominavano i democratici, il partito era diviso tra i Tory Democrats - che provarono a boicottare la candidatura di FDR nel 1944 - e i Liberal Democrats custodi dell’ortodossia rooseveltiana. Con l’ascesa alla Casa Bianca del texano Lyndon Johnson, i conservatori del partito democratico passarono in massa ai repubblicani, che intanto conquistavano voti nelle contee a nord di San Antonio e nei sobborghi in espansione di Dallas e Houston. Oggi che a dominare è il GOP, il partito è spaccato tra l’ala conservatrice/populista e quella più fedele all’establishment. Passano i decenni, ma la politica del Lone Star State resta tra le più affascinanti e complesse di tutti gli Stati Uniti d’America. Quest’anno, nella corsa a governatore, il repubblicano Rick Perry cerca la quarta rielezione consecutiva (sarebbe un record) a spese dell’ex sindaco di Houston, Bill White. I democratici hanno a lungo coltivato la speranza di battere Perry, ma il successore di George W. Bush dovrebbe farcela anche questa volta. Pur controllando quasi tutto il “controllabile” alla Camera (cioè tutte le contee non-ispaniche a nord di Houston), il GOP tenta il colpaccio in almeno due distretti. Nel 17°, il conservatore democratico Chet Edwards tenta ancora una volta di respingere gli attacchi repubblicani in un distretto molto “rosso”, ma questa volta l’imprenditore Bill Flores sembra un avversario davvero temibile. Se l’onda lunga del GOP acquistasse particolare potenza, poi, i democratici potrebbero rischiare anche nel 23° distretto – un’enorme distesa di deserto a sud-ovest di San Antonio e al confine con il Messico – dove si scontrano l’incumbent Ciro Rodriguez e lo sfidante Quico Canseco. Olè!

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2010-06-03T12:46:00.001+02:00

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Shades of Gray

2007-10-24T17:02:00.000+02:00

"Though activists attempt to corral presidential candidates, such as Rudy Giuliani, into a specific camp, beliefs today are much more nuanced. It’s no longer a black-and-white debate". Rudy and abortion: Michael Medved on USA Today.

Global Flip-Flopper

2007-10-24T16:25:00.000+02:00

Majority Leader and utter buffoon (according to Hugh Hewitt) Harry Raid said today that "one reason that we have the fires burning in Southern California is global warming". A few minutes later, a journalist asked him about his statement and he replied: "I didn't say the reason the fires were burning in Southern California was global warming...". Unfortunately for him, it's all on tape.

Round-Up: Sister Toldjah, Take Our Country Back, Blue Crab Boulevard, FreeSpeech.com, Betsy's Page, Say Anything.

Soft Elephants

2007-10-24T15:52:00.000+02:00

Los Angeles Times' title: "Giuliani's Lead is Soft". Los Angeles Times' poll: Giuliani 32%, Thompson 15%, McCain 13%, Romney 11%, Huckabee 7%. If this is soft, I wonder how hard would be...

San Diego is Burning

2007-10-24T15:28:00.000+02:00

San Diego is burning. Last news by a Californian blogger of TocqueVille, Dumb Ox News. An interesting map on the Los Angeles Times' website.

Round-Up: The Radio Equalizer, NewsBusters.org, Don Surber, Say Anything, Michelle Malkin.

Libertarians and the War

2007-07-17T12:18:00.000+02:00

"Does being a libertarian commit one to a particular stance toward the Iraq war? The simple answer is No." Randy E. Barnett on the Wall Street Journal. Ron Paul doesn't speak for all of us.

Leadership

2007-06-25T01:03:00.001+02:00

Long Weekend (Open) Must-Read List

2007-06-22T22:28:00.001+02:00

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► War on Terror
► Operation Arrowhead Ripper: Day One
► Michael Yon, Online Magazine
► Turning on al-Qaeda in Baquba
► Joe Klein, Time
► Last Chance for Abbas
► Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
► Iraq: Military Gains, Gov't Mess
► Amir Taheri, New York Post
► Rushdie Is Not the Problem. Muslims Are
► Irshad Manji, The Australian
► Winning on Offense in Iraq
► Ralph Peters, New York Post
► Hypocrisy That Undermines Civilization
► Victor Davis Hanson, Real Clear Politics

► Elections 2008
► Big Apple Rudy
► Jim Geraghty, National Review
► Open-Field Politics
► Michael Barone, National Journal
► Courage at a Cost
► Michael Gerson, Washington Post
► The Hillary Dilemma
► Larry Sabato, Center for Politics
► No yearning for Bloomberg
► Byron York, The Hill
► Think Mike's a Total Long Shot? Think Again
► Steve Zogby, New York Daily News
► Ron Paul's Long-Shot Bid
► Michael Dougherty, The American Conservative
► Republicans for Obama?
► Tom Bevan, Real Clear Politics

► Various
► The Incredible Shrinking New York Times
► Thomas Lifson, American Thinker
► Michael Moore's Shticko
► Michael C. Moynihan, Reason
► Do Bad Economic Ideas Ever Die?
► Steve Forbes, Forbes
► The Infuriating Blandness of Political Speech
► Anne Applebaum, Slate
► The Absurdity of the Scooter Libby Case
► Christopher Hitchens, Slate

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Weekend (Open) Must-Read List

2007-06-16T15:50:00.001+02:00

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► WAR ON TERROR
► What I Saw in Iraq
► Joseph Lieberman, Wall Street Journal
► On Forgetting the Obvious
► Robert D. Kaplan, The American Interest
► Even This Won't Change Fatah
► David Frum, National Post
► The Courage Primary
► Joe Klein, Time
► Reid labels military leader 'incompetent'
► John Bresnahan, The Politico
► The Soprano-fication of Gaza
► Michael Rosen, Tech Central Station
► Arafatistan
► Mona Charen, National Review
► Gaza — It’s All Our Fault
► Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
► Forget Iran
► Gregory Scoblete, Tech Central Station

► ELECTIONS 2008
► A French Lesson for America's GOP
► Newt Gingrich, Financial Times
► So Thompson Isn't Reagan After All?
► Blake D. Dvorak, Real Clear Politics
► Rivals try to deflate Thompson campaign
► Kenneth P. Vogel, The Politico
► The tough, but vulnerable, front-runner
► Ron Brownstein, Los Angeles Times
► Interview with Rudy Giuliani
► Peter Cook, Bloomberg Tv
► Rudy's Ames Decision a Blow to Romney
► John McIntyre, Real Clear Politics
► What Happened to the McCain Campaign?
► Scott Rasmussen, Rasmussen Reports
► The year of bad feelings
► Byron York, The Hill
► Republicans need to act like Republicans
► Dick Morris, Townhall
► Suicide John
► Rich Lowry, National Review

► VARIOUS
► What is at risk is not the climate but freedom
► Vaclav Klaus, Financial Times
► "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall"
► Mark Steyn, Steyn-Online
► The Dangers of European Anti-Americanism
► Richard Rahn, Tech Central Station
► The ACLU and its pro-communist roots
► Alan Sears, Townhall
► An Atheist's Defense of Religion
► Karl Reitz, Tech Central Station

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MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy - End of Week Exhaust

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Long Weekend (Open) Must-Read List

2007-06-01T20:08:00.000+02:00

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► War on Terror
► Out-Thought by the Enemy
► Ralph Peters, New York Post
► What I've learned
► Tony Blair, Economist
► The Army We Need
► Tom Donnelly, Weekly Standard
► The Invisible Crisis
► Michael Ledeen, National Review
► The Rout of Military History in the Academy
► Rich Lowry, Salt Lake Tribune
► Defeating a Superpower
► Clifford D. May, National Review

► Elections 2008
► Mitt Romney's skeletons in the closet
► Joan Vennochi, Boston Globe
► Thompson in '08?
► Linda Feldmann, CS Monitor
► Days of Their Lives
► Noemie Emery, Weekly Standard
► Hillary, Eavesdropper?
► Mickey Kaus, Slate
► The Case for Conservatism
► George Will, Washington Post
► A look back at the GOP 2008 victory
► James P. Pinkerton, Newsday
► Why Fred Thompson?
► Robert Novak, Chicago Sun-Times
► Fred Thompson Is In
► Michael Barone, US News & World Report
► Hillary's War On Individualism
► Neal Boortz, Nealz Nuze
► Giuliani's Restraint
► New York Sun
► Social Conservatives back Rudy
► David Paul Kuhn, The Politico

► Immigration
► Still Baffled By Immigration
► Clive Crook, National Journal
► Too Bad
► Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
► Get in Line, Einstein
► Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
► The Global Immigration Problem
► Victor Davis Hanson, Real Clear Politics
► Doing the Booing Americans Won't Do
► Michelle Malkin, Real Clear Politics

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Sarkò Round-Up

2007-05-07T17:39:00.000+02:00

more pictures @ StarSailor

► Mainstream Media [Anglosphere]
► French Lessons
► Denis Boyles, National Review
► Shortest of Honeymoons
► Mark Steyn, New York Sun
► The Right Revolution For France
► Dominique Moisi, Real Clear Politics
► Victory for Sarkozy is Victory for France
► The Daily Telegraph
► French give Sarkozy a mandate for reform
► Charles Bremner, The Times
► Sarkozy Wins the Chance to Prove...
► Craig S. Smith, The New York Times
► France wakes up to a new political era
► Martin Arnold, Financial Times
► The new face of France under Sarkozy
► Caroline Wyatt, BBC News
► Sarkozy revolution takes France to the right
► James Button, The Age

► Mainstream Media [Italia]
► Sarkozy, svolta per l'Occidente
► Renzo Foa, Liberal
► La disfatta di Ségolène Royal travolge la sinistra
► Alberto Toscano, Il Giornale
► Sarkozy convince i francesi. È lui il dopo-Chirac
► Pierluigi Mennitti, Ideazione
► La doppia vittoria di Sarkò
► Christine Vodovar e Lucia Bonfreschi, L'Occidentale
► La vittoria
► Il Foglio
► Il gollismo è superato, Nicolas è l’uomo-azione
► Fabio Torriero, Il Tempo
► La rottura
► Massimo Nava, Corriere della Sera
► Un successo di popolo
► Gaetano Quagliariello, Il Giornale

► Blogosfera [Italia]
► E' nata la Right Europe
► Wind Rose Hotel
► Prendere nota
► Freedomland
► Ensemble a Sarkozy
► RDM20
► Sarkozy: un esempio per la destra italiana
► Face the Truth
► Cosa ci aspettiamo da Sarkozy
► Orizzonte Liberale
► La lezione francese
► La Voce del Padrone
► Cosa attende il Presidente
► Phastidio.net
► Meno Eurabia, più atlantismo
► La pulce di Voltaire
► La Francia è tornata
► Ultima Thule
► La "rupture"
► A Conservative Mind
► Gatti, leoni e galline
► Calamity Jane
► Ha vinto Sarkozy!
► Mondopiccolo
► Sarkozy presidente
► Parbleu!
► E adesso Sarko dovrà ri-fare i francesi
► Zamax
► Per il Ps sconfitta con disonore
► JimMomo
► Sarkozy, un exemple pour l'Italie
► The Just Choice
► E' Sarkozy, ovviamente
► Pro American Movement
► La rivoluzione europea
► Valentina Meliadò
► Bonjour France
► Mithrandir
► Il paese è piccolo, la gente mormora
► Dall'altra parte

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Alex

2007-05-03T13:10:00.000+02:00

Alex was 21 years old, joined the US Army in 2004 right out of high school, served in Korea and went on his tour to the Middle East last fall. He was fighting to defend our Freedom. Alex was killed last week, in Iraq, by a terrorist attack. At Wichita, in Kansas, everyone remembers him. And Lyn, at Bloggin' Outloud, asked us - as members of the Blue Star Chronicles' blogroll - to write a few words. It's impossible, of course, to alleviate his family's pain. All we can do is to try to share a bit of this pain. Never Forget.

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free. (Ronald Reagan)

Long Weekend (Open) Must-Read List

2007-04-27T14:40:00.000+02:00

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► War on Terror
► Is There Still a War on Terror?
► Victor David Hanson, National Review
► One Choice in Iraq
► Joe Lieberman, Washington Post
► Congress and Iraq
► Frederick W. Kagan, Weekly Standard
► Iraq: Who's Winning, Harry?
► Amir Taheri, New York Post
► The Democrats' Gonzales
► David Broder, Washington Post
► Talking of Defeat is No Way to Win
► John O'Sullivan, Chicago Sun-Times
► The War Party
► W. James Antle III, The American Conservative

► Road to 2008
► Democrats Prove Giuliani's Point
► James Taranto, Wall Street Journal
► Rudy Shows Some Brass
► Investor's Business Daily
► Inside Hillary's Obama Counterattack
► Karen Tumulty - James Carney, Time
► McCain Knows It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint
► Joe Scarborough, MSNBC
► The Shadow Candidates
► John Heilemann, New York Magazine
► Hillary's Experience is at Surviving
► Dick Morris, The Hill
► Abortion, The Iraq War and 2008
► Ed Koch, Real Clear Politics

► Various
► Boris the Liberator, RIP
► Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
► Jefferson Versus the Muslim Pirates
► Christopher Hitchens, City Journal
► French Devolution
► Rich Lowry, National Review
► Let's Be Realistic About Reality
► Mark Steyn, Chicago Sun-Times
► Dancin’, Yeah
► John Derbyshire, National Review

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Weekend (Open) Must-Read List

2007-04-21T12:37:00.000+02:00

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► Virginia Tech
► The Single Worst Editorial Decision In The History
► Of Broadcast News?
► Hugh Hewitt, Townhall
► Gun Control isn't the Answer
► James Q. Wilson, Los Angeles Times
► A Culture of Passivity
► Mark Steyn, National Review
► Cold Standard
► Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
► NBC Coarsens the Culture
► Rush Limbaugh, RushLimbaugh.com

► Road to 2008
► "First Primary": Obama Romped
► Dick Morris, New York Post
► Obama Not Ready for Prime Time?
► Richard Baehr, American Thinker
► Youth Favor Obama and Giuliani
► Blake Dvorak, Real Clear Politics
► McCain Shines on Fiscal Issues
► Robert Robb, Arizona Republic
► Right, Said Fred
► Stephen F. Hayes, Weekly Standard

► Partial-Birth Abortion
► How Abortion Plays a Role in Defining GOP
► Ryan Sager, New York Sun
► A Sane Decision
► Walter M. Weber, National Review

► War on Terror
► Surge Results are Visible
► Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
► Harry Reid, Loser
► Jed Babbin, Human Events
► How Do You Say "Israel" in Arabic?
► David Adesnik, Weekly Standard

► Various
► We’re Not Going to Melt
► Sally Pipes, National Review
► A Convenient Fiction
► Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard
► An American Story
► Jay Nordlinger, National Review

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Weekend (Open) Must-Read List

2007-03-30T16:30:00.000+02:00

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► Rudy's the One
► Steve Forbes, Wall Street Journal
► Inviting Attack
► Ralph Peters, New York Post
► In 2008 It's Ronald Reagan vs. Bobby Kennedy
► William Kristol, Time
► Global Warming: Winners And Losers
► Clive Crook, National Journal
► Attorneys' Fee
► John Podhoretz, New York Post
► Afghanistan Isn't a Reason
► Charles Krauthammer, National Review
► Ballpoint Pen, Clipboard, Rows of Paper Files
► Newt Gingrich, American.com
► Cracks In The Seams
► John Mercurio, National Journal
► John Edwards Will Give You Free Health
► William F. Buckley Jr., National Review
► The Roggio Report
► Bill Roggio, Weekly Standard
► Things Are Looking Up in Iraq
► Joe Lieberman, Usa Today
► Bush Alone
► Robert Novak, Real Clear Politics
► Houses of Straw
► Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
► The Right Stuff
► Peter Berkowitz, The Politico
► Misunderstanding and Iran
► Rich Lowry, National Review
► Al Gore's Fevered Imagination
► Duncan Currie, Weekly Standard
► Gun-Shy Liberals
► Jonah Goldberg, National Review

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Sleepy Weekend [Open Trackback]

2007-03-11T14:32:00.000+01:00

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Yes, Rudy Giuliani Is a Conservative

2007-02-26T13:28:00.000+01:00

Steven Malanga, on the City Journal, debunks the myth of a liberal Rudolph Giuliani. Read everything on Italian Bloggers for Giuliani 2008.

Italian Bloggers for Giuliani 2008 [weekend open trackback]

2007-02-24T18:43:00.000+01:00

"It is the greatness of the United States that daunting challenges inevitably summon to the fore leaders with the steel to rise to the occasion and the grasp to raise us up with them. Leaders whose confidence and command cut through the noise and the naysayers. Leaders who stir us not only to the urgency of action but to the achievability of victory through America’s exceptional gifts.
Rudy Giuliani is such a leader. In our perilous times, his is the unique combination of vision, guts, and perseverance that we need in the Oval Office. That’s why I hope we have the good sense to make him the next president of the United States".
Andrew C. McCarthy, on the National Review, explains why Rudolph Giuliani should be the next President of the United States of America. It's a must-read to understand which are the stakes in the 2008 elections. A group of Italian bloggers at TocqueVille decided to endorse Rudolph Giuliani. In this blog you can join the blogroll of "Italian Bloggers for Giuliani 2008". Go, Rudy Go!

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The List [weekend open trackback]

2007-02-16T19:10:00.000+01:00

The List
by The Right Brothers
written by Frank Highland and Aaron Sain

Jimmy Carter and Ward Churchill
Alec Baldwin and James Carvell
Janeane Garafalo and Michael Moore
The Reverend Jesse Jackson and Al Gore

Barbara Boxer, George Clooney and then
Dianne Feinstein and Sean Penn
Barack Obama, Ted Kennedy, too
The entire staff at the ACLU

Chorus
This is a song about liberals that we can’t stand
If you don’t like it go write your own
and start up your own band
But this is our song and this is our list
We apologize to the ones we missed
This is a song about liberals that we can’t stand

Nancy Pelosi and Robert Byrd
Susan Sarandon and Whoopi Goldberg
Chucky Schumer and Martin Sheen
His son Charlie and Howard Dean

Lincoln Chafee and John McCain
Arlen Specter and Christopher Shays
Lindsey Graham and Olympia Snow
Belong in the zoo with the other RINOs

Repeat Chorus

And lest we forget the queen
We crown our list with Hillary

Repeat Chorus

© 2006 Friday Group Music (ASCAP) & PoolGuy Music (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved / International Copyright Secured

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UPDATE. Daw is a genius.

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Rudy 2008 [weekend open trackback]

2007-02-09T14:20:00.000+01:00

MSM Round-Up: City Journal, Fox News (Special Report with Brit Hume), Fox News (Hannity & Colmes), New York Post, Forbes, Real Clear Politics (2), Denver Post, Chicago Tribune, FrontPage Magazine, Daily Mirror, National Review, France24, The Hill, Sky News Australia, National Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Human Events, Reason.

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Stop Global Whining

2007-02-07T19:41:00.000+01:00

Stop Global Whining
The Right Brothers
written by Frank Highland and Aaron Sain

There's a crisis on the planet
It's heated up almost a whole degree
It hasn't been this hot in a long time
Not since the 16th Century
When there were no evil SUVs

(Chorus)
Stop Global Whining
It's up to you
The earth's been heating up and cooling back down
Since the day it started spinning 'round and 'round
Stop Global Whining
Get your head out of the clouds

His name is Al Gore, yeah he's a loser
He says the blame falls on me and you
He flies around in a private jet
While he tries to sell an inconvenient "truth"
Hey Al here's something you can do

(Repeat Chorus)

Maybe you should shut up Al
Cause every time you talk you're filling up the air
With carbon dioxide too
So if you really think that we'll become extinct
The best thing that you can do is

(Repeat Chorus)

Stop Global Whining
It's up to you
Stop Global Whining
I'm sick and tired of hearing you

© 2006 Friday Group Music (ASCAP) & PoolGuy Music (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved / International Copyright Secured

note: the video is not produced by The Right Brothers, but by a fan who uploaded it on YouTube. The song rocks anyway! :)

Bush Was Right

2007-02-06T22:30:00.000+01:00

Bush Was Right
by The Right Brothers
Lyrics by Frank Highland

Freedom in Afghanistan, say goodbye Taliban
Free elections in Iraq, Saddam Hussein locked up
Osama's staying underground, Al Qaida now is finding out
America won't turn and run once the fighting has begun
Libya turns over nukes, Lebanese want freedom, too
Syria is forced to leave, don't you know that all this means

Bush was right!
Bush was right!
Bush was right!

Democracy is on the way, hitting like a tidal wave
All over the middle east, dictators walk with shaky knees
Don't know what they're gonna do, their worst nightmare is coming true
They fear the domino effect, they're all wondering who's next

Bush was right!
Bush was right!
Bush was right!

Ted Kennedy - wrong!
Cindy Sheehan - wrong!
France - WRONG!
Zell Miller - right!

Economy is on the rise kicking into overdrive
Angry liberals can't believe it's cause of W's policies
Unemployment's staying down, Democrats are wondering how
Revenue is going up, can you say "Tax Cuts"

Bush was right!
Bush was right!
Bush was right!

Cheney was right, Condi was right,
Rummy was right, Blair was right
You were right, We were right, "The Right" was right
and Bush was right... Bush was right! Bush was right!

Climate Porn

2007-02-04T21:40:00.000+01:00

If "global warming" is real and if man is responsible, why then do so many "experts" need to rely on obviously fraudulent data? The famous "hockey stick" graph showed the planet's climate history as basically one long bungalow with the Empire State Building tacked on the end. Completely false. In evaluating industrial impact, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change used GDP estimates based on exchange rates rather than purchasing power: As a result, they assume by the year 2100 that not only South Africans but also North Koreans will have a higher per capita income than Americans. That's why the climate-change computer models look scary. That's how "solid" the science is: It's predicated on the North Korean economy overtaking the United States. Could happen. Who knows? But that's the point: Who knows? You could take every dime spent by every government and NGO and eco-group to investigate "climate change" and spend it on Internet porn instead, and it wouldn't make the slightest difference to what the climate will be in 2050. However, it would make a dramatic difference to the lifestyle of the "climate change" jet set.

Mark Steyn, on the Chicago Sun-Times (via Mark My Words) kicks climate pornographers' asses. This is just a tiny bit of the article. We warmly recommend a full reading.

Glucksmann Open Trackback

2007-02-02T22:12:00.000+01:00

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What Will They Tax Next?

2007-02-01T13:12:00.000+01:00

Following the GOP and David Zucker's steps, British Tories broadcast an amazing anti-tax commercial. Watch the video at Freedomland.

Global Cooling

2007-01-31T16:31:00.000+01:00

Perspectives

2007-01-30T16:58:00.000+01:00

John Hinderaker at Power Line is absolutely right: "Every time time a new poll is released, it is trumpeted as documenting a new low in the President's approval rating". The reality of numbers is different, though. And Bush "is not in a great position going into his last two years, but not in a terrible position, either". Mr. Prodi, in Italy, is performing much worse (after six months, not six years). And nobody is trumpeting anything.

Guardian (of the Islamic Revolution)

2007-01-30T15:18:00.000+01:00

According to Ali Ansari, on the Guardian, the "honeymoon" with Ahmadinejad and Iranian citizens is over. But US "hawks" are helping Mad Mahmoud to retain power. A weird theory that doesn't convince Ed Morrissey and Jules Crittenden.

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Sleepy Weekend Open Trackback

2007-01-27T18:29:00.000+01:00

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Weekend (Open) Must-Read List

2007-01-20T17:12:00.000+01:00

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► [Elections 2oo8]
► Hillary Clinton Launching Presidential Run
► Kate Snow, ABC News
► The Republican to Watch
► E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
► The GOP's Black Hole
► Robert Novak, Real Clear Politics
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► Nicholas Lemann, The New Republic
► Open Your Eyes, Obama
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► GOP Expects Secret Ballot
► Ralph Z. Hallow, Washington Times
► Senate GOP Begins Repair of Messaging
► Alexander Bolton, The Hill
► Another chance for Gore?
► Scot Lehigh, Boston Globe
► Taking Day Off for Football
► Dick Morris, The Hill
► Is Rudy Likely to Be a Favorite?
► Stuart Rothengerg, Roll Call
► McCain's War Stance Alienates Many
► James Gerstenzang, Los Angeles Times

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Enough Is Never Enough

2007-01-03T23:34:00.000+01:00

According to the Weekly Standard, "Al Qaeda and its allies now have their own 24-hour television station. Based at a secret studio in Syria, its signal is broadcast to the entire Arab world from a satellite owned by the Egyptian government". And we thought that the unconditional support of western mainstream media was enough...

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