http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/posts/tags/politics/page/1/ Warning: Views expressed by me are not necessarily those of myself or others who appear to be me, even if they are better at it en Vox Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:14:56 -0800 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss politics http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/a-new-constitution.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TedWest) http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/a-new-constitution.html?_c=feed-rss http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/a-new-constitution.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:14:56 -0800 Tom Purcell has compiled a number of quotes which I think form an excellent starting point for either rewriting or amending the constitution... "A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take everything you have." ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/a-new-constitution.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf3a18440cb8f0109d0ed1773000f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics political obama http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/just-how-stupid-are-liberals.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TedWest) http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/just-how-stupid-are-liberals.html?_c=feed-rss http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/just-how-stupid-are-liberals.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:02:33 -0800 This doesn't tell the half of it... 57% of Obama voters were unable to correctly answer that Democrats controlled both the House and the Senate. More... Now, here's a related matter from James Taranto: The News & Observer of Raleigh, N.C., has ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/just-how-stupid-are-liberals.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf3a18440cb8f0109810d7d0e000c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics political obama http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/the-greatest-joke-ever-told.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TedWest) http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/the-greatest-joke-ever-told.html?_c=feed-rss http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/the-greatest-joke-ever-told.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:15:26 -0800 Remember the Monty Python sketch about the British government looking for the killer joke to thwart the Germans? Well, here's the next best thing. It won't kill anyone, but it is hilarious. And what makes it the funniest joke ever are the explana... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/the-greatest-joke-ever-told.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf3a18440cb8f0109810d55e2000c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> humor comedy politics political obama http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/looking-outward.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TedWest) http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/looking-outward.html?_c=feed-rss http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/looking-outward.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:29:20 -0800 I came upon three good entries today that, taken together, sum up where we are right now. The one by Dox is more speculative, but I think it's got a lot of validity, even if I don't share his perspective entirely. Lexann and Zak present more trou... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/looking-outward.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf3a18440cb8f0109810c1a28000c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics political obama http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/tracking-timothy-in-rosy-rosemead.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TedWest) http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/tracking-timothy-in-rosy-rosemead.html?_c=feed-rss http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/tracking-timothy-in-rosy-rosemead.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:25:00 -0800 After ignoring a number of requests for an interview, this reporter caught up with Timothy yesterday afternoon outside the palatial double-wide he shares with his parents in Rosemead, a Los Angeles bedroom community with every bit as much cachet ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/tracking-timothy-in-rosy-rosemead.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf3a18440cb8f0109814b95ca000d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics political obama http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/breaking-news-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TedWest) http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/breaking-news-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/breaking-news-1.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:11:47 -0800 -This is a Ted News Alert- It finally became clear yesterday why John has scrupulously avoided admitting to being wrong about anything ever when at 2:18pm he said the following to Dox: "Sorry about the goof on TR." The world immediately came to... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/breaking-news-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf3a18440cb8f0109d0eb4535000f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics political rushmore roosevelt obama http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/propi-geight.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TedWest) http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/propi-geight.html?_c=feed-rss http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/propi-geight.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:01:29 -0800 A special letter to Ellen DeGeneres Dear Ellen, I'm starting to feel like Greyhound: stop making a fuss and leave the marriage to us. Besides, you deserve your own institution. You opened your show today by quoting George Clooney saying that so... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/propi-geight.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf3a18440cb8f010980b6533f000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics political obama http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/teds-shorts.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TedWest) http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/teds-shorts.html?_c=feed-rss http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/teds-shorts.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:12:42 -0800 Sarah Palin is the finest woman in American politics. Probably ever. And it took John McCain a week to "defend" her from those Republican elites who see her as a threat to their future in the party. And he did it with a patronizing, "I'm so proud... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/teds-shorts.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf3a18440cb8f0109d0695ba0000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics political obama http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/the-comment-of-the-day---and-he-doesnt-even-know-timothy.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TedWest) http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/the-comment-of-the-day---and-he-doesnt-even-know-timothy.html?_c=feed-rss http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/the-comment-of-the-day---and-he-doesnt-even-know-timothy.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:07:23 -0800 "Consensus building is for wimps and soulless people who stand for nothing. Compromise is not about being tolerant: these days, it’s about giving up conservative principles. As the Republican Party begins to retool, rebuild and return to the 'les... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/the-comment-of-the-day---and-he-doesnt-even-know-timothy.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf3a18440cb8f0109810b3eb1000c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics political obama http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/the-perfect-chaser.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TedWest) http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/the-perfect-chaser.html?_c=feed-rss http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/the-perfect-chaser.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:42:13 -0800 As you know, I get tremendous enjoyment from mocking pseudo-intellectuals. I'm even generous in who in the category - young know-it-alls, old hags who never were anybody, people who pretend to be something they're not - pretty much anyone who hol... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tnconservative.vox.com/library/post/the-perfect-chaser.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf3a18440cb8f0109d068e70b000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics political obama