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In search of the Unified Theory of Conservatism

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Over-Inflated Cheese Heads

September 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments

The Wisconsin Legislature is preparing for disaster!  I wonder if they could rent out Dick Cheney’s old Secret Bunker… The [Wisconsin] Legislature is getting ready to pass a bill that allows lawmakers to designate secret successors.  The bill would allow each legislator to name three to seven successors. They would come into play if an […]

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Tags: Big Government · Silliness

Conservatism, Race, and Jimmy Carter

September 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment

For a long time, I’ve believed that Jimmy Carter was a decent man at some point in the past who was in over his head as president, did good things for charities, and had grown bitter and stupid with age.  Certainly, I believed his behavior in the last few years has been reprehensible, but accepted […]

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Tags: Jimmy Carter · Principles · Race