As the saying goes, “three makes a trend”. The latest tactic from the McCain campaign may be its weirdest yet: his surrogates are now pushing the idea that if you are voting for Obama, you’re not a real American. Senior policy adviser Nancy Pfotenhauer told MSNBC that while she concedes that Northern Virginia is going …

Christopher Buckley, son of William F. Buckley (Founder of the National Review), went onto Tina Brown’s website, the Daily Beast, to announce his support for Obama over McCain.
The National Review – where young Buckley still wrote and is still part owner – received thousands of hate e-mails, likety-split. So, to continue to be a stand-up …

Jesse Helms died today. If you need a primer on what a piece of work he was, Dan Savage provides an excellent eulogy.
And if you have any doubts as to what exactly the modern Republican Party stands for, check out the National Review desperately (and selectively) try to resurrect his reputation. They defend …

Brock, part of what liked about the article was Gallagher’s righteous indignation - a casual three-way??!? - just so she could slyly remind everyone that gays are perverts, even as she confesses she’s merely passing on gossip: “I am in no position to confirm or deny…”
But seriously. Rereading that article again, I can see …

For those curious how the other side thinks, if you will, I thought “Redefinition Revolution” by Maggie Gallagher was surprisingly eloquent, not the usual hateful mish-mash I’m used to seeing from those opposing marriage.
Of course, she gives the nutjob responsible for Gays Defend Marriage undue credit, but still.

Ah, gotcha, Japhy. Bench Memos at The National Review gives McCain an easy out:
“For McCain has long said — and said so again yesterday, in Philadelphia — that if any state is made to accept out-of-state “gay marriages,” then he is all for [a Federal Marriage Amendment].”
I agree with you and Brock, the war …