Category Archives: conservatrarian

The Imminent Demise of Donald Trump

The debate, and the ensuing dust-up with Megyn Kelly, mark the beginning of the end for The Donald. If you’re a Republican and you lose Fox News…worse yet, ATTACK a popular Fox News host for asking a perfectly fair question … Continue reading

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Feral Cortex 2013

Well, there. It seems increasingly evident that the current White House administration is, at best, completely incompetent in using power. Or — isn’t so subtle misusing it. This is the sort of thing that is birthed by Obama’s perpetual campaign mode…The … Continue reading

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Obama’s Second-Term Trainwreck

Okay, I don’t have a ton of time here, so let’s keep it brief. We’ve got the AP, IRS, and Benghazi scandals breaking (well, Benghazi was around, but the media, ‘cept Fox, swept it under the carpet obediently — now … Continue reading

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Why I’m not up in arms over the bombing (and jumping on the hype) — Boston Bombings

You may have noticed that while I am from Boston (well, Wellesley, then Cape Cod, and points in-between) — look, people from MA say they’re “from Boston” if they’re from around Boston because the point is, we’re Massholes…people who live … Continue reading

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Text of Rand Paul’s Speech on Immigration Reform

Paul delivered this today to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of commerce. He’s quite geared up already for a run…now, my only comment here is, aye, Senator Paul, we need the conservatives on board, so I see putting border security first, … Continue reading

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Hell yeah, Rand Paul

Rand Paul’s speech at CPAC 2013: Note, at17:02 — “Our party is encumbered by an inconsistent approach to freedom. The new GOP will need to embrace liberty in both the economic and the personal sphere. If we’re going to have a … Continue reading

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Jeff Jacoby: Useful Idiots, then and now

The following is a repost of Jeff Jacoby’s column “Useful Idiots, then and now”, from the Boston Globe, March 13th, 2013. I do not own the rights to this article; it is being reposted purely for the promotional value of … Continue reading

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How Very Conservatrarian of You, Senator Rand Paul

Old news by now (a day, lol), but, hey, listen up GOP old guard — move *aside*, we need someone like Rand Paul to do this. And consider running for president. Coming from: a conservative, with strong small-l libertarian inclinations, … Continue reading

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Roast in Hell, Hugo Chavez

Oh, man, what good news to wake up to (yeah, I keep weird hours): (CNN) — A deeply divided Venezuela is mourning its late leader and preparing to pick a new president to replace him. Venezuelan officials called for peace and … Continue reading

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Five years without WFB, Jr.

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the passing of one of my personal heroes (and the founder of modern conservatism), William F. Buckley, Jr. Feel free to join me in a moment of silence. Bill Buckley, where have you gone? … Continue reading

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