Atlas Blogging

Our endorsement of Fred Thompson helped push him into 3rd place in Iowa. NH is a different mark. Think VP for Fred.

My friends: We did it. We weren't just marking time. We made a difference. We made the city stronger. We made the city freer, and we left her in good hands. All in all, not bad, not bad at all. -- Ronald Regan Farewell Address--

Atlas Blogging

Classical Greek mythology spoke of Atlas, the god who held up the world on his shoulders, as a punishment. Should he move at all, the whole of earth would be impacted. This blog too as a form of impressment (affects?) US Events.

Action: I reported earlier today about the expected marching activities at the Rose Bowl Parade by She-who-shall-not-be-named.

Effect: America boos her and Instapundit reports. She is not arrested for protesting gov't actions.

Action: This Blog endorsed Thompson for (R) nominee in IA.

Effect: Instapundit semi-endorses Fred for (R) nominee.

In short, this blog acts and the world moves.

My friends: We did it. We weren't just marking time. We made a difference. We made the city stronger. We made the city freer, and we left her in good hands. All in all, not bad, not bad at all. -- Ronald Regan Farewell Address to the Nation --

Iowa

On Jan. 3, vote for Fred Thompson Iowa voters, though Mitt Romney would not be a bad choice for second. Here is a gala of videos about Fred: His own 17-minute pitch, Fox News part 1, Fox News part 2, and CNN's Late Edition. His foreign policy and tax policy give me the most confidence. Mitt seems too much the flip-flopper, though is way better than the others.

My friends: We did it. We weren't just marking time. We made a difference. We made the city stronger. We made the city freer, and we left her in good hands. All in all, not bad, not bad at all. -- Ronald Regan Farewell Address to the Nation --

A Freudian Campaign

On my Christmas trip back home, I trekked through Iowa and near I-80 saw a John Edwards campaign sign that seemed quite Freudian.

It said http://johnedwardsob.com/. I thought that went beyond the line and was quite offensive, until I got closer and realized it was a campaign slogan that directed me to this website. Humorous.

My friends: We did it. We weren't just marking time. We made a difference. We made the city stronger. We made the city freer, and we left her in good hands. All in all, not bad, not bad at all. -- Ronald Regan Farewell Address to the Nation --

Iowa's worth - while or less- caucus

Over at the Washington Post's blog Right Matters, renowned conservative and pro-life commentator Ramesh Ponnuru criticizes the Iowa caucus for not representing American in terms of cultural make-up (mainly Caucasian farmers), numbers participation (only 7% of available voters), accuracy (they picked Reagan in '80), and cost-of-living (ethanol).

My response is to shrug the shoulders rather than rebut his argument or justify the rules of the DNC in Iowa. I write

Think of Iowa as the play-in game during "March Madness." The 64th and 65th best teams of NCAA, Division I, men's basketball compete for the chance to be decimated by the supposedly best team in the country. The winner of this 1/2-round has no conceivable hope of advancing past the 'real' 1st round. They simply play first because those are the rules.

Iowa is 1st because inertia dictates it, not because representation dictates it.

He has a point about the overall worthlessness of having Iowa go first, but so do the other responders that no real alternative exists to replacing Iowa with a better option.

My friends: We did it. We weren't just marking time. We made a difference. We made the city stronger. We made the city freer, and we left her in good hands. All in all, not bad, not bad at all. -- Ronald Regan Farewell Address to the Nation --