After heaping praise on Ramesh yesterday, I feel it’s only my duty to point out the guy’s seamy side. As Daniel Larison, my favorite Russian Orthodox paleocon notes, Ramesh did not distinguish himself in a recent post arguing that, even after repeated electoral defeats, Republicans “have reacted by trying to kick people out rather than…
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Krauthammer doubles to right
As the few who read this blog know, there are few people I dislike more than arch neo-con Charles Krauthammer. But, as a stopped clock is right twice a day, so Krauthammer is right twice a decade. In a recent column, he whales away mightily at President Obama’s Second Inaugural, accusing the President of “clinging…
How’s that “Party of Death” thing working out for you, Ramesh?
Over at the National Review, Ramesh Ponnuru has gotten a lot of well-deserved praise for his truth-telling regarding the latest Republican debacle, pointing out that, among other things, the Republicans have lost the popular vote in the past five of six presidential elections (after winning five of six in the post-Vietnam era), that they would…
Annals of Republican Hypocrisy No. 47, 314: Vote for Us, or We’ll Fucking Kill You!
William Saletan rounds up the usual suspects, and they’re fucking ugly: Says rational Ramesh Ponnuru, “If Obama wins re-election, the Republican Party will react by moving right, not left. It will become less likely to compromise with Obama … Republicans, especially at the grassroots level, would react to Obama’s re-election by assuming that Romney failed…
Imagine if his position hadn’t been his position
Over at the New York Times’ “Room for Debate” page, Ramesh Ponnuru tries to explain how Todd Akin ran off the rails: Akin’s position on abortion inspired some of the controversy, of course. So did his clear implication that some rapes are not real rapes. He managed, however, to add more toxic ingredients to the…
Totally not-disingenuous advice to the conservative movement from Ramesh Ponnuru
What he said: President Obama’s interventions in this debate have been gifts to the Republican party–but it may be that what Republicans should do now is take the gift to the bank. In other words, make your point and move back to talking about the economy, the health-care law, and the size of government. A…