I Agree with Kristol: Let Palin Be Palin!
by David Safier How often do I get a chance to reach across the aisle and say I agree with Bill “I can say as much stupid stuff as I want because I’m an intellectual” Kristol? I just saw him on FOX News bemoaning McCain’s dysfunctional campaign and repeating the points he made in today’s … Read more
Conservatives Jump Ship: Wick Allison
by David Safier I’ve never heard of Wick Allison before, but he was the publisher of the National Review from 1990 to 1993, recruited by no less a conservative luminary than William F. Buckley himself. Less than a month ago, Allison wrote A Conservative for Obama In D Magazine in Dallas, a magazine he co-founded. … Read more
The ‘Alaska Disasta’ gets booed by Philadelphia Flyers fans
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Philadelphia sports fans are among the most unforgiving in America (even more so than New Yorkers). Some genius in the McCain campaign thought it would be a good idea to have "hockey mom" Sarah Palin drop the puck at last night’s Philadelphia Flyers game. Sports fans do not appreciate politics intruding upon … Read more
Conservatives Jump Ship: Kathleen Parker
by David Safier A funny thing has happened in the post-Palin era. A number of conservative pundits are jumping ship. I guess the effete intellectuals (to use the Republican’s parlance) of their party seem to think they’re too good for common people like Sarah Palin, and they don’t want to get their white gloves dirty … Read more
Saying BOO! to a Conservative
by David Safier Ever wonder why fear is such a great motivator for conservatives and why they run to Daddy candidates who make them feel safe? This study may provide a clue. Conservatives tend to have a more highly developed startle reflex than others. To measure that sensitivity, researchers conducted two tests. In one, they … Read more
My New Column at the Explorer
by David Safier Shameless self promotion edition. As of this week, I’ll be writing a regular column in The Explorer, a free weekly that circulates in northwest Tucson, Marana and Oro Valley. Emil Franzi has had the political opinion section all to himself for far too long with what I’ll describe as his eccentric right … Read more
