Minor Thoughts

In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.

Yesterday, Rudy Giuliani spoke at the FRC Values Voters Summit, attempting to sell evangelicals on his qualifications. Most commentators agree that he hit a ”solid double” and may have softened some of the opposition to his candidacy. Several hours after the event, his campaign posted the video of his speech.

I just finished watching it. Here …

J. Peter Mulhern, at The American Thinker, is pretty convinced that we’ll be talking about President Fred Thompson in a little over a year.

Conventional wisdom is hardening around the proposition that Fred Dalton Thompson is too lazy, ill-prepared, tired, old, lackluster, inexperienced, inconsistent and bald to make a successful run for President. …

Adam recommends that the religious conservatives split off and form their own party. He thinks that such a third-party might actually be able to attract — and keep — voters. That might provide a wedge for other alternate parties to emerge and gain support.

I’m afraid he might be right. Don’t get me wrong. I’d love …

Giuliani on Taxes and a Homeowner Bailout – Capital Commerce (usnews.com)

I had a chance to chat with Rudy Giuliani this weekend, on Saturday morning, just after he finished with his ”tax summit” campaign event in Manchester, N.H. There, Giuliani offered his case for making the Bush cuts permanent, killing the estate tax (or …