May
8
Hanson On The Loss of GOP Appeal
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This piece from Victor Davis Hanson is as encouraging as it is accurate. An excerpt:
The elections of 1964, 1976, and 1992 were all heralded as the beginnings of new permanent liberal majorities. In the first two cases, the inept governance of LBJ and Jimmy Carter ensured that Republicans were back in office in four years. Bill Clinton extended Democratic rule for eight years; but he did so without winning a majority of the votes in either election. Take Ross Perot out of the equation in 1992 — and perhaps even in 1996 — and Clinton might well not have won. Clinton survived Monica because no Americans were killed in his Balkans War, and because Dick Morris taught him the arts of triangulation, while the Republican Congress forced spending cuts that led finally to two years of budget surpluses. He left office popular, despite Monica, with balanced budgets and an assurance that the era of big government was over.
It is really an excellent piece, so be sure to read the whole thing.
Via Protein Wisdom, where Jeff adds:
Guess that’s why VDH has a wide audience, and I get banned from commenting at certain ostensibly conservative sites.
Well, that, and he’s not just some dude scribbling on free blogging software…
Don’t worry, Jeff. For both our sakes, blogging remains an important part of the punditocracy.
Apr
14
3 Months at Zoominac!
Filed Under Blogging and Computers | 2 Comments
Well readers, today marks three months since my first post.
I have a lot to learn about blogging and writing, but I have made a lot of progress. While I haven’t gotten as many links as I would like, I’m sure it will come with time. Now that I have a three month supply of content, I can focus more on link and comment strategy, as well as blog carnivals. But don’t worry folks, I still want to keep getting great content up on Zoominac! Luckily, the liberals and statists of the world continue to provide great blog fodder.
To my readers: THANK YOU!!! To the family members, co-workers, friends, fellow bloggers, and passers by, thank you for taking the time to read my blog and share feedback where you have. Whether you agree with me or not, it means the world to me to know I’m not yelling at an empty room. I’d like to take the time to offer a few tips to make your experience a little more enjoyable:
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For any new readers, I thought I’d include a list of some decent posts so you can get a feel for who I am (besides the about page):
- Crossing Over to the Dark Side: How I Became A Conservative Republican - Part I - Part II - Part III
- Film Review of Gran Torino
- Liberal Mind Puzzle
- Change We Can Believe In!
- A Wal-Mart Stimulus
- American Company Successful, Liberals Aghast
- The Obama Tax Evasion Form Letter
- Gay Mexicans Should Vote Republican
- Repeating Mistakes
- Libertarianism and Mexico
- Government = Force
