Liberal playwright's conversion to libertarianism?

Great article by Daniel Henninger in today's journal. I wasn't familiar with the playwright's work, but if it ain't about history, politics, law, or the Braves I'm not paying attention. It's good to see another guy bucking the orthodox groupthink we're spoonfed.

Read the whole [Mamet-wording] thing here.

Bummer

The woman I was planning on bringing home to mama married some douchebag named Doug.

Doing their part to torpedo Obama's candidacy

Story here. I guess the Black Panthers heard there was a white devil party going on without 'em.

Jeremiah Wright

Is one smooth dresser.

I actually think the Democrats caught a break here. They were on a scorched earth path heading to the convention, but this gives them a way out. Go ahead and put a fork in Obama.

I expect the msm to cry a river over this one, but they're too nearsighted to realize Hillary was the stronger candidate of the two anyway. Obama would've been eaten alive.

More good points made here and here.

UPDATE: David Bernstein adds the following strong analysis over at the VC:

when you're left with the choice of either acknowledging that you had sincere close, personal, and political ties with a minister whose views most Americans find beyond the pale, or defending yourself by using the "hey, I'm just a cynical politician who uses religion to get votes just like anything else, and I don't believe in it any more than I really believe that NAFTA is bad" excuse, I think you may be in for some trouble.

Lindsay Graham is Misrepresenting His Record

With millions of dollars ready for his reelection bid, Lindsay Graham has started running this ad. You'll note that Senator Graham highlights his role in the judicial confirmations of Justices Roberts and Alito as a direct evidence of his conservative street cred.

It's funny, I specifically remember Senator Graham wagging his finger at members of the Greenville Federalist Society when conservatives revolted against Bush during the Harriet Miers fiasco (see here). Sure, Graham supported Alito after the Miers nomination flopped, but if we had simply shut up as the Senator wanted, we would probably have another squeamish O'Connor clone on the bench. WIth that in mind, using a "balancing test" and considering the "totality of the circumstances," I don't find the senator's ad convincing.

Helvidius Hiatus

The past few months have taught me that it's pretty hard to keep a fulltime job in the legal world while trying to be a big time blogger. I tried two cases in February and have two more coming up in April, so blogging will be light in the coming months. Besides, I'm making 2008 the year I finally read this classic, which is a welcome dose of variety from economics and culture wars.