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You've Got Mail, Canadian Politics Edition: Severed Foot Arrives at Conservative Party Headquarters
"I don't think any of us are thinking this necessarily has anything to with politics," said unfathomably naive Conservative Parliament member Brad Trost. According to the Associated Press, on Tuesday a receptionist at Canada's Conservative Party headquarters opened a blood-soaked box that contained a severed human foot. The package was
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re: Ryan
The case for Ryan running: In politics, and especially in presidential politics, you can’t choose your moment. It chooses you. “There is a tide in the affairs of men,” etc. This is Ryan’s moment. The case against Ryan running: Conse... Read Post
'Are You Easily Disgusted?' You Must Be Conservative
The USA Weekend supplement in many Sunday newspapers across the country carried a tiny report from academe this weekend on the question "Are you easily disgusted?" Vi-An Nguyen explained that if you are, then you’re probably a conse... Read Post
"Unexpectedly!":What Happens When You "Don't Spend a Lot of Time Planning for Contingencies
One of the more amusing political memes we've heard is Glenn Reynolds' "Unexpectedly!" list, in which the liberal-leaning press are always gobsmacked when real world outcomes don't conform to their rose colored world view. For conse... Read Post