Let Them Eat Cake
Mike Hashimoto and Rod Dreher on DallasMorningViews are just fine with Irving's all-Anglo City Council, where all members are elected at large. There are hundreds of ways to structure a representative democratic system of government, many of which result in proportional representation for minorities. That the at-large voting system used in Irving tends to favor a monopoly on power by the at-large majority -- whether race, ethnicity, geographic region, economic class, or any other characteristic of the population at large is considered -- doesn't bother Hashimoto and Dreher. Apparently, if minorities can't overcome the built-in advantages of the at-large majority to obtain even a proportional share of power, it's their own d*mn fault.
He's Baaaaaack!
It must be election season. Tom Delay is active again. He's been sighted in Sugar Land forming something called the Coalition for a Conservative Majority. Even though he can no longer be king, he still wants to be kingmaker.
Delay was also spotted in England, where he warned the audience at the Oxford Union that if Hillary Clinton were elected, she would institute a British-style government health care program in America. The audience cheered. Delay then claimed that no Americans are denied health care. The audience laughed. No word on how many audience members signed up to join his new Coalition for a Conservative Majority.
Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold
Two stories caught the eye of Dallas Blog's Tom Pauken today, both of which serve to advance his grudge against Republican neoconservatives. First, Admiral William Fallon fires "a shot across the bows of hawks" by saying he doesn't want war with Iran. Maybe Pauken forgets that admirals don't call the shots.
Second, Pauken curiously describes a poll that "has Rudy Giuliani well ahead of his principal rivals" as evidence that Iraq hawk Giuliani's lead is "fragile." Surprisingly, Pauken plays up, not social conservative Mike Huckabee, but libertarian Ron Paul, predicting a better than expected showing for Paul in New Hampshire. Pauken is desperate for someone to spoil the neoconservatives' continued stranglehold on Republican politics.
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
Dallas Blog's Tom McGregor tells us that John McCain is guaranteeing a victory in New Hampshire. That can only be read as an announcement that McCain plans to drop out of the race after he fails to win New Hampshire.
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