Ben Domenech

I love football. But it goes through periods of poor play. ”

One of the things I endeavor to remind people of consistently when I am asked to speak to groups around the country is to consider the possibility that we are led by a pack of idiots. This is not out of any animus toward our leadership class, but borne out of experience. ”

The 'freedom agenda' of George W. Bush's second inaugural was a noble concept - but in practice, it offered ignoble results. ”

I've rooted all my life for a marginal team. ”

Gawker was a site built to destroy lives. Its mission was to discover the worst moment in a person's life - and then publicize it for profit. ”

I will not apologize ever, for any reason, for publishing the views of people who don't make a living in politics about why they plan to vote a certain way. ”

What can be said of George H. W. Bush beyond the personal accolades is that, as president, he was a man who did nothing by half measures. He was hands-on, engaged, and thought deeply and seriously about the purpose of the nation. ”

The lesson of the Scott Walker, Rick Perry, and Bobby Jindal failures is simple: You can't run a presidential campaign from the undercard stage. ”

In the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union, everyone in America assumed that there would be wars to follow - wars over the reunification of Germany, over the nations within the sphere of Soviet influence, and more. There weren't, because George H. W. Bush's policies and diplomacy prevented that. ”

Engaging in a sycophantic way with any politician in the short term is tempting. It offers the lure of access and the promise of influence. But ultimately, it can lead to misreading the environment, giving too much of an ear to the politician's circle, and confining your audience to partisans. ”