Hit Him Again One-Week Hiatus
The bar exam occurs on July 24. Because of this, the pace of Hit Him Again writings will slow to accommodate around-the-clock study. This will leave two posts, one on the Civil War and the second on the American Association for Justice, in draft stage for probably the next week. I hope that, during this time, guest columns will emerge - and I welcome them.
Volunteer for the Ron Paul Campaign’s Call Iowa Program
Ron Paul is looking to call all 1.5 million registered voters in Iowa, and he needs volunteers. Quite an endeavor. Instructions for volunteering are included an email recently sent to Ron Paul supporters . . .
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Ron Paul ‘08 Trailing Howard Dean ‘04: Analysis
Most comparisons are made between Ron Paul and Howard Dean because they are both anecdotally “internet candidates,” and many are wondering whether this is the early stage of a Howard Dean-like explosion. The two are eerily similar: both began in obscurity, both are doctors, both are or were wildly popular on the internet, and both surged in donations as a result. However, a historical comparison of their fund raising and polling data show two very different campaigns.
Preston Brooks: Punching, Drinking, Truanting, and Shooting His Way Through College
I mentioned earlier that I was requesting a book on the history of South Carolina College. Well, it came in today, and I was able to figure out more about Preston Brooks’s fighting over a school election outcome. Well, the fight wasn’t really about the “outcome” as it turns out: Read the rest of this entry »
John McCain Forced to Wear ‘Gay Sweaters’?
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| John McCain, Sweater Regretter | Mr. Rogers, Sweater Respecter |
A great leader would not allow staff to force them into wearing pansified clothing against their will, but that is exactly what’s happened to John McCain. It appears he is disgruntled with his floundering campaign’s insistence that he wear ‘gay sweaters.’
You would think that he would not tolerate such fashion-insensitive torture at the hands of his own employees. Yet, he may have misplaced his spine while he was busy compromising on judicial appointments, suspending habeas corpus, torture, taxing the internet, campaign finance, or while compromising with Ted Kennedy on immigration.
Of course, calling McCain the King of Compromise is kicking him while he’s down: he now has less cash on hand than Ron Paul, and there is a diaspora of his campaign staff and advisers.
My advice to McCain: solve the sweater problem by sticking with what you know how to do. Find the middle ground and see if they make that blue v-neck in a cardigan.