mattwelch on John McCain

by Rev Halofan on Feb 10, 2008 2:31 AM PST in News

A regular contributor to Halos Heaven, Matt Welch, has a big hit on his hand - his book John McCain: The Myth of a Maverick is selling well on Amazon.com and he recently addressed the Cato Institute about the subject of his efforts.

Matt moved to D.C. a few weeks back - we wish him well and expect to be kept informed of any talk show appearances he is likely to make in the coming 2008 season, er, campaign...

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As much as I dislike McCain

Mike Huckabee damn near makes the guy look like a good choice for president.

Too bad for them that neither is getting my vote.

Oh, and this also seems like the best place to say thank you to the County of Los Angeles for mailing my absentee ballot so it arrived the day after Super Tuesday. Good job, chums.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Feb 10, 2008 9:50 AM PST 0 recs

Bleh

At least it eventually got to you. Mine never even came. What's up with that!

Chart it up! Game on!

by scottnak on Feb 10, 2008 2:37 PM PST up 0 recs

Did you get your application for it

into the mail so it would reach their office at least seven days before the election? Because if it wasn't on their desk by January 29th, you are not gonna get one ever.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Feb 10, 2008 3:08 PM PST up 0 recs

Yeah!

Whole family registered at the same time. And they were able to do it fine... So it was definitely in by then.

shrug...

Chart it up! Game on!

by scottnak on Feb 10, 2008 3:31 PM PST up 0 recs

The Bright Side

Good thing voting is a farce, or you might have missed out.

by Red114 on Feb 10, 2008 9:00 PM PST up 0 recs

Eh?

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Feb 10, 2008 9:25 PM PST up 0 recs

He probably means...

...that rational people don't vote. The chances that your vote will actually make a difference are so small that, unless your time is completely worthless to you, it's not cost-effective to take the time to vote.

Most people vote either because they are delusional and think their vote actually matters, or to avoid the social stigma of not voting. I fall into the latter category.

Good column: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/06/magazine/06freak.html

by Dogman on Feb 11, 2008 12:17 PM PST up 0 recs

And yet

if 500 more Gore supporters decided their time was worth it in 2000, we would have a much different country right now.

I understand the feeling, however strongly I disagree with it. If everyone subscribed to the logic presented by this case, then ONE vote would make all the difference in the world as the ONLY vote.

And none of us truly understand how special the right to vote is, and never will until someone tries to take it from us.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Feb 11, 2008 12:34 PM PST up 0 recs

huh?

strongly disagree.

by em3 on Feb 12, 2008 5:27 AM PST up 0 recs

Negativity eh?

California not come out the way ya wanted to?

Chart it up! Game on!

by scottnak on Feb 11, 2008 10:43 AM PST up 0 recs

PANTHER!

Quit yer whinin' and START CHEERING!

by Downing Rules on Feb 11, 2008 11:02 AM PST up 0 recs

Welch

Nationalism is state sponsored capitalism.

for those academics visit http://paperesearch.blogspot.com/

by roidrage on Feb 10, 2008 10:44 AM PST 0 recs

Obama for President

YES WE CAN!!!

by DChalofan on Feb 10, 2008 10:59 AM PST 0 recs

Obama

yeswecansong.com

for those academics visit http://paperesearch.blogspot.com/

by roidrage on Feb 10, 2008 11:30 AM PST up 0 recs

i appreciate obama's endorsement

but i will not be running for president this year.

by yeswecan on Feb 10, 2008 3:34 PM PST up 0 recs

Hah!

Pre-season panther

(Honestly though, I can't help but think of you when I hear Yes We Can. Haha)

Chart it up! Game on!

by scottnak on Feb 10, 2008 3:36 PM PST up 0 recs

At the risk of starting

a heated debate. I thought we wanted to avoid political discussion on this site.

Stay on the damn bag!!

by higdog on Feb 10, 2008 11:13 AM PST 0 recs

I just wanted to give the man his props

if people get all spastic I have the "erase comments" button ready!

by Rev Halofan on Feb 10, 2008 11:50 AM PST up 0 recs

I read

some of the articles on his website. My canidate for President couldn't get arrested. I am pretty disheartned about it. It seems Americans are crying for change, but they don't vote that way.

Stay on the damn bag!!

by higdog on Feb 10, 2008 1:12 PM PST up 0 recs

CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG

Having said that, GO OBAMA!!

YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....

by halofolife on Feb 10, 2008 12:24 PM PST 0 recs

No politics please

I'm a political science professor and HH is my refuge from politics. Then again, though I not a libertarian, I have read Matt's book partially because I like his analysis of the Angels on HH. Good to see him getting national attention.

by tanana40 on Feb 10, 2008 3:18 PM PST 0 recs