John Presnall

So I discovered this guy Phil J. Gray while looking for a Bob Dylan song on YouTube. I’m actually glad that his version of Dylan’s “ Clothes Line Saga ” was all that I found because I learned of his particular  grievance regarding Parking-Eye in the United Kingdom. This . . . . Continue Reading »

In selecting Paul Ryan as his running mate Romney took the bold path today. He also picked knowledge and competence. Ryan’s various budgets and plans will now become the central campaign issue, and in a way Obama gets his election of “choice.” But Ryan will be able to keep the . . . . Continue Reading »

1. I can’t say who would be best for Romney’s Veep pick, but Pete has persuaded me about the problems a Ryan pick would pose. But then on the other hand, I think Romney needs to go bold, and Ryan would be bold. Unfortunately such boldness would bog the campaign down to defending . . . . Continue Reading »

Thought I’d provide an update to an earlier post . Ted Cruz handily defeated David Dewhurst in the Texas Senate Republican runoff. Barring extraordinary circumstance, he is sure to beat Democratic nominee Paul Sadler in November. The national version of this story was that Cruz was a Tea Party . . . . Continue Reading »

So Mitt Romney has said some stupid nonsense regarding the London Olympics. Everyone who reads the London papers or the Drudge Report knows that the London Olympics have their problems. Mitt Romney, putative Republican nominee, spoke what had been commonplace in the headlines, and apparently now he . . . . Continue Reading »

Carl’s comments regarding Mary Eberstadt’s new book Adam and Eve After the Pill got me wondering. Was this book truly a game changer in the debate regarding the consequences of the sexual revolution (and “full modernity” as he puts it) or not? So I went out and bought the book . . . . Continue Reading »

As you all probably know there is a runoff election for the Republican nomination in the Texas Senate race to replace Kay Bailey Hutchison. Well tonight the two candidates—sitting Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Ted Cruz—sat down for a debate moderated by two local Dallas television . . . . Continue Reading »

So I spent a few days in Newport, R.I. this summer. I have done this for the last nearly forty years because my Mom’s whole side of the family is comprised of Newporters. It is a wonderful and beautiful place, but since I have done the tourist stuff innumerable times, every time I have gone . . . . Continue Reading »

With Sirius XM radio you can hear the darndest things on a four hour drive from Dallas to Houston, like the same live Obama speech told both in Ohio and later at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh. After telling the same jokes—including a shout out from Bo the First Dog—the . . . . Continue Reading »

1. While sitting at JFK waiting for a plane, I realized that Carl, Peter, and Pete were on to something in their discussion of deferential, minimalist judicial activism. 2. All day I kept thinking of the Art. I provision requiring all bills for the raising of revenue to originate in the House. On . . . . Continue Reading »