The Picayune Item

Telling the great story about the conservative movement
Modern political history offers no more astonishing story than the account of how the American conservative movement emerged, seemingly out of nowhere, in the early 1950s, trounced the regnant liberals, and established itself as the dominant political force in the United States.
“Non-judgmental” nonsense
What was he thinking of? That was the first question that came to mind when the story of New York governor Eliot Spitzer’s involvement with a prostitution ring was reported in the media.
A lesson from Venezuela
People on the left often use other countries as examples of things that we should do. If other countries have a government-run medical system, then we should have one too, they say. If other countries control prices, then we should control prices — or so the reasoning goes.
It’s time to put a halt to smoking in public places
I went into my favorite coffee shop for lunch more than a week ago while recovering from flu, pneumonia and other ills that have been circulating in the Picayune area.
Since I was still feeling somewhat poorly and wasn’t very hungry, I went to the front and told them that I didn’t want my usual sandwich, but wanted a bowl of soup instead.
Primary dilemmas
It is becoming increasingly and painfully clear that voters in both parties are having a hard time settling on a front runner.
Lumps of coal for the governors
When George W. Bush was governor of Texas, fellow Republicans in state houses across the country helped boost his presidential campaign. But many Republican governors are now boiling mad at the Bush administration’s latest attempt to appease the auto industry and ignore global warming.
Why a third party might happen
Over holiday drinks, a senior Republican offered this tasty tidbit: Mike Bloomberg, the zillionaire mayor of New York City, is still serious about running as a third-party candidate for president next year. His plan: Wait until after the early primaries, see who emerges, and then decide if there’s room for an insurgent campaign.
Laying a Mitt on the Secularists
Right. Yes. Mitt Romney, if elected our president, “will serve no one religion, no one group, no one cause and no one interest.” Nor should any candidate “become the spokesman for his faith.” Yes, naturally.
The final word on Joe McCarthy
“History,” Napoleon remarked, “is a lie agreed upon.” This bit of wisdom is superbly illustrated by the conventional wisdom concerning the Communist Party of the United States of America.

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