Once upon a time, conservatives rightly faulted those on the far left for their infatuation with Communist dictators. Yet today it is conservatives who tend to see foreign tyrants through rose-colored lenses.

(((Steve Chapman)))

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I don't know if my siblings would vote for me if I ran for president but I don't think they'd appear at my opponent's campaign event to provide endorsements. wapo.st/3U6DTce

(((Steve Chapman))) This count as “a little”?

Radley Balko (((Steve Chapman))) What a bunch of crock.

J.D. Tuccille (((Steve Chapman)))

(((Steve Chapman))) There’s “I oppose this war because we’ll bungle it and make a mess out of it” and “I oppose this war because it’s fundamentally wrong and immoral” and never the ‘twain shall meet.” jacobin.com/2023/03/iraq-w…

Excellent stuff from my old friend (((Steve Chapman)))

I can't think of any reason someone would agree to run with Trump, except the hope that he won't live out his term. vanityfair.com/news/trump-wan…

David Uberti I see your point

If you want to know what in conservatism made Trump possible, read this review by (((Steve Chapman))) of Jacob Heilbrunn's new book:

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Final thought: Many media outlets’ conflation of “libertarian” & “right-wing” is either lazy journalism or headline writing. Javier Milei is *either* right-wing (retrograde social policies?) or libertarian, not both.

Let's not forget when Maureen Dowd asked Trump in 2016 if he'd ever paid for an abortion. '“Such an interesting question,” he said. “So what’s your next question?”

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Chicagos big conservative radio host is Dan Proft. Here’s what’s funny: he was huge booster for Darren Bailey as he got crushed by Pritzker. And now that Vallas is way out performing expectations? He’s bashing Vallas lol.

Proft Watch Gregory Royal Pratt (((Steve Chapman)))

Right wingers now seem to have convinced themselves that Swift will endorse Joe Biden, lift him into a second term, and usher in a thousand years of woke socialist enslavement.

(((Steve Chapman)))

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From (((Steve Chapman))) in The UnPopulist: Ominous parallels between Ron Paul and Vivek Ramaswamy. theunpopulist.net/p/ron-paul-red…

Radley Balko Cliff Schecter (((Steve Chapman))) People who want to help defeat Hawley can contribute to his opponent Lucas Kunce's campaign here: lucaskunce.com

Terrific dismantling of Josh Hawley's manliness screed from the great (((Steve Chapman))).

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