Author: Melissa Clouthier

Watching GM decline has been part of my family’s legacy. I’m a GM brat and many of my friends had dads who worked the line, were engineers, or somehow supplied the car companies. I’ve written before about watching Michigan die and this hasn’t been a sudden death. Ricky Van Veen shares a conversation he had […]

Congressional investigations of the current administration is EXACTLY what the electorate wanted when they put Democrats in power in all three branches. I’m so glad the Democrats are in touch with the voters in a way the Republicans just aren’t. The New York Times reports: Topics of open investigations include the harsh interrogation of detainees, […]

Have you heard this song, yet? It’s sung by Beyoncé and called “If I Were A Boy”. It’s really a feminist’s lament. [Pretty pictures of the singer in the video–her official video couldn’t be embedded.] Here are some of the lyrics: If I were a boy I could turn off my phone Tell evveryone it’s […]

Hi all, you’ve read it here first, but I expanded the article about John McCain not defending Sarah Palin for Pajama’s Media. Well, today in passing, I heard snippets from a John McCain interview where McCain put forth his defense. Finally. It’s too little, too late. He also said something in his half-joking manner that […]

During the campaign, vicious, nasty, vile, disgusting bilge got fed to the press and blogs, namely Andrew Sullivan and his buddies at Daily Kos, from the Obama campaign. Barack Obama always distanced himself from the smears, gravely clucking about the personal attacks. He undermined his above-it-all aura with his not-so-subtle flipping of the bird. His […]

American Express became a bank today. Yes, indeed. They want their fists on that super-secret Fed money–also known as your tax dollars. Just so we’re clear: These would be the institutions that lobbied Congress to make filing bankruptcy more difficult and getting a fresh start nearly impossible. And Congress passed the law. And President Bush […]

Public service can be thankless work if you’re a conservative who lives the values. Your very existence is viewed as a threat to the power brokers and the entrenched smarty-pants set. This country is still a Republic governed by and for the people. I thought it might be nice to let Sarah Palin know that […]

The silence from John McCain regarding his own campaign members savaging Sarah Palin deafens. What rock is Senator McCain hiding under and why can’t he extricate himself for a moment to defend his running-mate? Welcome to being a friend of John McCain, Sarah. Don’t worry, the stab wounds will heal. Once again, John McCain’s actions […]

The honeymoon is officially O-V-E-R. Those on the right have been polite but firm. Dan Gainor of the Baltimore Examiner sums the feeling up nicely: Conservatives need to make that clear as day so the media don’t twist opposition into something it’s not. We support law and order and, as loyal citizens, we respect the […]

Question: How long will it be before the American public realizes that it was sold a bill of goods on President Obama, and what kind of event will precipitate that?–RtWingNtCase Well, I think there are a couple things to remember. The American public had to willfully ignore much in order to vote for Barack Obama. […]

You know what I’ve noticed? I’ve noticed that if you want to even be remotely taken seriously in public discourse, don’t say you believe in God. God is the new gay. In hushed tones, Aunt Petunia whispers conspiratorially in Nephew Regiinald’s ear, “That’s Melissa. I hear she believes in God.” Gasp! I might have a […]

What can Republicans believe in that can unify the party AND the nation? Fiscal responsibility. That’s right. Money. As in, the government is going bankrupt and with the economy constricting, tax receipts dwindling, and Barack Obama’s big plans all costing more money, what are the alternatives? Cut spending or raise taxes. Did John McCain even […]

Well, I received a good deal of derision both personally and professionally for keeping the McCain-Palin faith until the end. It was philosophical, really. Giving up when it’s not yet over is anathema to me. Still, we lost. What went wrong? McCain himself. Ace says it best. Obama pulled new youth voters. The troubled economy […]

Over at Huffington Post, MELISSA CLOUTHIER: “By which I mean, get down off that cross, because we need to burn it, on someone’s front lawn.” The South wasn’t as solid Republican as it should have been. Can it be reenergized? I’ve arrived! I’ve been called a racist by a group who makes their identity their […]

I have some random thoughts that I’m going to throw up here in no particular order of importance. I’ll put it in list form, though: We lost because the only coherent message McCain had was himself. Other than that, I agree with Ace. Not one “big idea”. It is not Sarah Palin’s fault we lost. […]

Hey guys, normally I liveblog these big events…and I will be over at MelissaClouthier.com. My internet connection is slow and I won’t be able to run back and forth as easily. I am sitting here in a room overlooking Time’s Square with interesting people. Chris Cox is here. We’ll see how it goes.

Just a note: My nail guy escaped communist Vietnam and the guy I buy shoes from immigrated from socialist Holland. Both are stunned that America might vote for Barack Obama. Both view him as a socialist. Barack Obama is a…. Socialist Capitalist    pollcode.com free polls

What the heck. I’ll just start a rolling voter “irregularities” post and add to it. Goodness knows, it’s going to be filled to the brim before this is all over. I’d like to remind you that only 18% of Americans have confidence in the electoral system. Hmmmmm…. I wonder why? Glenn Reynolds has been all […]

Townhall’s Amanda Carpenter reports problems in Philadelphia: GOP Election Board members have been tossed out of polling stations in at least half a dozen polling stations in Philadelphia because of their party status. A Pennsylvania judge previously ruled that court-appointed poll watchers could be NOT removed from their boards by an on-site election judge, but […]

This is my niece who resides in the swing-state of Florida. She’s got the right idea, dontcha think? Cross-posted at MelissaClouthier.com

Well, he’s done it before: What is wrong with him? It’s like he’s twelve. He could be the President, it would be nice if he acted like it. Cross-posted at MelissaClouthier.com

…..and I do know when I’ll be back again. I’m traveling to New York to do Election Coverage for the BBC. As usual, I’ll be liveblogging the Election, so that won’t change. If you have info you want to share, email me or put it in the comments. I’ll be doing my regular blogging, too, […]

Danny Glover sent me this fine work that illustrates the difference between voter mentality: Which voter are you? The answer to this question will determine the election. Cross-posted at MelissaClouthier.com

My lefty commentators and the moderate Republicans believe that success in the future will be to be even more Democrat-like. Barack Obama shares his ideas about appearing moderate but holding to ideology: In order to beat them [Republicans], it is necessary for Democrats to get some backbone, give as good as they get, brook no […]

Just when I think the country is going down the crapper, I see this and have hope. Via Allah, this is just greatness: A well-educated populace makes the Democracy. Too dang cute. It helps that I love this song. Lyrics: Obama on the left McCain on the right We can talk politics all night And […]

This election means change, alright, but it’s not the changes that seem evident at first blush.The Wall Street Journal’s Daniel Henniger gets down to what this election means for America: Push past the historic candidacy, however, and one sees something even larger at stake in this vote. One sees what Joe (The Plumber) Wurzelbacher saw. […]

Sigh. I wonder if the Koz kids are sad Barack Obama broke his promise about public financing? Doubt it. Wow, he’s Mr. America; the every man. He’ll BUILD OUR MILITARY? Ha! And He’ll renew diplomacy. Well, the idea is to make him look like the president already. So far it’s succeeding. This is propaganda done […]

When I was in Destin a week or so ago, I stopped by the Barnes-n-Noble to pick up, hopefully, Jonah Goldberg’s book Liberal Fascism (a must read, by the way). Here is what I saw: To calm down from the irritating book display: a walk on the beach. And this picture I uploaded for my […]

More than one friend, both blogger and non-political observers, have warned me that my credibility will be dirt should I hold to the delusion that McCain can pull this election out. My response has been to say, “Shut up and vote. It’s over when it’s over.” In 2006, I’ll admit it: I didn’t want to […]

Most polls report that 11% or so of the populace remains undecided a week outside the election. I don’t believe it. People have decided alright–they’re just afraid to say it. Have you ever seen so much peer pressure to vote a certain way? Smart, nuanced, enlightened, informed, hopeful, and “with it” people vote for Barack […]