Wanted: A President of Good Character

The GOP establishment is really annoyed with conservative voters for not letting them pick the next president, and Peter Wehner has just been given a megaphone to tell us so in the New York Times. Mr. Wehner calls his piece, "Seeking a president, no experience necessary." That contemptuous sneer is aimed at you, me, and the other 90 million idiots who aren't kowtowing to his kind. Not this time, Mr. Wehner. Instead, let's look at our experiences -- of GOP establishment candidates.  Bob Dole (remember him?) was the logical pick in 1996, and is now mainly remembered for falling off a stage. Nice man, but doomed to lose. Then John McCain received the blessing from above, having served in the Senate forever, and looking like A Weekend at Bernie's. What a great pick.    Mitt Romney was next, and never counter-punched at the howling jackals of the media. Romney could not tell the plain truth to the anointed Messiah of...(Read Full Article)