So Hillary Clinton has been nominated as the candidate for President of the United States, the first woman ever so nominated by a major party. But let’s talk about something more important. It’s the reason that the era of gentlemanly conservatism is over, as I wrote last week. When a gentlemanly conservative like Jonah Goldberg is angry and depressed you know that something big has happened. I blame President Obama. His reaction to the 2010 election, in which Republicans won the House, and the 2014 election, in which Republicans won the Senate, has been to stiff the opposition. Instead of recognizing that the voters had spoken and wanted a more conservative direction to national politics he turned to “phone and pen” and “Dear Colleague” governance in one last progressive Big Push, and tried all he could to prevent Republicans in Washington from making a difference. Contrast that with President Bush, who worked with Nancy Pelosi in 2008 to...(Read Full Article)