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Here is video of former President George W. Bush today in a speech he gave at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, admitting that he went "against" his "free market instincts" when he decided to move forward with the Wall Street Bailouts in the Fall of 2008. But Bush warned: "History shows that the greater threat to prosperity is not too little government involvement, but too much."That's exactly right. He should have stuck to his principles and instincts. Obama is sticking to his principles and instincts in trying to ratchet up government involvement in everything to the greatest extent possible. Bush...

Mark Steyn on the dangers of the Court becoming a nine-member parliament. HH: Mark Steyn, columnist to the world, are you in New Hampshire today, Mark? MS: Yes, I am. A very snowy part of New Hampshire, too. HH: Oh, it is. The noreaster got you, huh? MS: Yup. I've got snow stuck on the ground, which isn't a good start to winter. HH: No, it's pretty early, actually. A very somber day. What do you make of the Harriet Miers withdrawal, Mark Steyn? MS: Well, you know, I think we can all ease up on the insults of Harriet...

Professor Adler thinks I am way off the mark. Mere-Orthodoxy says bull's-eye. K-Lo tags me as a "New York Times kind of conservative." Howard Kurtz gives credit where credit is due. Everyone can say it isn't raining where they live, but that doesn't mean it isn't raining in a lot of places. Professor Adler needs to go back to The Corner's archive, to October 3, and start reading. (I can't find the Caligula's horse post, but there are plenty of others that will make my point if he will simply read.) ConfirmThem.com has plenty of similar evidence. There is much...

That's what ConfirmThem is hearing. He would be a great choice, as would Judge Luttig, also in the mix... ...But this president hasn't stopped liking surprises.

Mierony: A category of irony, including all commentary on judicial nominations that is ironic given the source's position on the nomination of Harriet Miers. Example: Jonah Goldberg's upset with Polipundit's unfairness to the prospect of a McConnell nomination.