There is a new conservative online newspaper in town called The Daily Caller. It appears to be modeled on the Huffington Post. I have had it as a link for several months now but it wasn’t up and running until after the first of the year.
You can access The Daily Caller right from Anti-bvbl by going to the top tab called Political Daily News Sites. The first article I read was about Senator Scott Brown and how he stood on issues other than health care. It was better than I expected and thorough. So go see for yourself. There is also access to regular newspapers on the tab to the right of the political news sites.
The articles looked interesting. I was particularly interested in one about Warren Buffet stock splitting 50:1, making BRKB which is worth over $3000 a share worth about $70 a share once the stock splits. Now that sounds like a good deal to me. The Daily Caller also is running a marque across the top. Top news now is about Cindy McCain endorsing gay marriage. I haven’t read that one yet.
How about some input from our contributors. Do you like this paper? I just remembered to see if it had gone to print yet. Maybe some of you have been reading it for weeks now. Give us your impressions.
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I could be tempted to buy some Berkshere Hathaway after the 50:1 split. I never thought they’d do that – I thought they liked their super high price of a single share of their stock. To buy any sizeable amount of shares in them was completely unaffordable to the average person. Now after the split, you could go buy 50 shares or so, I would have felt silly placing a buy order for just 1, 2, or 3 shares of their stock at the current price.
Hummm… the Daily Caller is an interesting blog. i’ve added it to my favorites list and will read it for a while before giving an opinion. I like alternatives. I’m a “light Conservative” (fiscal conservative, social liberal – wonder why the Republican Party got tied up with the Religious Right) and would appreciate a balanced Conservative view.
It is indeed unfortunate that the Religious Right has so much influence on the Republican Party.
Totally agree with both of you.
You guys are wondering why the GOP caters to Evangelical voters? That’s easy: Because they get more votes from Evangelicals than they loose from people turned off by the GOP’s support of Evangelicals.
In many ways, Evangelical voters are the GOP equivalent of Labor Unions for the Democrats. The average man on the street doesn’t like the influence the group has over the party, but the group delivers too many votes to be ignored.
Perhaps I agreed with ‘wondering’ when I didnt mean it. You are right formerly, but I don’t like the influence. And yes, they do deliver votes. You made a good analogy although I am sure they wouldn’t like being compared to labor unions.
@Formerly Anonymous
I Really can’t argue with your insight… it’s a really good point. I’m really just as uncomfortable with labor union’s influence on the Democratic party; however, less so because labor unions don’t try to translate religious beliefs into Federal policy. That’s my REAL issue
I can’t argue with Formerly Anonymous either – it’s like any business decision – weigh the pros and cons – and in this case if indeed there’s more to gain for them by catering to Evangelical voters – it makes sense. It is unfortunate though, just the same.
And I also agree with both him and Opinion – it is just as bad how much influence the labor unions have on the Democrats (and Obama too for that matter).
Labor unions don’t try to invade your bedroom and your soul, just your purse strings.
Looks pretty good!
I thought it was impressive and non extreme. I haven’t read a lot though.
Moon-howler,
Personally, I’d rather have the government try to invade my bedroom than pick my pocket. Why? Because, governments have tried for thousands of years to dictate morality that goes beyond what is generally accepted by society and they have almost always failed. Augustus Caesar tried it in the early Roman Empire and it failed. In the Middle Ages the Catholic Church once published a list of forbidden sexual practices. It essentially became the Kama Sutra of the time.
Labor Unions picking my pocket on the other hand are all too successful.
Personally, if the government is going to attempt to curtail my freedoms, I’d rather they try to do it in an area that’s doomed to fail than one where they might succeed.
(Side note on unions. As of 2008, the majority of union members in the US now belong to unions for government workers. I just don’t understand the concept of a union for government workers. Essentially, they are saying that they can’t get a fair shake from their own government. What about the rest of us then?)