Letters From A Tory Daily views on British politics and the Conservative Party from a centre-right thinker who writes letters on his blog to politicians, journalists and many others.

Meet Michele Bachman, 53, a Republican congresswoman from Minnesota

She lambasts President Barack Obama as a socialist.
She is hated by liberals.
She campaigned vociferously against the economic stimulus package.
She has attacked global warming by saying that carbon dioxide emissions are a natural part of the atmosphere. “Carbon dioxide is not a harmful gas, it is a harmless [...]

“Keep plucking that chicken”
- what Ernie Anastos, the US news anchor, probably wanted to say (meaning “persevere” or “don’t give up”), but ended up saying “keep f***ing that chicken” live on air last week to one of his co-presenters.  The spectacular gaffe has spawned a viral web craze and has even made it into slang bible [...]

Dear Michael Bloomberg,
As Mayor of New York you have certainly earned a reputation for high-profile initiatives on crime, education and a host of other areas.  With your re-election campaign underway, you have decided to concentrate on New York’s legendary smoking ban – and extend it.   Instead of merely supporting anti-smoking campaigns, you plan to ban [...]

Dear Dr Pedro Greer,
Seeing as yesterday’s news here in the UK was dominated by the race to become the ‘Speaker’ of the House of Commons (which was eventually won by some prick called John Bercow), the shocking article on the BBC website about Miami’s treatment of their sex offenders will have escaped many people’s attention.  A Miami law [...]