I’d like to add to what Kevin has said — here and here — about Scott Walker, China, and the Great Republican Boob-Off (a.k.a. the GOP primaries and caucuses).

Last month, a Walker adviser told National Journal, “You start in Iowa and lock up conservatives, because if you don’t do that, none of the rest matters. It’s much easier to move from being a conservative to being a middle-of-the-road moderate later on.”

Personally, I like non-boobish conservatism throughout a campaign. Non-boobish conservatism on Election Day. And non-boobish conservatism after, preferably in government.

(Disclosure.)

On the subject of China, I’ve been wondering this: Has the 2009 Nobel peace laureate ever stood up for the 2010 Nobel peace laureate? The former is President Obama. He lives in the White House. The latter is Liu Xiaobo, who has been a political prisoner of the Chinese Communist Party since 2008. Obama is in a prime, possibly unique, position to help him. And Liu’s wife, Liu Xia, who is suffering under a brutal form of house arrest.

Usually, Nobel peace laureates show solidarity with one another. Heaven knows the Lius — and the entire Chinese democracy movement — could use it.