One would think so from the news: From an article entitled “Romney Slipping in South Carolina, holds just 2-point lead over Gingrich” [emphasis mine]: Despite a historic sweep of the first two nominating contests in the GOP field, Mitt Romney … Continue reading →
…of Western Europe: Standard & Poor’s will cut the credit ratings of Italy, Spain and Portugal by two notches and downgrade France and Austria by one notch, a French newspaper said Friday, without citing its sources. Yes, there is other … Continue reading →
…parle frané§ais tré¨s bien. Avec son propre petard: [NOTE: I don’t speak French. I did this with the help of Babelfish, and you can let me know if it makes a particle of sense.] [ADDENDUM: If you doubt that this … Continue reading →
I almost feel I need to apologize for writing so much about this, but the Gingrich/Perry v Romney/Bain business has fascinated me far more than I expected it would, and much more than the usual campaign imbroglio. I think the … Continue reading →
This caught my attention: Given the nation’s economic condition, Mr. Romney’s experience at Bain Capital has become central to his narrative for Campaign 2012. At a time when jobs are the issue, the narrative goes, voters ought to entrust the … Continue reading →
Newt Gingrich may have violated Reagan’s 11th Commandment, but John Bolton follows the William Buckley Test and endorses Mitt Romney.
Continue reading →(1) It’s not at all surprising that Ron Paul would do well in New Hampshire. Not only was he helped by the fact that Independents (known as “undeclareds” in New Hampshire, and who are more likely to be Democrat-leaning than … Continue reading →
Isn’t the internet wonderful? Through this blog, I recently got the answer to a question that’s been tormenting me for close to fifty years. Well, maybe not tormenting exactly. But I’ve long been troubled by my inability to identify a … Continue reading →
Tell me, what do you think is going on here (please read the link to understand what I’m referring to)? (1) Gingrich is just being helpful in trying to move Romney to the right, because he knows that Romney will … Continue reading →
It’s time for another grammar rant, to go with my “it’s vs. its” harangue. But this time we will deal with “who’s” and “whose.” On the face of it there’s no reason to confuse the two—“who’s” follows the classic rule … Continue reading →
Fox News projects Romney as the NH winner by double digits, with Ron Paul second, and Huntsman third. An interesting statistic is that this is the first time since 1976 that the same person has won the Republican primary in … Continue reading →
I don’t know about you, but I’m angry. I’m used to politics and its dirtiness and hypocrisy, the misrepresentations one candidate routinely makes about the other. They all pretty much do it, especially in their ads. This does not surprise … Continue reading →