Of all the things I saw at the convention, the most potentially powerful was the series of presentations about Romney’s good deeds. It was both curious and moving, and unprecedented (at least in my memory) for an introduction to a … Continue reading →
…Clint Eastwood tonight? Talk about tough acts to follow! But as Roger Simon says: Has Mitt Romney been upstaged on his big night? Well, sure, but so what? Romney seems almost an afterthought, the guy behind the scenes who helped … Continue reading →
One of the many things that impressed me last night was the tear in Scott Walker’s eye while Ryan was speaking. That teardrop resonated with the commentary on blogs that are usually so critical and cynical. Simply put, a lot … Continue reading →
Paul Ryan must really have frightened the left, because they can’t just disagree with him, they must discredit him by saying liar, liar, pants on fire. Article after article has appeared purporting to check and expose his terrible lies. Only … Continue reading →
8:11: I just turned on the TV, and John McCain is speaking. Remember him? He was the wrong man for the year 2008. But one thing that occurs to me is that he still seems pretty healthy. Remember all the … Continue reading →
There were a lot of good speakers last night. I didn’t watch them all, but Artur Davis and Mia Love especially impressed me—Davis because he’s a changer, and Love because she showed that a demographic which usually goes Democratic (young … Continue reading →
…are speaking tonight. Kelly Ayotte. Chris Christie. Ann Romney. And a neo-Republican, Artur Davis. Love those changers! [ADDENDUM: And how could I overlook Scott Walker?]
Continue reading →Apparently not Obama. For all the furor about how Obama has the female vote, it turns out that women are hardly monolithic on that score, and that there’s a big divide between the married and the un. First, let’s look … Continue reading →
…going to watch the convention? I plan to look at some of it. My old problem with auditory learning and political speeches will almost undoubtedly kick in, though: …[T]he prepared speech has always been an enormous bore to me…Political speeches … Continue reading →
…Romney’s not hard-hitting enough? Check this out: Mitt Romney calls campaign attacks by President Obama and his allies “vituperative” and “vicious” and “absurd” and “sad.” Also: Effective. “I do think that the president’s campaign of personal vilification and demonization probably … Continue reading →
Something’s been going on with the MSM lately. First it was the Boston Globe, criticizing Biden’s “chains” remark. Then it was Tina Brown’s Newsweek, publishing a Niall Ferguson cover story on why Obama needs to go. Then we got Politico‘s … Continue reading →
If Akin won’t quite the race, perhaps there’s some charismatic Missouri Republican who would jump in to challenge him in a write-in campaign? It really depends on how the polls shape up. But unfortunately, there’s no chance under Missouri law … Continue reading →