This year’s Republican voters remind me of a guy who’s been going out with a girl for a long time, maybe even living with her. He’s being pressured to marry her, but he knows in his heart she’s not the … Continue reading →
Today there’s lots of news about the fact that a new Obama poll shows Obama up somewhat. No surprise, really. Lately the focus has been away from Obama, which almost always raises his standing in the eyes of the public. … Continue reading →
I find this article from 1995 quite disturbing for what it reveals about Newt Gingrich’s psyche. And by the way, that has nothing to do with whether I like his politics or not. I would find the sort of information … Continue reading →
In yesterday’s thread about Romney and the conservative message, commenter “kolnai” had an observation about Romney’s conservatism that I found interesting: I don’t believe [Romney when espouses conservative thoughts]. But I’m going to vote for him. So what’s the difference? … Continue reading →
Even though I keep vowing to lay off Gingrich, he keeps tempting me and pulling me back in. And I don’t mean that in a good way. The title above is somewhat ironic, of course. But Gingrich has made periodic … Continue reading →
…with more of this horse manure. I refer you back to this for an explanation, and a tribute to Tsongas.
Continue reading →Commenter “gcotharn” writes that Peggy Noonan wants Romney to give a fuller picture of his thoughts in order to woo the Republican establishment, but gcotharn (who thinks that Romney needs to win the “first principles” conservatives as well) says: My … Continue reading →
There’s plenty of post-Florida-primary musing around the MSM and the blogosphere today. This piece by Byron York has a lot to recommend it, especially this observation: Gingrich did not learn the lesson of Romney’s first wave of attacks against him. … Continue reading →
Here’s a thread to discuss it. If you dare. [ROLLING UPDATES: Romney is projected the winner. As things look now, he may even get a total percentage similar to the combined totals of Gingrich and Santorum. In Romney’s acceptance speech … Continue reading →
I think this is another bad tactical move of Gingrich’s: …Newt Gingrich returned Monday to his tried-and-true offensive against the media, declaring that if he’s the Republican nominee, he will not debate President Obama if a reporter serves as moderator. … Continue reading →
I don’t know about you, but to me, this doesn’t seem like the best approach for Newt. And Ed Morrissey agrees: …[I]t seems unwise for Gingrich to play the character card. Throughout his campaign, the subtext of Gingrich’s pitch is … Continue reading →
Very sad about Rick Santorum’s daughter. Both he and Palin not only have talked the pro-life talk but walked the walk. And it’s no walk in the park, that’s for sure.
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