Commenter “foxmarks” writes: Barry can’t really be a -100. He has studiously continued many of GWB’s policies (cf: FICA tax holiday, GITMO, drone strikes). Barry’s rhetoric is a -100, but as the Progs fairly argue, he has governed as a … Continue reading →
Who are these people? The chorus line at Chippendale’s? The lineup for the baseball All Stars game? The cast of “The Book of Mormon” on Broadway? (Hint: now we’re getting a bit closer.) Or is it—yes—four of Mitt Romney’s five … Continue reading →
…if he were elected president? I’ve read many comments (at this blog and other sites) like this one from “geran” on the subject: “The worse habit of a ‘True Conservative’ is a certain disconnect with reality of any sort.” I’m … Continue reading →
I’ve read a lot of objections to Romney that go like this, “He’s another RINO, just like McCain. Look how well that worked out in 2008. McCain lost because he’s a RINO.” You can hate McCain (and many do), and/or … Continue reading →
John Hinderaker of Powerline has endorsed Mitt Romney, and John Hawkins of RightWingNews has said why he won’t be doing the same. Tigerhawk has summarized and compared the positions of both men, so I don’t have to do it. But … Continue reading →
Agreed: Republicans don’t have their “A” team in the field this election cycle. But you go to the primaries with the field you have, and then you go to the election with the candidate you have. Paul Ryan, Allan West, … Continue reading →
I haven’t paid a whole lot of attention to this story because frankly, I’ve never thought Ron Paul had a chance of winning the nomination to begin with. And the newsletter story certainly won’t be enhancing those chances. But I … Continue reading →
The number of voters who identify as independents rather than members of any political party has been growing. Is it any wonder? The behavior of each party as a whole, and the disarray and/or corruption and/or stupidity and/or shortsightedness of … Continue reading →
…need to pay attention to the startling revelation that Romney likes olives on his Hawaiian pizza. That combo may be disgusting, but it’s certainly not dull. Oh, and he’s leading in New Hampshire. But that’s no surprise.
Continue reading →The new non-Romney, Ron Paul, is in trouble—just like his non-Romney predecessors were before him. Here’s a summary of the already-aired “racist newsletter” charges against Paul which have resurfaced at an opportune time for his opponents. It’s pretty obvious Paul’s … Continue reading →
Remember Reagan’s eleventh commandment, “Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican?” This year the interminable debate format and the large size of the field has made it almost inevitable that just about everybody’s been violating it, and it … Continue reading →
Is Newt’s star of the mere shooting variety, like the short-lived ascendancies of Bachmann and Perry and Cain before him? One would think so, from today’s editorials in the Washington Examiner and the National Review. The first comes right out … Continue reading →