So now Giuliani is thinking about entering the race. Forgive me if I yawn; another big ho-hum. Giuliani’s time was last time, and he lost momentum, partly because he just didn’t seem to want it. If he enters now, it’s … Continue reading →
The Democrats are happy. As the Republican field shapes up, it looks either weak or strange, or in some cases both. Mitch Daniels has now pulled back for whatever reason—perhaps the fact that his family has decided they would be … Continue reading →
I’ve never liked Newt Gingrich. At all. It’s not that I couldn’t see he’s a pretty bright guy. He is, about some things. And it’s not just that my initial exposure to him was back when I was a liberal … Continue reading →
I can’t imagine why anyone would think that Mitch Daniels’s unusual marital history would be a problem with the electorate. The story is that his wife left him and married another man in the 90s, leaving him to raise his … Continue reading →
Obama may not be spiking the football—but ever since the Bin Laden killing, have you noticed how much the left has been doing so? I’ve also observed a general increase in visitors from the left to blogs or periodicals on … Continue reading →
It seems an absurd title for a post—of course he hasn’t won. The election’s a year and a half away. And yet I’ve been astounded at the number of people who say the election’s already over. From The View to … Continue reading →
Commenter “Daniel in Brookline” calls Trump a gadfly. It’s a word I’ve thought of often in connection with him and the Obama presidency, one that was originally used by Socrates to describe himself. Here’s an explanation of what Socrates meant … Continue reading →
Daniels/Ryan in 2012?
Continue reading →…it’s that it’s still so high. But the latest poll shows further erosion among a group he must win in order to have a second term: independents. His support among them is only 35%. The only problem for Republicans is … Continue reading →
…then they’re even stupider than I thought. This report indicates that Paul Ryan and the other Republicans who were specifically invited to the president’s speech and given seats of honor at their own verbal excoriation were surprised by its harsh … Continue reading →
Byron York reports on the budget that the House’s Progressive Caucus would like to see passed. The caucus is not small; it contains “76 members, about 40 percent of the 192 Democrats in the House,” including Barney Frank, John Conyers, … Continue reading →
Think it’ll save money? Think again. And for those who pooh-poohed my assertion that shutting down national parks will lose a significant amount of money for certain states, the federal government collects $34 million a day in revenues just from … Continue reading →