The Gaffe
I went to bed early and haven’t really watched Letterman in years. So it’s not a surprise that I missed John McCain’s remark that American lives have been “wasted” in Iraq. Nor is it a surprise that McCain would be… Continue Reading
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Another Leak
This time, the victim is Mitt Romney, and the leaked internal memo took the form of a 77-page powerpoint presentation concerning the former Massachusetts Governor’s vulnerabilities. Most prominent among them is his record of flip-flopping on social issues, which have… Continue Reading
A Proposal For Victory: The Giuliani Doctrine
And it was promising to get so interesting. But when RedState starts turning on you, that’s a sign that maybe the steak has been cooked all the way through. Not keeping the crowds at home happy is a big problem… Continue Reading
A Swing And A Miss
Contrary to some popular media conceptions, conservatives can be quite funny. Every issue of National Review includes a collection of assorted one-liners, quips, and anectodes, some of which are laugh-out-loud funny and most of the rest least invoke chuckles that… Continue Reading
Elephants Getting In Line
The Giuliani campaign website made two significant announcements yesterday while I was at judge school downtown. First, a “Massachusetts Leadership Team” was announced with a bunch of prominent-seeming Republicans including a majority of the Republicans in the Massachusetts State Senate.… Continue Reading
Ahead by a Nose
According to this collection of polling data, Rudy Guiliani is very narrowly in the lead of John McCain for the Republican nomination — within the margin of error on the more recent polls. Mitt Romney is running a respectable but… Continue Reading
The Pitch, Part II
Some say McCain is the front-runner, but it looks to me like Rudy’s got the inside track. He’s managed to appeal to some solid conservatives despite a liberal record on some social issues. So here’s The Pitch, Part II, made… Continue Reading
February 7
Further to a comment made earlier by my good buddy Salsola, it looks more likely that California will change the date of its Presidential primary from June to February. This would dramatically shift the dynamics of the Presidential nomination process.… Continue Reading
One by One, The Gladiators Enter The Arena
John Edwards announced a few weeks ago, and became the first candidate anticipated to have a big impact on the race to formally declare. About 45 minutes ago, Hillary Rodham Clinton, another one of the big players, formally declared her… Continue Reading
Why Don’t They Like Him?
I’ve never been able to figure out why the religious right doesn’t like John McCain. It certainly isn’t his stance on the social issues that religious folks care about — he’s pro-life, against same-sex marriage, in favor of vouchers for… Continue Reading