John McCain and Rudy Giuliani are pretty much tied for second place in the Republican primary for New Hampshire. Which is about the only place in the country that I see McCain’s newest endorsement possibly being a “plus” for him… Continue Reading
Once again, I have to question Romney’s finely-parsed political stance. Does the sexual orientation of the giant flesh-eating rats really matter?
Now, apparently, it does matter which brand of religious nonsense a candidate subscribes to. Mike Huckabee can protest all he likes that he isn’t attacking Romney on issues of theology, but when he asks questions like this, that’s exactly what… Continue Reading
Some of you may think that I have a chip on my shoulder about atheists and their participation in American civic life, so I’ve taken offense too easily at Romney’s remarks. However, before you pronounce that judgment, read this. I’m… Continue Reading
Let me get a few things out of the way, for the benefit of the religious advocates who occasionally comment here. First of all, your comments are welcome, whether I agree with you or not. In fact, disagreements keep things… Continue Reading
Good thing I was already skeptical of Romney. I’m also downgrading my rating of him on separation of church and state. I will have much to say about his speech in College Station, Texas later tonight. And no, I won’t… Continue Reading
In the WaPo today, Richard Cohen fumes that “It is absurd that [Mitt] Romney feels compelled to deliver a speech defending his beliefs and that [Mike] Huckabee does not have to explain how, in this day and age, he does… Continue Reading
Biography W. Mitt Romney will be 61 years old on the next Inauguration Day. He is the son of a very political family; his father was the Governor of Michigan, was one of Richard Nixon’s Secretaries for Housing and Urban… Continue Reading
Apparently, someone has commissioned a push poll for Iowa and New Hampshire, attacking Mitt Romney for his Mormon faith. Camps Giuliani and McCain have both denied involvement in no uncertain ways. No one apparently has thought to ask the Thompson… Continue Reading
Seeing the news about Senator Larry Craig’s lewd conduct arrest and guilty plea* and an incisive analysis of the power of hypocrisy to disaffect voters away from the Republican party, I find myself glad of the fact that I have… Continue Reading