Over at Volokh, readers have responded to Fred Thompson’s calls for questions on his policy platform with some damn tough questions: 1. What is your view of civil asset forfeiture in the absence of a criminal conviction? Would you make… Continue Reading
The idea that the Republican party needs to find a new directions seems to have a counterpart — it simply needs to find a competent leader. The neo-con ideas of the Bush Presidency, in other words, are perfectly fine ways… Continue Reading
In response to an accusation of bias on Oval Office 2008, I was asked when I would report a gaffe on the part of my favorite candidate, Rudy Giuliani. I said, “When he makes one.” Well, it looks to me… Continue Reading
I’ve been discussing on Oval Office 2000 quite a bit about states making their Presidential primaries earlier and earlier. I can imagine that the result of all of this state-level front-loading would produce three things, all of which sound good,… 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
As I’ve written on Oval Office 2008, immigration is turning into a wedge issue within the Republican primary. The issue is whether a city government should provide services to people regardless of their immigration status, up to and including instructing… Continue Reading
An interesting bit from Fred Thompson on the lawyer as a political candidate. Much of it is biographical and designed to encourage political support for his candidacy (interestingly, Right Said Fred’s website does not describe Thompson’s positions on any political… Continue Reading
Now, this is quite interesting. These guys are saying things I have been saying for a long time – that we as a nation are yet rich and powerful enough to have both liberty and security, and that real conservatives… Continue Reading
In the most recent Republican debate, there was an interesting exchange between the three leading candidates concerning the issue of torture. The hypothetical question was placed to the candidates that there had been suicide bombings in the U.S., and a… Continue Reading
Mitt Romney: Up 2.2 points. Fred Thompson: Up 1.2 points Ron Paul: Up .2 points (doubling in value) Elizabeth Dole: Up .1 points (doubling in value) Rudy Giuliani: Down 1.4 points. No other change (including McCain)