Rudy at FRC
The entrance had more standing, but less cheers than Mitt Romney. But Romney had a lot of astroturf, as Phil Klein pointed out, so it is hard to tell. Rudy starts with an attack on Washington. Unlike Romney’s speech, there Read more
Notes on Romney speech
It took me a lot of time to process Mitt Romney’s speech tonight. I had seen John McCain’s and Sam Brownback’s on TV. Romney’s was in sharp contrast to the others. He offered lots of details and great quotes like: Read more
International
Earth to Romney: We aren’t on the Human Rights Council
Today, Governor Mitt Romney called for the US to pull out of the UN Human Rights Council. According to the AP: "The United Nations has been an extraordinary failure of late," Romney said in response to a question at a Read more
Brownback drops out
I have a lot of admiration for Senator Sam Brownback. I am deeply sympathetic to a lot of positions that he has taken. But he is dropping out. When the tank runs out of gas, the car stops moving. That’s Read more
When reporters miss the story: Rudy and conservatives.
Alan Fram AP’s story about Rudy Giuliani and conservatives fundamentally misses the point. He says, "Giuliani’s Conservative Vote Tenuous." That would be true, if it turned out that his lead in polls was based on the vote of conservatives who Read more
Ethics
Richardson’s employees giving to their boss
You don’t often get to write this sentence, so I had to do it: State of New Mexico $277,230 University of New Mexico $31,950 Total from NM State Employees $309,180 Bill Richardson would be violating congressional ethics if he were Read more
Two more questions about a December NH primary
I have two questions about the possibility of a December NH primary: Can candidates collect matching funds for that? What are the mechanics of that? When do they actually get the money? It is clear that John McCain has more Read more
Consequences of a December NH primary?
There have been whispers for a while that there could be a December primary. Roger Simon now argues that it is increasingly likely that there could be a December 11th primary in New Hampshire. On the Democratic side, that seems Read more
Clinton: Listen to political enemies, not terrorists
(Cross-posted from Redstate) With Hillary Clinton the seemingly inevitable Democrat presidential nominee, conservatives are going to have to start reminding people just how bad "that woman" is. The good news? There is quite a bit of material to work with. Read more
Administrivia
Also appearing at …
I will be writing some stuff at Redstate, for example, a swipe at Hillary Clinton. I will keep primary specific stuff here, while focusing more on activism, Congress, etc., there. Most Redstate posts will also be cross-posted here. I do Read more