The AP has a story on Bush’s proposals on housing and the subprime mess. I am glad to see that "no bailout" is part of the answer. A lot of people are saying that we have pulled out of it. Read more
As my friends Patrick Ruffini, Rob Bluey, and Justin Hart have pointed out, a bunch of us organized a new media training workshop at Heritage, sponsored by Google, on Wednesday. It was a success. About 200 people attended. It was Read more
So Mitt Romney released a new ad. A number of people have commented on the "legs" side of Romney’s ad, but I thought the "challenges" side was more interesting. Consider some quotes: "An Olympics hit by scandal and deficits" "He Read more
Marc Ambinder reports that the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers endorsed Mike Huckabee. I wonder how many of these are Republicans? Does it hurt Huckabee by confirming his less-than-conservative economic record?
That’s what Gallup says. If you can’t take money from lobbyists, surely you can’t be one, right?
Somehow, I am not all that impressed by the fight over the national parties stripping delegates from state parties who will have primaries prior to Feb. 5th. Last week, the story was Florida and the Democrats. This week, it appears Read more
GraniteGrok has the video. Mark Kilmer at Redstate thinks Mitt Romney is wrong about Reagan and abortion.
So I was reading all the news about Alberto Gonzalez’s resignation. Unless the White House never really nominates someone — highly unlikely — the news up until September 11th is going to be focused on the new nominee. So how Read more
So, I have already reviewed the policy aspect of Mitt Romney’s health care plan. Basically, I think it is reasonable, but he is playing "hide the ball" with the money. It has to come from somewhere and he is leaving Read more
UPDATE: Sally Pipes is kind enough to remind us that it just didn’t work in MA. And, of course, Romney’s proposal is tax breaks for people who can afford health insurance but don’t buy it. In other words, another subsidy… Read more