One implication of Mike Huckabee’s "win" at Ames is that he is getting media attention as a potential first-tier candidate. In Bloomberg this morning he went after Mitt Romney and the whole Wall Street phenomenon. First, Romney: In a veiled Read more
According to David Broder, Fred Thompson wants a change of pace. He wants to talk about important issues: [H]e "will take some risks that others are not willing to take, in terms of forcing a dialogue on our entitlement situation, Read more
Yesterday, I wrote a response to Peter Beinart’s op-ed about the Republican Party and the conservative movement. I got some very positive feedback. My friend Patrick Hynes wrote on a related topic. Patrick’s thesis is basically: First, let’s be clear, Read more
Mitt Romney told the AP that he can win Michigan in a general election. Even though he is in 5th in the Republican primary, according to the Detroit Free Press.
On Hannity last night, Mitt Romney was talking about his health care plan: So it’s one of the things I’m most proud of. And I hope I get a chance to debate Hillary Clinton on the very topic because when Read more
I just don’t believe this. Here’s what Mitt Romney has to say about Rudy Giuliani on immigration: “Mayor Giuliani hopefully will explain why there’s such a dramatic departure from his position as mayor, where he said he welcomed illegal aliens Read more
Marc Ambinder was sent a letter by a Democratic economist and asks whether the political world is ignoring the economy. I wonder if it matters? Doesn’t the economy re-assert itself? re: "When I come back I want to come back Read more
Last week, the ONE campaign released some polling about the support that they have. It claimed pretty deep support. I didn’t write on it because who says "no" when asked, "do you want to end international poverty?" Apparently there are Read more
Peter Beinart, fomerly of The New Republic and a victim of the anti-war online left, wrote an interesting op-ed in today’s WaPo. Basically, he compares the state of the GOP with the state of the Democrats in the 80s: Imitation Read more
Mitt Romney released his financial records on Monday. These are neat. You don’t get too many opportunities to see where people with $250m put their money. (BTW, I think that he probably has more. How much is in his foundation?) Read more