Thomas Friedman (Times $elect) attended a graduation at Rensselaer Polytech. He noticed something: The reason I had to laugh was because it seemed like every one of the newly minted Ph.D.’s at Rensselaer was foreign born. For a moment, as Read more
Ann Romney says: Whether the issue is running for the presidency or taking over the Winter Olympics, "I weigh in so heavily, and he listens to my advice probably more than anyone else’s," Ann agrees. "We never sort of go Read more
ABC just wrote about the damage that Mitt Romney’s pandering on immigration will do to him in Florida. It even quotes Jeb Bush as "disappointed" in Romney. I think that this raises an interesting process point. There has been much Read more
AmSpec’s Jim Antle said: I don’t understand the McCain camp’s insistence on focusing on the candidate behind them in most polls [Romney] rather than the candidate ahead of them in most polls [Giuliani]. The NYT’s Caucus blog has speculated on Read more
Andrew Sullivan channeling Groucho Marx on Romney: "Those are my principles, and if you don’t like them… well, I have others."
There has been speculation that Rudy Giuliani is playing very carefully on the immigration issue because he wants Schwarzenegger’s endorsement. I have a related theory. Is Mitt Romney hurting himself with Jeb Bush because of his flip-flopping pander on immigration? Read more
The WSJ’s Chris Cooper makes a good point about early voting and its impact on the calendar: But even before the official votes kick off in Iowa on Jan. 14, large numbers of voters around the country already will have Read more
John McCain noted that once an illegal gets a Z visa, it is only convertible to a green card or a Y visa (which would put them out of the country in 2 years).
Hugh Hewitt just claimed that John McCain may be considering not supporting the GOP nominee: Now the key question is whether Senator McCain will stay in the party and support its nominee, a question which hasn’t been asked of him Read more
McCain discusses Romney’s position on immigration: Maybe I should wait a of couple weeks and see if it changes. Maybe he can get out his small varmint gun and drive those Guatemalans off his yard. McCain refers to Romney’s general Read more