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Mike Huckabee: Pro Life Socialist
I noted more than once that Mike Huckabee wasn’t a true Republican. I’m totally convinced now that he’s a liar and a dirtbag. Putting it succinctly, he should be run out of the Repub...
The Truth, The Whole And Nothing But the Truth?
The Washington Times has published FactCheck.org’s analysis of the things Democrats have said about John McCain. Here’s their analysis: Some examples of who said what and what they left ou...
Another Boring Speech
Mark Warner’s speech didn’t live up to the 2004 keynote address. In fact, it was downright boring. Not only that but it spent too much time spinning things that are indefensible. I’v...
Begala: Michelle Was…Authentic???
Yes, you read that right. In this post for the Huffington Post, Clinton attack puppy Paul Begala said everything except that Michelle hit it out of the park. Here’s Mr. Begala’s opening pa...
Discord In Democratland
Stories about the Democrats’ discord aren’t exactly scarce. Still, the one that stands out from all others is Gov. Ed Rendell’s criticizing MSNBC for being in the tank for Obama. Her...
This Is the Biden Bounce?
According to this CNN article, the Biden Bounce is a flop: The first national poll conducted entirely after Barack Obama publicly named Joe Biden as his running mate suggests that battle for the presi...
From Sizzle to Fizzle?
This Gallup poll suggests that Sen. Obama’s choice of Sen. Biden won’t give him much of a bounce going into his convention. That polling begs the question of why the Obamessiah would pick ...
All Obfuscation All The Time
One of the biggest problems facing Sen. Obama is that he can’t tell people what he really believes. That’s because he’d lose badly if he told people what he’s voted against. Th...
The Hillary Factor
On the day when Barack Obama introduced Sen. Biden as his running mate, the thing that nobody in the Dead Tree Media is talking about is how Obama’s dissing of Hillary will bring more division t...
What Biden Brings to the Ticket
Now that the news is out about the Obama-Biden ticket, it’s time to ask what Sen. Biden adds to the ticket. The instant Sen. Biden joined the ticket, he became the foreign policy expert of the t...
Obama: Living The Affluent Lifestyle
Evidently, judging by the cover of Upscale magazine. Never heard of it? Neither did we, until we strolled through the local Safeway and just happened to see Michelle, all-smiles on the cover. The pu...
Obama’s Troubles Just Starting
Contrary to E.J. Dionne’s opinion, I don’t think Sen. Obama’s troubles die out when August expires. In fact, I expect them to continue. Like baseball players, political people are s...
Obama’s Housing Problem
UPDATE: This article by David Freddoso reminded me of something. Here’s what triggered my question: On June 15, 2005, Obama bought a gorgeous house in Hyde Park for $1.65 million, $300,000 below...
Susan Rice: Rove’s ‘Gift’ to Obama?
Susan Rice is one of Barack Obama’s top national security advisers. She might also be Karl Rove’s implant in the Obama campaign. Every time she ‘defends’ Sen. Obama’s for...
He Gets Paid to Write This Crap???
If the network news wasn’t as awful as it is, Jack Cafferty would be THE laughinstock of the news industry. As it is, he’s just ONE of the laughingstocks. Imagine my surprise when I read C...
Another Behind-the-Times Reporter
A couple years ago, I had the pleasure of debating Charles Babington, then of the Washington Post. Mr. Babington has since moved to the AP. Now he’s written an article about the troubles lying a...
Obama Complains That McCain Changes Mind On Drilling
During one of his campaign stops yesterday, Sen. Obama complained that Sen. McCain had changed his mind about offshore drilling: “McCain says ‘Here’s my plan, I’m going to dril...
Voters Take Note Of McCain’s Foreign Policy Expertise
People are taking notice that John McCain knows what he’s talking about on national security matters. Recent polling shows Sen. McCain opening a significant gap over Sen. Obama on national secur...
McCain Campaign Fuming At Obama/Mitchell Spin
Yesterday morning, NBC’s Andrea Mitchell told Meet the Press’s audience that McCain had won the Saddleback Forum, which is accurate from everything I’ve read and the little that I wa...
What Evangelicals Are Saying
It was just a matter of time before someone got a group of evangelical pastors after the Saddleback Forum to talk about who won, who lost and why. This article posts answers given by evangelical leade...
Highlight The American Energy Act
Nancy Pelosi’s statement to Larry King that she’d consider drilling if it’s part of a bigger package (TRANSLATION: tax increases and government picking winners and losers) is a cruel...
The Gang Of 10’s Disaster
Until now, I’ve tried focusing on what Republicans should do to press the energy fight to Democrats. I’ve focused on deficiencies in the House Democrats’ plans. It’s time to tu...
GOP Leadership, Sen. McCain, President Bush Say No New Taxes
It’s becoming obvious that Democrats are getting hit hard on the energy issue. It’s becoming equally obvious that Republicans are stepping up the pressure on Ms. Pelosi. This WSJ article h...
Same Democrats, Same Bag of Tricks
Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic majority are playing games again. This is getting REALLY TIRESOME. This morning, Ms. Pelosi used the Democrats’ weekly radio address to announce that the Democrat...
The Shot Heard Round the World???
In December 6, 2007, Nancy Pelosi took to the House floor to talk about the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Here’s that video: This is an early part of the transcript: If Bobby ...
Better Late Than Never
President Bush took some justified criticism for not laying down the law sooner with regards to Russia’s invasion of Georgia. Yesterday, he upped the ante by announcing SecDef Gates’ putti...
Gang Of Ten Bill Tips Scales in Obama’s Favor?
According to this article, the compromise bill brought forth by the Gang of Ten has just given Sen. Obama the advantage in the energy debate. It’s true that Senate Republicans have done somethin...
Looking Presidential vs. Being Presidential
When fighting broke out last week, John McCain got on the phone to Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to find out what was happening in the tiny democratic nation. Sen. McCain then said that the R...
Ya Gotta Love This
This afternoon, I was channel surfing when I came upon a Hillary supporter on Neil Cavuto’s show. This Hillary supporter said that she’d be voting for John McCain because McCain’s va...
McCain’s Statement
Here’s the text of Sen. McCain’s statement on the Georgian-Russian War as reported in the NY Times: “Americans wishing to spend August vacationing with their families or watching the Oly...