Categories: Elections & Electoral Politics, Democratic National Convention, Republican National Convention

Don't step in the Occu-Pie

My wife said to me yesterday evening that "Obama must be loving" the anti-capitalist protests around the US. Perhaps so, but I think they are at best a double-edged sword for Democrats. It's possible that the President and his henchmen, Reid and Pelosi… more »

Rove and Koch: healthy competition

As with the Pastor Jeffress' remarks on Mormonism, the "mainstream" media loves finding a news story with which to predict or create a divide among Republicans. Such was the angle in yesterday's Politico story breathlessly revealing that their reporter… more »

Chris Christie thoughts

Over at Intrade.com, Chris Christie is trading just over 20 percent to announce that he will run for the presidency -- and 10 percent to receive the nomination -- despite saying repeatedly that he is not running. Rumors persist that he is reconsidering… more »

Jeff Lord: The Warren Albatross

I'm taking a day off from writing, getting some other work done, but I would like to urge you to read Jeff Lord's piece for the American Spectator about Elizabeth Warren, the best spokeswoman for the left that the right could ever hope for: http://spec… more »

Politics: The Real Thing

From John Wayne to Ronald Reagan, from the Ford Mustang to Coca-Cola, Americans seek and appreciate authentic and “real.”  While authenticity is rarely spoken of regarding our politicians – in much the same way that unicorns and jackalopes are rarely sp… more »

Joe Walsh: A Congressman worth supporting

Congressman Joe Walsh made news recently by being the first (and eventually one of the only) members of Congress to refuse to participate in Barack Obama's campaign stunt disguised as a "jobs speech" before a joint session of Congress. Joe has also bee… more »

Thoughts on Thursday's debate

Thursday's Fox News/Google-sponsored Republican debate showed us a couple of important things despite the overly-loud and overly-frequent clapping by the audience. Here are some brief thoughts on the performance of each candidate, saving Rick Perry and… more »

Belated debate thoughts

During Monday night's debate, I was in the middle of a long drive from Washington, DC to southern Virginia in more traffic than was tolerable for that time of night. So, since all bloggers think that everyone wants to hear our opinions, I just wanted to… more »

He Carried Yellow Flowers

H/T The Freak I don't often put campaign ads on these pages, but this is pretty good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSlC7BxmSqY more »

Romney tops Perry in nomination betting odds

Today, for the first time since Rick Perry officially entered the race for president, Mitt Romney traded above Rick Perry on intrade.com in terms of betting odds to receive the Republican nomination. At 9 PM Mountain Time, Romney was trading 37% while P… more »