Categories: Elections & Electoral Politics, Democratic National Convention, Republican National Convention
Thelma and Louise Economics
Jul 18th
Things didn't end all that well for Thelma and Louise, in the eponymous 1991 Ridley Scott film, as they drove off a cliff in a desperate effort to evade legal and moral responsibility for having transformed themselves from non-descript mediocrities into… more »
In Defense of Eric Fehrnstrom
Jul 3rd
Conservative media is, if you'll pardon the 21st-century pun, all atwitter following Romney advisor Eric Fehrnstrom's interview with MSNBC's Chuck Todd in which Fehrnstrom said that Governor Romney believes the Obamacare "individual mandate" is a penalt… more »
Thoughts on Wisconsin recall results
Jun 6th
http://spectator.org/archives/2012/06/06/no-more-excuses more »
AARP opposing Voter ID
May 26th
Another fight is brewing in Minnesota over that state's proposed Voter ID amendment to the state's constitution. The state chapter of the AARP (along with the ACLU) is opposing the measure, claiming it will keep some elderly people from voting.
News re… more »
Americans not as stupid as Obama thinks
May 15th
A CBS News/New York Times poll shows that two thirds of Americans believe that President Obama's recent "evolution" on gay marriage was a political stunt while one quarter thinks his change was “mostly because he thinks it is right.”
Amusingly, an Obam… more »
The First Gay Ex-President
May 14th
Barack Obama got the best of the gay marriage debate – for the first 24 hours. But like the Democrats' "war on women" rhetoric, it is already backfiring on him, as anyone outside the president's far-left echo chamber might have warned him.
The first Ga… more »
Hunger Games Wisdom
May 1st
Last weekend, Bill Clinton was the featured guest at two fundraisers which brought in a reported $2 million for President Obama's 2012 campaign.
As the Daily Caller put it, "Clinton gives Obama $2 million worth of faint praise."
Although the current… more »
Paul Ryan on polls, taxes, and America's future
Apr 26th
This morning, in an interview on CNBC, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) was told by CNBC anchor that a recent poll shows Mitt Romney trailing Barack Obama among Catholics.
Without hesitation, Ryan said "Leaders change polls. We don't fo… more »
American Crossroads: Operation Hot Mic
Apr 12th
The people at American Crossroads have put out a fairly amusing ad which reminds us of the potential damage that a second Obama term could cause to American national security:
http://youtu.be/-Czo5Vf8KZs more »
Line up and shake hands
Apr 11th
Following Rick Santorum's graceful exit from the Republican presidential primary on Tuesday, pundits were speaking as much about what the former Pennsylvania senator did not say as what he did say.
In particular, Santorum described wanting to help Repu… more »
