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

Mixed emotions about Rick Santorum

In a new Quinnipiac University poll (click HERE to see their press release), "Pennsylvania voters give Democratic State Treasurer Robert Casey Jr. a 52 - 34 percent lead over incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, with 12 percent undecided." Sa… more »

Punishing corrupt politican double-edged sword for Dems

see "House Strips Jefferson of Committee Seat" (AP via WSJ, 6/16/06) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115047210055382462.html? or, if you can't access WSJ web site, try this: http://www.cleveland.com/open/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/ispol/1150549123796… more »

Bush's press conference caps his best week in months

see "Bush Upbeat About Iraqis Securing Country" (ABC News, 6/14/06) http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2075417 and for a transcript of the press conference: http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2006/06/bush_on_iraq_trip_did_not_call.html Wedn… more »

Meathead gets what he deserves

see "Universal preschool advocates vow to continue efforts" (San Jose Mercury News, 6/7/06) http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/14763685.htm Rob Reiner should have known he had a problem when the essentially socialist LA Times ca… more »

Is the GOP worse than worthless?

As if the marriage amendment debate weren't proof enough that the Republican leadership is hopelessly lost, today they have given those of us who believe that government's role is to protect and defend liberty and the Constitution another reason not to v… more »

CA-50 election means almost nothing

The special election in California’s 50th Congressional District (to replace the corrupt Randy “Duke” Cunningham) means much less than either party wants us to believe, though it does contain a lesson. The Democrat spin is that Republican Brian Bilbra… more »

Jeff Jacoby: The Crumbling GOP Base

I think that Jeff Jacoby has hit the nail on the head in his article describing how Reaganite Republicans are disgusted with the performance of the GOP while it's had control over all branches of government: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_… more »

Rick O'Donnell on stopping deficit spending

Rick O'Donnell, the GOP candidate for Colorado's 7th Congressional District (seat being vacated by Bob Beauprez who is running for Governor) just released an aggressive and courageous set of steps he supports to get Federal Government spending under cont… more »

Washington Times: Dem majorities in Congress unlikely

I'm not as sanguine about the GOP's chances as Doug Lambro in his article, "Takeover of House, Senate not likely" (Washington Times, 5/30/06) http://washingtontimes.com/national/20060530-123600-8485r.htm He is absolutely right that there are struct… more »

The Immigration Briar Patch

The Democrats continue to play Br’er Rabbit in the immigration debate, quietly yet certainly pleading “please don’t throw me into the briar patch” of immigration reform. The Republicans have turned the issue from a likely neutral or positive into an alm… more »