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

Romney's sharp elbows coming out

On Monday morning during an interview with Fox News, Mitt Romney gave his most aggressive words yet against Newt Gingrich, showing that he's now (rightly) concerned about Newt as competition for the Republican nomination. Among Romney's barbs: When… more »

Barack Hussein Carter

H/T Greg Staff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcruw_Jx97A more »

Mrs. Gingrich vents, bettors yawn

The Internet and TV news are all atwitter, if you'll pardon the pun, about Newt Gingrich's second wife, Marianne, telling ABC that Newt asked her for an "open marriage" so he could keep sleeping with Callista Bisek -- now Gingrich's third wife -- wit… more »

Breaking: Rick Perry to drop out of presidential race

CNBC is reporting this morning that Rick Perry will be dropping out of the presidential race this morning. Good riddance to the man who decided to bring "vulture capitalist" into the discussion. What a disappointment he's been, starting off as a pe… more »

Quick thoughts on Monday's GOP debate

Enough people have offered enough broad analysis of Monday's Republican debate in South Carolina. I'll have further thoughts on one particular policy question which arose, but wanted to offer just a brief comment on the debate overall. The first few mi… more »

I think he can

For the past week, it's been all the rage among pundits across the political spectrum. No, not wondering whether First Lady Michelle Obama is indeed an "angry black woman" but rather pontificating on whether former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is… more »

Romney: It's not just electability

Two new reports from Gallup have perhaps the best news for Mitt Romney of this campaign season. For the first time, Romney's support among Republicans nationwide has reached or exceeded 30 percent, breaking through the 25-percent "barrier" that has bee… more »

Anti-Romney or Anti-Capitalism?

I've never seen a baseball player get three strikes on one pitch, but former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich just accomplished the political equivalent. During a Sunday morning Republican debate in New Hampshire, Gingrich suggested that a Super PAC s… more »

Did Gringrich break the law?

Some important political information and analysis from Quin Hillyer (and Jennifer Rubin), wondering aloud if Newt Gingrich recently admitted being in violation of federal election law: http://spectator.org/blog/2012/01/09/did-gingrich-break-the-law more »

Rick Perry's Iraq blunder

In Saturday's Republican debate in New Hampshire, Texas Governor Rick Perry said, as he has in the past, that he would "send troops back into Iraq" to prevent Iranian dominance in Iraq from effectively wasting the blood and treasure which America sacrif… more »