The stakes in this election are enormous- the next President will most likely make some Supreme Court appointments, choosing our basic jurisprudence for the next 30 years; this presidency will make fundamental decisions about debt, spending, and entitlements; these decisions may decide our fiscal policy for the next 2 or 3 decades. But while those are the stakes of this election, the election [...]
What Republican primary voters are looking for
November 21, 2011 By
It’s happening again — there is a change at the top of the GOP primary field. With the fall of Herman Cain and the rise of Newt Gingrich, the Monday morning quarterbacking will begin. The old media and the 24 hour news cycle will have people believe that what’s happening now is different from all [...]
Prairie Parkway part of ‘60 Minutes’ report
November 13, 2011 By
From the Courier News: Former U.S. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert and the Prairie Parkway will be part of a report to air Sunday on the CBS television news magazine “60 Minutes”. CBS TV reporter Steve Kroft was in the area about six weeks ago, “working on a piece on how members of Congress [...]
Romney’s Fundamental Problem
October 8, 2011 By
From Townhall.com: Editor’s Note: This column was authored by Matt Mackowiak, the president of Potomac Strategy Group LLC. Mitt Romney = John McCain. The 2008 political environment differs from 2012. In 2008 it was Bush fatigue. McCain survived the primary; he did not win it. Everyone around him imploded. There was no tea party. Compromise [...]
Sarah Palin decides against run for the White House
October 6, 2011 By
Statement from Sarah Palin: October 5, 2011 Wasilla, Alaska After much prayer and serious consideration, I have decided that I will not be seeking the 2012 GOP nomination for President of the United States. As always, my family comes first and obviously Todd and I put great consideration into family life before making this decision. [...]
Superman vs. Warm Body
September 28, 2011 By
From Real Clear Politics by Thomas Sowell: One of the problems in trying to select a leader for any large organization or institution is the tendency to start out looking for Superman, passing up many good people who fail to meet that standard, and eventually ending up settling for a warm body. Some Republicans seem [...]
Who Else Is Missing the ‘Don’t-Say-That’ Gene?
September 20, 2011 By
CN recommended from Karen Ramey: I wonder if anyone one else is missing the gene that used to ring like a little bell in your head saying, “Don’t say that … take the path of least resistance … hey, if nobody else will speak up, why should I?” Reading and witnessing monetary abuse waged at [...]
New York 9th District Goes Republican – The Voters Revolt?
September 16, 2011 By
Note the low turnout in the special election to replace Anthony Weiner in New York’s 9th District. Turner 32,833 54% Weprin 27,908 46% That’s a pretty pathetically low turnout, so one should be careful about reading too much into it for 2012. It may reflect a very disaffected Democratic electorate in this 75% Dem 40% [...]
The Conservative Race in Iowa
Where Iowa could matter a lot is in sorting out the four candidates running as the field’s conservatives: Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Michele Bachmann. They represent a caucus-within-a-caucus, and even though they are likely to be separated 1-4 by a relatively small number of votes, their order of finish could have an [...]