Star power

There seems to be a growing sentiment, not only in America, but around the world that Israel is going to attack Iran if somebody can’t provide verifiable proof that their nuclear weapons program has been dismantled. This, of course, is distressing to many and voices are rising up against the idea from inside of Israel. [...]

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Focus

There have been some disturbing trends popping up among prominent (and normally cheerful) conservatives lately, with a couple of notable examples cropping up right in the middle of CPAC. I noted the following piece by William Jacobson, titled laying the blame. In it, he appears to take exception with an equally dismal outlook coming from [...]

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Vision.

Rick Santorum’s is a familiar face at CPAC. He’s been here in years when he was little more than a sidenote in the programming, and he’s been here in years, like this one, when his is the face attendees crowd to see. But, year in and year out, what he has stood for has not [...]

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Huh?

Today, the Obama administration hastily called a press conference to announce a change to its HHS mandate for employers to cover contraception at no cost, including religious organizations whose doctrines oppose contraception and abortifacients.  Instead of religious organizations footing the bill directly, the revised “accommodation” now says that insurers must cover the costs, which changes [...]

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Romney ten points back.

Remember the “electability” argument?  Conservatives need Mitt Romney, the argument goes, in order to compete against Barack Obama in the general election.  However, the latest Rasmussen tracking poll on head-to-head results shows Romney trailing Obama by ten points — while Rick Santorum comes within four: In a potential Election 2012 matchup, the president attracts 50% [...]

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Shutting off the spigots

It’s starting to sound that way. A new investigation by Bloomberg has been digging through the campaign finance reports, interviewing campaign aides and donors, and reaches the conclusion that Newt Gingrich may be running on fumes at this point in terms of election cash. And his Super PAC money may be drying up also. Newt [...]

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"we're asking people to contribute to us "

This is an interesting blip on the political radar, though likely one which will disappear down the memory hole in record time. CNN is reporting that, during remarks to reporters on the Hill, Nancy Pelosi suddenly tossed out an unscripted comment which could, in theory, land her in some hot water. Did House Democratic leader [...]

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Back to work

Here’s some news that will probably drag Jane Fonda out of retirement and back on the war path. It also provides us with a rare opportunity to praise the Obama administration. For the first time since 1978, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved licenses for the construction of two new nuclear power plants to be [...]

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Stop. Just stop. Please.

People like to blame Mexico for all sorts of things. Drug trafficking, gastrointestinal disorders, stealing our jobs… and now, stealing our international bodies of water. Or at least that seems to be the opinion of one Mississippi Democrat, a Mr. Steve Holland by name, and he’s not going to take it any more. In fact, [...]

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Spiking

The recently announced, 49 state bank settlement deal is going to be a subject of discussion for some time to come as we sort out all the details. Roughly three quarter of a million homeowners will receive payments for damages suffered in the “robo-signing” foreclosure process. Millions more will apparently have the opportunity to refinance [...]

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Karen Harrington does.

Yesterday at CPAC, we had a number of technical issues on Blogger Row, which almost kept me from interviewing the impressive Republican challenger to Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Karen Harrington.  Tina wrote about Harrington in November, and the small-business owner came to CPAC to chat with some of the bloggers and push her campaign forward.  In [...]

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Talking points.

When a Democratic President loses Chris Matthews … where else can he turn? Matthews rips MSNBC analyst John Heilemann on the air for regurgitating incorrect White House talking points during a discussion of the contraception mandate when Heilemann claims that the HHS order is the same as in 28 states now. Not true, says Matthews, [...]

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"Come on, guys"?

It’s already well known that Barack Obama didn’t take the advice of the two Catholics closest to him, VP Joe Biden and chief of staff Bill Daley, in promulgating his new mandate from HHS that would force religious organizations to pay for contraception and abortifacients, even if the use of such products violates their religious [...]

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Boldness.

“Mitt Romney met quietly with a small group of conservative leaders in Washington on Thursday in an effort to reassure Republicans who remain skeptical about his candidacy, CNN has learned… “‘He knows exactly how people are reacting and feeling right now,’ the participant said of the Romney meeting. ‘He is going to have to give [...]

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Endgame.

Via Ace, the guy just can. not. stop. He tried to ruin the original trilogy by making terrible prequels, but that didn’t work. Then he tried to ruin them with brutally cheesy re-edits, and that didn’t work. So now he’s going to start telling you that the things you loved about the original movies were [...]

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Schism.

You make the call. Is this Biden signaling a climbdown by the administration (again), or is this Biden trying to force a climbdown by publicly breaking with Obama? Remember, according to ABC, he was one of the most passionate opponents of the new rule inside the White House. He knows he’s handing the GOP a [...]

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Plus, a message for the current President.

Earlier today, Governor Rick Perry visited Blogger Row at CPAC to chat with the group just before giving his speech to the general assembly — a well-received speech that shows that Perry has not lost the affection of conservative activists after a hard-fought but unsuccessful bid for the Republican presidential nomination.  In between his visit [...]

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Plus: Second look at second look at a brokered convention?

I know what you’re thinking. “Who cares, AP? It’s his home state and their primary isn’t until the last week of April.” True. Pennsylvania might not matter much. But these numbers are important right now because they might — might — give us a window into how the race is going next door in Ohio, [...]

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This again.

To cleanse the palate, this is really the ultimate modern superhero flick, isn’t it? Initially it was going to be the fourth of the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man films, but when that was scrapped, they turned around and decided to just reboot the series. Creatively exhausted and desperate for easy blockbuster box office, Hollywood’s now so [...]

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But wait 'til you hear his reason why.

Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn — a stalwart against government overreach — disagrees with the Obama administration’s mandate that even religiously-affiliated employers provide employees with insurance that covers contraception, but he doesn’t think it represents a particularly drastic departure from the president’s other policies. “This is blown out of proportion,” he said. “It is an [...]

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He can't wait.

Conn Carroll’s already covered the bases on this at the Examiner but let me quote the key bit from an analysis by the lefty think tank Brookings back in August when the waivers were first announced: The White House has announced its plan to grant waivers of the provisions of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) [...]

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Tipping point?

On January 23, two days after South Carolina, it was Mitt 29, Newt 28, with Santorum dead last behind Ron Paul at 11 percent. Seventeen days later: Mitt 36, Santorum 20, Gingrich 20, with Senator Sweater Vest having gained another three points overnight. Two Not Romneys enter, one Not Romney leaves. Or maybe two Not [...]

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Right to work, not to coast

Last year we brought you up to date with the efforts of the Goldwater Institute to fight union corruption and abuse of taxpayer dollars in Arizona. In what should serve as an inspiration to activists everywhere, their voices have been heard and the state government has opened up a series of legislative actions to remedy [...]

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Conscience.

ABC says Lieberman, Manchin, Casey, and both Nelsons (Bill and Ben) have headed for the lifeboats, but I think that count’s already outdated. According to Fox News’s Chad Pergram, John Kerry also thinks the new rule “needs to be compromised, adjusted.” If all six vote with the GOP caucus to either repeal the rule or [...]

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But will he apologize to Soccer?

Roland Martin, tweeted on Sunday, walked it back Monday, chastened on Tuesday, suspended on Wednesday… That’s the short version of recent events in the life of the CNN commentator and author of Speak, Brother! A Black Man’s View of America. The tale begins on Super Bowl Sunday, when Martin tweeted: If a dude at your Super [...]

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