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Hayride Cartoon: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do—Well, Maybe Not So Much For Roemer
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Buddy Roemer: I’m Not Quite Irrelevant Enough, So Let Me Fix That
This statement crossed the transom earlier today… “As the GOP and the networks host debate No. 20-something this evening, they have once again turned their backs on the democratic process by choosing to exclude a former governor and congressman. I... (Continue reading)
Louisiana College Vs. The Obama Administration And The Bible-Thumpin’ Republican Narrative
As you might have already read, Louisiana College is suing the Obama administration over the mandate that religious employers provide free “abortifacients, sterilization, and contraception ” through Obamacare. Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF)—a conservative Christian nonprofit legal group... (Continue reading)
Election 2012: Whose Rules Rule?
On February 28th, the 2012 race for the Republican presidential nomination could experience its biggest twist yet. On that day, Michigan and Arizona will hold their primaries. Twelve years ago, the two states threw a curve ball to George W.... (Continue reading)
Santorum’s Detroit Economic Club Speech
It’s good. It’s not great, but it’s good. He makes some very strong points about Obama and the Left – mainly, echoing the criticism that a lot of the public policy stances taken by Democrats are bent on buying votes... (Continue reading)
Why Shouldn’t White People Be Offended By This?
Shoot, for that matter why shouldn’t black people be offended by this? I can’t say anything. I’m a parish captain for Nutria For Huckabee. We tend to run about four years behind y’all down here in Barataria.... (Continue reading)
The Romney People Really Don’t Like This Ad…
It’s titled “Rombo,” which is a pretty sharp bit of ridicule in its own right. And, hokey though it might be, it really does hit home. Because the voters have noticed that Mitt Romney’s campaign is largely based on waiting until... (Continue reading)
Cassidy Won’t Admit It, But You Can Pencil Him In For 2014 – And He Can Crush Landrieu On The Health Care Issue
A story which percolated in a number of Louisiana media outlets this week made fairly clear what many of us in the local punditocracy have figured for a while. Namely, that Rep. Bill Cassidy is a likely suspect for the... (Continue reading)
Will Mitt Romney Now Have To Start Making Plans For 2016 Or 2020?
It’s possible. The polls indicate that Rick Santorum is beginning to consolidate the anti-Romney support, and in doing so he’s vaulting over the glass ceiling Romney’s been cracking his skull against since the 2012 presidential campaign got started. The Real... (Continue reading)
CPAC 2012 Notebook
A few notes from the annual gathering of conservatives (which includes many college students) in the Beltway. Mitt Wins (Buys?) Straw Poll- Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has once again won the CPAC straw poll, after losing the last two... (Continue reading)