Democrat thuggery continues in Wisconsin

Image via WikipediaMichael Walsh:Orrin Hatch, the senior senator from Utah, didn't mince words the other day on Hugh Hewitt's national radio show. The Democrats, he said, "play politics very, very tough, they play it well, and they don't give a damn about what's right and what's wrong."He was speaking about battles in Washington, but an even more vivid example can be found in Wisconsin, where the

Two GOP candidates disqualify themselves

Ross Kaminsky, American Spectator:Paul, Gingrich DQ'd Themselves on Sunday - Paul managed to look kooky on foreign policy by opposing the raid on the bin Laden compound and Gingrich pandered to the liberals with a Mediscare screed of his own.   I would not support either of them at this point for the GOP nomination.

Uhh, No

From Politico:Auto bailout could be Obama secret weaponIt is one of the things that stirs the passions of those who oppose him.  Beyond a few union hacks, it has no material support.

Democrats split on how much to raise taxes

Image via WikipediaWashington Post:While Republican tensions over tackling the national debt have been on public display for days, Democrats have also been squabbling with one another, though largely out of view.At issue for Democrats is whether the party risks going overboard in its embrace of tax increases — a perilous proposition for lawmakers from political battlegrounds.Those tensions

White House looks at significance of Bin Laden's death

Image by Getty Images via @daylifeJonah Goldberg:After hearing the news that Osama bin Laden had been killed, who among us didn't joyfully shout, "Yes! This is a huge triumph for wind and solar energy!" Or, "Wahoo! Now we can get immigration reform passed!" Personally, I would like to thank every member of SEAL Team 6 for taking such huge risks for high-speed rail and for streamlining the

Getting Cheri Daniels to agree to a run for Mitch

Image via WikipediaErin McPike:When the Indiana Republican Party found itself in a bind this spring, unable to lock down a high-profile keynote speaker for its big annual fundraising dinner, it was Gov. Mitch Daniels himself who came up with the solution: He'd get his wife, Cheri, to do it.It was a bold move, considering that she had never given a high-profile speech before and generally has been

Romney focused on money primary

Image via WikipediaFrom the Washington Post:Romney’s focus: Outraising GOP rivalsThere have been a lot of candidates who were better at raising money than votes that did not win the nomination.  Rudy Giuliani is an example from 2008, but Phil Gramm is another example.   Romeny's problem in 2008 was not a shortage of money, since he was spending a lot of his own.  It was the shortage of votes that

Dropping in for a fund raiser and campaign speech, Obama ignores fires

I don't think he loves Texas.  He is just using the liberals here for cash and carry, and the liberals in El Paso as props for his hopeless immigration amnesty campaign that he failed to push when he had Democrat majorities.