The Clenis (TM) -- now so powerful that he can control the GOP nomination:The reader was convinced that none other than Bill and Hill were Huckabee's ultimate backers. Given how divisive Huckabee is, how well they know know the passions of the Evangelical community (and...
2008 republican primary
Made more than ably by Dana Goldtstein.It is important to remember that, although he was (like Barack Obama) right on the war and supports some other good positions (anti-War (on.
Although this is a great primary season for political junkies because of two closely contested primaries -- made more interesting because it one party none of the candidates should logically.
This phenomenon was also evident in yesterday's NYT article about McCain. One searches the article in vain for evidence that voters -- as opposed the elite editorial writers with an extensive history of swooning for the Straight Talk Express -- are showing more support for...
There are a couple frustrating elements to Zev Chafets's profile of Mike Huckabee. For example, he completely botches the discussion of the DuMond pardon, disappearing the lunatic anti-conspiracy angle that.
Mike Huckabee favored quarantining people with AIDS...in 1992. But he doesn't favor tax cuts even if they would involve ignoring court orders, so clearly he's some sort of free-thinking anarchist!
I'm not sure -- objectively! -- that Yglesias or Cole fully understand the extent to which -- objectively! -- Mitt Romney's speech was without question the greatest in the history of American political discourse. When even a dispassionate analyst like Hugh Hewitt can -- objectively!...
A couple of things:Melissa McEwan makes a good point with respect to Huckabee wanting to have it both ways when it comes to religion and politics. You can't not only.
"I'm waiting for pro-life voters to remember this guy named John McCain," says Yglesias. Relatedly, Tom Schaller lays out the case that McCain could be the Republican Kerry, the guy.
Although I agree that the biggest beneficiary of the Huckabee surge is Rudy Giuliani, it now can't be considered entirely impossible that Huckabee will get the nomination. Given this, it seems worth pointing out that his national sales tax scheme is completely insane. Beaudrot is...
Partly because I think you should stick by your predictions as long as they're still plausible, I still think that Mitt Romney has to be considered the favorite to win.
Rudy Giuliani has been endorsed by Pat Robertson, which according to smart conservative commentators is a "big plus." A depressing, if unsurprising, thought. Not only is Robertson an arch-reactionary who.