By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  November 30th at 01:42 AM  | 

In the 2002 movie “Signs,” Colleen Hess gave her youngest son Merrill a cryptic, deathbed command to “swing away.”  Only years later, with his own life at risk, did Merrill understand what this meant.  With confidence, Merrill “swung away.”  The challenge was unclear, but it was was large and right in front of him, and Merrill could not and did not miss.  Merrill “swung away” with | Read More »

By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  October 26th at 01:17 AM  | 

Jay Cost has his typically-thoughtful article at The Weekly Standard.  This article tells us why Mitt Romney is still the front-runner for the Republican nomination. In 2010, Harry Reid only had an approval rating of 44%, and Obama’s approval was 46%, yet Harry Reid managed to squeek by and win re-election with just over 50% in a multi-way race.  The Republican candidate Sharron Angle won 45%. Between the | Read More »

By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  May 23rd at 03:22 AM  | 

From Kansas Progress: Analysis: Chris Cillizza tries way too hard, misses with his pro-Democrat angle on Tuesday’s Pennsylvania race Chris Cillizza on Tuesday’s special election in Pennyslvania’s 12th Congressional District, where Democrat Mark Critz beat Republican Tim Burns 53% to 46%: “House Republicans try to stop bleeding from PA special election loss” “House Republicans are trying to quickly pivot away from a devastating loss earlier | Read More »