Objectively on the ground here, it is doggone cold. Also, it seems the Santorum surge has ended, or at least stalled. On CNN last night, Mary Matalin noted that a number of people unconnected to campaigns say the surge is stalled out. The caucuses will be tonight. For years the media has treated Iowa as the Super Bowl, but this year, with proportional delegates, it | Read More »
John Weaver really needs a new playbook. In 1999-2000, newspaper headlines were filled with the titilating details of how “Democrats Fear a McCain Nomination.” In fact, one CNN report in early February of 2000, noted Democrats were worried because “conservative Democrats and Independents are voting for John McCain because they believe that he is the perfect person to replace Bill Clinton in the White House.” | Read More »
Some of you think I am too old fashioned in my post on Jon Huntsman. Silly me thinking a United States Ambassador should be loyal to a fault to the President of the United States he serves, regardless of party or person. For those of you who are not concerned with the loyalty of an American Ambassador to his country and President, consider this break | Read More »
In Donald Rumsfeld’s new book, he characterizes John McCain as having a “hair-trigger temper” with “a propensity to shift his positions to appeal to the media.” McCain has struck back saying how happy he is that Rumsfeld was ultimately forced out. Of course this does not change Rumsfeld’s characterization. McCain is, after all, the man who claimed for years to be a straight talking maverick | Read More »
Just so you know. Consider this an open thread.
I’m happy to see John McCain fight for his political life in Arizona, but stuff like this means I must go for McCain over Hayworth. Former Rep. J.D. Hayworth, who on Monday officially entered Arizona’s Republican race against Sen. John McCain, defended his recent call for President Barack Obama to produce his birth certificate, suggesting his questions stem not from conspiracy theories that Obama was really born in Kenya | Read More »
In April, New York Times reporter David Barstow received a Pulitzer Prize for his story on the Rumsfeld-era public affairs outreach program to former military officers then working as journalists (the so-called “military analysts). The thrust of the article is that Mr. Rumsfeld and his subordinates used seductive perks like lunch at the Pentagon and access to top officials to manipulate these men into providing | Read More »
I’m not a fan of John McCain. I was not a fan of his campaign for President. I think he tends to be a bully. But in the grand scheme of things, John McCain does not throw his own party under the bus as much as some of his colleagues in the Republican Conference. 2010 is going to be a tough year for Republicans to | Read More »
McCain is raising money for his 2010 run. He’s been damn good on the stimulus issue. On Tuesday, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee sent out a fundraising solicitation to subscribers to johnmccain.com asking for donations to his 2010 Senate re-election campaign. Jim Gerlach (R-PA) may run for Governor in 2010: Rep. Jim Gerlach’s (R-Pa.) possible departure from the House to run for governor in 2010 | Read More »
Let me take a moment to remind our friends in the McCain campaign of a certain fact. It is a fact which, to my mind, ought to be foremost in the mind of all Republicans. It is the fact that Sarah Palin has been resolutely loyal, and joyously so, to the man who nominated her for Vice President. At every rally, the crowd roaring with | Read More »
I am reminded this evening of a friend a few weeks ago who chastised me for chuckling over an interview request I’d gotten. I view myself as just me, a now thirty-something married guy in Macon, Georgia who blogs for a living. Apparently, some people regard me as something more than that. I’m very, very flattered. But occasional I forget this and get stunned by | Read More »
The polls narrow. And the McCain campaign claims ownership of the last 96 hours of this campaign season. In fact, among undecided voters, the largest portion is now solidifying who will get the vote. And the Obama “spread the wealth” stuff and the LA Times video suppression are just helping ratify minds as the polls narrow. Here’s what’s fun. Let’s assume the worst case scenario. | Read More »
There is more of this, much worse, here. This is brought to you by the people who support Barack Obama. In other places, these people would be clubbing you down in the street. Heck, that’s happening here to some degree. Also, this comes as more evidence comes out that Democrats in Ohio raided confidential government records to smear Joe the Plumber. This is the behavior | Read More »
According to the Military Times, McCain, R-Ariz., handily defeated Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., 68 percent to 23 percent in a voluntary survey of 4,293 active-duty, National Guard and reserve subscribers and former subscribers to Army Times, Navy Times, Marine Corps Times and Air Force Times. The results of the Military Times 2008 Election Poll are not representative of the opinions of the military as a | Read More »
UPDATE(by Dan Spencer): Liz Mair, RNC spokeswoman, further clarifies: “RNC efforts are ongoing in these states, and Barack Obama would assume otherwise at his own peril.” The trends are still working in McCain’s favor. As I said the other day, the polling is headed in McCain’s direction and it is starting to show up in the state level polling. So here’s the thing: CNN breathlessly | Read More »
Last week I sat down with Doug Holtz-Eakin, John McCain’s top economics advisor and talked about the state of the campaign, McCain’s plan for homeowners, etc. We’ve been so busy on the front page, I wanted to hold back on posting this until there was some time so it wouldn’t get buried. So, in bullet point form, as we went through a number of topics, | Read More »
ABOARD “Straight Talk Air” (between New York and Miami) — Sen. John McCain would “absolutely” not compromise on Supreme Court nominations if elected and would continue to nominate strict constructionist judges if any of his Supreme Court nominations were defeated by a hostile Senate. McCain said that and much more to HUMAN EVENTS chief political correspondent John Gizzi in an exclusive interview Friday morning. To | Read More »
John McCain tonight talked about Sarah Palin’s role in helping special needs kids. In the process of this, he brought up autism and the rate of increase in autism. He also mentioned Palin having a special needs child. So Mark Murray, an alleged reporter, decided to get a dig in on Trig Palin and McCain. See him here. It is rather pathetic. I don’t think | Read More »
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