Wetting the Bed Over Mitt Romney

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  July 18th at 04:47 AM  | 

“It’s like the GOP consultant class learned all the wrong lessons from Bob Shrum.” Of all the people to not be beating up Mitt Romney for his present not quite stellar campaign, I find myself in that position. I’m genuinely not that worried. First of all, remember that most of his primary money is gone so he can’t spend on a fancy ad campaign right | Read More »

Romney Camp Attacks Newt Gingrich For Opposing George H. W. Bush’s Tax Increase

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  December 8th at 09:34 AM  | 

Let’s step into the Way Back Machine and go all the way back to 1990. That year, George H. W. Bush decided to break his “no new taxes” pledge. You remember, “Read my lips,” don’t you? Well, at the time Newt Gingrich was the Minority Whip of the United States House of Representatives. He was not the leader of the Republicans. He was the number | Read More »