http://www.redstate.com/fredmalek Just another RedState: Conservative News and Community weblog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:07:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en No one has recently dominated the news more than Sarah Palin, and as an outgrowth of this, I have been invited to appear on a number of television shows and otherwise to comment. So, let me start by clarifying that I am not an advisor and am not in ... http://www.redstate.com/fredmalek/2009/11/24/sarah-palin-and-2012/ Yesterday, I told The Politico about Bob McDonnell’s victory in Virginia, “I don’t think it’s so much a referendum on Obama’s policies as it is a reflection on us having a really, really good candidate.” I wanted to expand on this. First of all, back in May, I said about Bob McDonnell: No one ... http://www.redstate.com/fredmalek/2009/11/04/bob-mcdonnells-remarkable-victory/ I have enjoyed the recent top ten lists for Republican leaders, Senate races, and the like published by smart observers like Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post and have occasionally ventured forth my own. Most of us who pay any attention to politics have a pretty good sense of the most ... http://www.redstate.com/fredmalek/2009/10/26/10-republican-leaders-who-could-be-president/ Last year, as national finance chairman for John McCain's Presidential campaign, I strongly supported my friend Sen. McCain, but have kept an open-mind about President Obama's administration, which you can see in the "100 Days Scorecard" posted here back in April. Don't get me wrong, it was not a glowing ... http://www.redstate.com/fredmalek/2009/10/05/foreign-policy-and-domestic-policy-president-obamas-wrong-turn/ In my post earlier this week, I discussed the meeting of the RGA’s Executive Roundtable and visit to Aspen Institute on August 3-4. I’ll continue here. On August 7 and 8, I was honored to attend and speak at the Republican Governor’s Association 2010 Candidate Forum in Sun Valley, Idaho.  It ... http://www.redstate.com/fredmalek/2009/08/28/gop-rising-tide-09-part-ii-candidates-to-watch-in-10/ I have written before of the paramount importance of governors in providing leadership to the Republican Party and to our country. One my joys this year has been to work closely with Governors Haley Barbour and Tim Pawlenty in my role as Chairman of the Republican Governor’s Association Executive Roundtable. My ... http://www.redstate.com/fredmalek/2009/08/25/gop-rising-tide-09-it-came-from-the-states/ I continue to enjoy Chris Cillizza’s interesting top 10 list of most influential in the Republican Party. While the world, needless to say, is not waiting for my utterances on the same topic, I can’t resist taking a crack at it. My list has slightly different criteria than my previous list and ... http://www.redstate.com/fredmalek/2009/07/20/ten-for-the-road-part-2-which-republican-leaders-are-making-an-impact/ To summarize baseball legend Reggie Jackson: nobody boos a nobody. That is definitely true in the case of Governor Sarah Palin. I don't think I am going out on a limb here when I speculate that individuals who repeatedly attack her anonymously view her as a threat. And ... http://www.redstate.com/fredmalek/2009/07/02/nobody-boos-a-nobody/ As a Virginian and a member of the Republican Governor's Association, I'm glad that the Democratic primary is settled and now the campaign for Virginia governor can begin. State Senator Creigh Deeds won the primary last night, after trailing by double digits less than three weeks ago. The stakes ... http://www.redstate.com/fredmalek/2009/06/10/why-bob-mcdonnell-will-win-virginia-and-what-it-can-mean-for-the-republican-party/ From the diaries by Erick The subject of the environment is a difficult one for conservatives. The Left has owned the discussion for years, always pitching the issue in the direst terms, decade after decade. When we have tried to point out reasonable objections to this extremist rhetoric, such as that ... http://www.redstate.com/fredmalek/2009/06/02/trading-places-cap-and-trade%e2%80%99s-likely-effect-on-the-us-and-china/