Obama Campaign Fishing for Dirt on Potential Vice Presidential Picks

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  August 10th at 11:38 AM  | 

As the time draws near for Mitt Romney to announce his running mate [Note: Read this important essay from Dan McLaughlin on that pick], the Obama campaign is sending out emails requesting any and all dirt on prospective VP picks, which can be submitted via subject-specific contact pages on its website. Those receiving the send-us-your-dirt treatment include Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, New Jersey Governor Chris | Read More »

All Hands on Deck as the Silver-Tongued President Continues Clarifying ‘You Didn’t Build That’

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  July 25th at 09:00 AM  | 

Years ago, our own Dan McLaughlin  defined ”swiftboating” as “Accurately quoting a Democratic politician’s own words.” By that definition, President Obama is being swiftboated up a creek without a paddle right now, as constant repetition of his own words has the campaigner-in-chief and every attack dog he can muster working day and night to “clarify” his remarks on small business. For review, here’s the president’s direct | Read More »

Obama’s ‘billion dollar campaign’ getting increasingly desperate for cash

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  July 6th at 09:30 PM  | 

In 2008, the Obama campaign raised and spent more money than has ever been spent in a presidential election, coming up with the “parallel public financing” crock* to cover for reneging on an agreement with John McCain to take real public financing once they realized just how much money they could raise, both at home and abroad. The 2012 edition of Obama for America was supposed | Read More »

For the Thirtieth Time, the Obama Administration Admonishes Voters Not to Read Too Much into One Month’s Jobs Numbers

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  July 6th at 08:19 PM  | 

In case you missed it, the June jobs report is out, and the numbers are not good (though the Obama administration had a ready-made – and well-worn – excuse ready to go at a moment’s notice; more on that below). As Daniel Horowitz wrote here this morning: The headline number of the establishment survey is that only 80,000 net jobs were created last month, about | Read More »

Speaking of Sacrificing One’s Credibility at the Altar of the Romney Campaign (Updated)

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  February 2nd at 01:55 PM  | 

…here are a couple gems from two of the campaign’s most fervent, credibility-contorting cheerleaders, the “detestable harpy“** and Jennifer Rubin. As noted earlier today, the harpy decided to go Full Romney in her column yesterday.  Called “THREE CHEERS FOR ROMNEYCARE!,” the harpy declared Romney’s signature – and most problematic – legislative achievement to have been a victory for the constitution and for conservatism.  As if | Read More »

Mitt Romney’s ‘Very Poor’ Choice of Words

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  February 1st at 11:30 AM  | 

Fresh off a dominant win in the Florida presidential primary, Mitt Romney managed to unload a clip of .45 ammunition in both feet on national television this morning. In an interview with Soledad O’Brien, Romney said the following (emphasis added): Mitt Romney: “I’m not concerned about the very poor; we have a safety net there. If it needs repair, I’ll fix it. I’m not concerned | Read More »

Musings on the Vanishing Oil Spill, Romney vs. Palin, North Korea’s Diplomatic Victory, and Sundries

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  July 16th at 03:00 PM  | 

The world, always an interesting place, has not disappointed for news in the last few weeks. Below are some thoughts on just a few recent events. President Obama appeared this morning, the 87th day of the Gulf oil spill, to discuss the spill and BP’s relief efforts. According to the Heritage Foundation, today was the first time since June 22 that Obama had publicly acknowledged | Read More »

Massachusetts’ Failed Attempt at Health Care ‘Reform’ an Example of What Not to Do

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  March 27th at 10:00 AM  | 

In 2006, Governor Mitt Romney (R), working with a Democratic state legislature, passed and signed the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act, a groundbreaking piece of legislation aimed at ensuring that every citizen of the Bay State possessed health insurance, while simultaneously lowering the cost of health coverage and improving access to quality care. Unfortunately, the program in practice has been a colossal failure, expanding state | Read More »