Where We Go From Here

    Well, that was fun. My ride this past election cycle was much like Erick Erickson‘s.  And by “ride,” I mean being strapped to the front of a locomotive that was heading into the side of a mountain. From the beginning, Mitt wasn’t the candidate I wanted representing our party. As a conservative, he didn’t have a sterling record, being pro-choice and all before he became | Read More »

    Haikus for Departing Politicians: ByeKu

    Rick Santorum exits the race for the Republican nomination. This leaves a barely relevant Newt Gingrich struggling to explain the purpose of his dwindling campaign, and a dominant Mitt Romney consolidating support. So, as I’ve done in the past, this leads me to a ByeKu. What is a byeku? Just as it sounds, it’s a haiku used to say ‘bye’ to a candidate as he | Read More »

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    Birth control is NOT how we beat Obama. It’s the economy, stupid!

    Imagine: you’ve been dealt 4-of-a-kind in your weekly poker tournament (never actually betting on it, since that would be illegal). You’ve got four jacks, and are feeling pretty good. Even better, you find out your opponent, by reading his ‘tell,’ has a busted hand, and is desperate. Now, with this scenario, do you: a) lure him in with a long, steady series of betting rounds | Read More »

    Inoculating Romney

    A recent satirical post wrote the GOP should vet Mitt Romney’s past dealings with Bain. Romney’s opponents shouldn’t do this because they hate capitalism (does anyone really believe that they do?). No, his foes should do it because if there are skeletons in that closet, we need to know about it now, before Mitt’s sealed the nomination. Was the Occupy Wall Street movement just a | Read More »