Column A/Column B

    Current and former candidates for the Republican nomination for the Office of President of the United States fall into two distinct groups. See if you can guess what distinguishes Column A candidates from those in Column B. Column A Mitt Romney Newt Gingrich Rick Perry Rick Santorum Michele Bachmann Herman Cain Mitch Daniels Tim Pawlenty Thad McCotter Mike Huckabee Column B Ron Paul Gary Johnson | Read More »

    Tags: ,

    Competence 2012

    Maybe I’m all alone here, but I’m thrilled with the way the Republican field of candidates is shaping up for 2012. Of course they all have faults. But there is one trait common to the three who have risen to the top: proven managerial competence. I have my favorite, but I think we can agree that each can boast of considerable achievement. Among these guys, | Read More »

    It’s a Long Time ’til 2012.

    Barring the unforeseeable (like, for example, a Conservative Epiphany on the part of the current President-elect, or monkeys flying out of my posterior region), I’ll be supporting the Republican nominee for President in 2012. None of the prominent Republican names deserves a 2012 endorsement at this time, less than two weeks after the 2008 election.