Cyclical slowdowns are one thing. What depresses politicians in both countries is their biggest trading partner's protectionist mood. A Mexican minister who is a strong supporter of NAFTA and who has been dealing with Washington for the past' [...]
(CNN) -- Evidence found in computers seized in a raid over the weekend suggests that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez recently gave the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of [...]
Spokeswoman Joanne Drake says the 87-year-old Reagan was taken to St. John's Health Center in' [...]
WASHINGTON — Rep. Tom Lantos, who as a teenager twice escaped from a Nazi-run forced labor camp in Hungary and became the only Holocaust survivor to win a seat in Congress, has died. He was 80.
Spokeswoman Lynne Weil said Lantos, a Californian, died early Monday at [...]
Between now and November, John McCain can make all the speeches and do all the reaching out he deems necessary to assuage the concerns of the conservative base of the Republican Party. He can even turn his considerable skills at political combat against the Democrats. It might help [...]
Doctors are calling for NHS treatment to be withheld from patients who are too old or who [...]
In a bit of political theater, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and the Florida Democratic Party clamored to restore convention delegates that had been stripped by the national party.
At stake: 185 delegates in a state where [...]
In a case with statewide significance, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office is pursuing a Sunnyvale couple under a little-known California law because redwood trees in their backyard cast a shadow over their neighbor's solar panels.Wonder which side [...]
McCain's "Hispanic Outreach Director" is the same guy who held that job for Mexico's President Vicente Fox! U.S.-born dual citizen Juan Hernandez was in Fox's cabinet as Director of the Office for Mexicans Living Abroad and is [...]
It certainly isn't enough to protect Dole's status as heir apparent. Polls last week were indicating that while Dole would narrowly beat Powell for the Republican nomination, only Powell could beat Clinton in the general election. [...]
Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States. I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort. Jeri and I will always be grateful for the encouragement and friendship of so many wonderful [...]
According to a Fox News exit poll, 32% of the Michigan Republican primary voters identified themselves as independents or Democrats. Another Fox exit poll showed 20% of the South Carolina Republican primary voters said they [...]
God made the people of Israel wander in the desert 40 years so as to remake the Israelis into a people fit for the tasks ahead. The GOP seriously needs a time out so that it can rethink its role [...]
Four votes for Fred Thompson from a family of evangelicals, which is interesting because, when I spoke to these same folks two weeks ago, none of them were [...]
Traveling through snowy South Carolina with Fred Thompson, Im struck by the sense that finally, the man has arrived. The candidate so many conservatives were excited by early in 2007 is finally walking the land.
[...]
There is simply too much herd mentality among us about electability. We tell ourselves a candidate is not inspiring, then pretty soon we're convinced he's unelectable, and, voila, he almost becomes so. Yet, at that very [...]
The UK Nanny State just revealed its latest agenda item and it is decidedly ghoulish. Last week, British (but really Scottish) Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, announced his support of a Labour government plan [...]
I think that every candidates should speak for themselves, and that every thing that involves the candidate's name or another candidate's name should be authorized and approved by that candidate, otherwise it shouldn't be spoken....Okay, first off, this is basically [...]
WARREN, Mich.: Confronted by crying toddler on Tuesday, Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee quipped the child must be for his rival Mitt Romney.
"He's not the happiest boy today," Huckabee said, smiling for a picture with the boy and his brother and sister. "I think he must be a Romney [...]
LADY'S ISLAND, S.C. -- Mixing theology and social issues on the campaign trail is rare for Fred Thompson, but he discussed it today answering a question from a member of the audience.
A woman asked him if he would as a Christian, as a conservative continue [...]
BAGHDAD - Iraq's parliament adopted legislation Saturday on the reinstatement of thousands of former supporters [...]
We make this endorsement on the basis of much research, having interviewed Sen. Thompson and some of his opponents, as well as examining what they have all said and done. We conclude that Thompson is a solid conservative whose judgment is grounded in our principles.
In [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) - Iraq's western province of Anbar, hotbed of the Sunni Arab insurgency for the first four years of the war, will be returned to Iraqi control in March, a senior U.S. general said Thursday.
In a telephone interview from Iraq, [...]
On the eve of a [...]
Acting as freelance "mediator," last week Hugo Chavez let the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as FARC, make a fool of him by offering to release three hostages and then failing to show up as Chavez's traveling circus of 150 journalists, 15 international observers, [...]
| New Hampshire Democratic Primary | ||
| Tuesday, January 8 | Delegates at Stake: 22 | ||
| Poll | Date | Spread |
| RCP Average | 01/05 to 01/07 | Obama +8.3 |
| Suffolk/WHDH | 01/06 - 01/07 | Obama +5.0 |
| American Res. Group | 01/06 - 01/07 | Obama +9.0 |
| ReutersC-Span/Zogby | 01/05 - 01/07 | Obama +13.0 |
| Rasmussen | 01/05 - 01/07 | Obama +7.0 |
| CNN/WMUR/UNH | 01/05 - [...]
Ruminations on the Nomination
Okay, here's the results of my ruminating so far. I reserve the right to change my mind at a later time... say, any time more than 30 seconds after posting this.
Fred has to bring his "A" game to South Carolina. Fortunately, South Carolina's culture is a lot more [...] Stupid Headline of the Day
I kid you not.
MSNBC: "College Drinking Games Lead to Higher Blood Alcohol Levels." Up next, "Turning Lights On Improves Visibility at Night." [...] More on Mitt's Dirty Trick
Here's some more thoughts on Mitt's recent anti-Fred rumor-mongering:
All evidence points to the Politico story being the result of a dirty trick. As Bob Novak reports today the rumors of Thompsons supposed plan to drop out after Iowa were apparently being pushed by Mitt Romneys campaign. One political [...] Fred Blasts NBC News
Gotta love it!
Romney, Huckabee, Thompson, McCain
That's the current running order in the only "poll" that really matters... the results from the states that have already chosen their delegates... and did you know that there's more delegates pledged than just the ones from Iowa?
Anyway, here's the breakdown as of right now (subject, of course, [...] Mitt's Dirty Tricks
I can't say I care much for this report from Robert Novak:
Published reports that Fred Thompson soon will withdraw from the Republican presidential contest and endorse Sen. John McCain have been traced in part to Mitt Romney's campaign, trying to stir up strife between McCain and Thompson.That is, [...] Fred's Lazy Campaign
Courtesy Jim Geraghty over at NRO's Campaign Spot, here is Fred's schedule for today:
Lefty Think-Tank: Fox News Channel "Most Balanced"
You can tell they're lefties from the subhead of their press release... it includes "not a typo."
Whos Fair and Balanced?: Fox News Channels coverage was more balanced toward both parties than the broadcast networks were. On FOX, evaluations of all Democratic candidates combined were split almost evenly 51% [...] The Wildest Bhutto Conspiracy Theory YetThis one takes the cake:
Fred is Too Sane to be President
That's what this blogger says:
Fred Thompson is in the middle of a 40 town Iowa tour - so he is hardly lazy. And he does go on television shows - thus dealing with critics, such as myself, who attacked him for not going on enough shows. But what sort [...] Iowa Caucuses for Non-Wonks
If you want to know how the Iowa caucuses work--and if you care about who our next President is, you should--ya just gotta read the article linked in the title above. Here's a quick sample:
The trouble with the Iowa caucuses isn't that there's anything wrong with Iowans. It's [...] Welcome to 2008!
Jed Babbin issues a call to arms:
Fred Speaks For HimselfUh-oh, Part II
This report can't be very good for Musharraf:
More on Pakistan
Mark Steyn lays his finger on one of the biggest problems in Pakistan:
Its easy to tell Musharraf what he should do. Over one thousand Pakistani soldiers have been killed fighting Islamists in Waziristan and other tribal lands. That would be a lot even for an army solidly behind Musharraf. [...] Double Standards 'R' Us
Uh-oh
This can't be good:
Iraqi Woman Walks Again
Fair warning: If you think that the American Armed Forces are made up of people that are barely one step above Neanderthals, you might not want to read this article... the crushing of a stereotype can be very painful, and I want to save you the agony.
FORWARD OPERATING [...] Peace March in Baghdad
Got bad news for all those nattering nabobs of negativism who say that there is no hope for Iraqi Sunnis and Shiites to live together in peace:
Christmas in America
General George Washington--the first George W.--gave us a Christmas gift that many people don't know about. It's too good to excerpt, so just read it at the link in the title. [...]
Christmas BlessingsNow there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Then the angel said to them, [...] Yes, Virginia, There Really Was a Scrooge
Fascinating stuff--to me at least:
It's Christmas Eve!
And that means it's time for Norad's Santa Tracker!
While you're there, don't forget to stop by the Why We Track Santa page for the story on how it all got started. [...] The Jihad Is Over
At least according to one Al Qaeda imam:
Hillary's Donors
More is coming out about people who've given money to Hillary:
More Alleged Push Polling
Here we go again...
Novak Sees Hope For Fred
The latest Evans-Novak Political Report has some interesting tidbits about Fred (bold in original):
Thompson has far more upside potential than any other Republican, and he is spending the entire final stretch in the Hawkeye State. Thompson has perhaps the most broadly conservative record of any candidate besides the three [...] I Couldn't Have Taken Ron Paul Apart Better Myself
Professor Bainbridge takes apart Ron Paul's candidacy in a way I wish I'd done myself. It's one of those hard articles to excerpt, so just click the link in the title and read it for yourself.
By the way, Bainbridge points out his blog's comment policy, in part (or [...] Huck's Christmas AdTHE Quote of the Week
From the pen--or is it keyboard these days?--of Mark Steyn:
This is the time of year, as Hillary Clinton once put it, when Christians celebrate the birth of a homeless child or, in Al Gores words, a homeless woman gave birth to a homeless child. Huckabee's Pardongate
It's not just Wayne Dumond... there appears to really be something there:
Over the course of more than a decade as governor, Huckabee granted over 1,000 commutations and pardons, and theyre currently being examined closely by journalists. The latest to draw national attention is a commutation of Eugene Fields, [...] VDH Debunks Conventional Wisdom on Iraq
Military historian Victor Davis Hanson takes on several of the more common canards about Iraq and the broader war on terror, and tears them to shreds.
Washington is an echo chamber. One pundit, one senator, one reporter proclaim a snazzy truth and almost immediately it reverberates as gospel. Conventional wisdom [...] Victory a Non-Story
Did you see this story in the news today?
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