The Boston Globe has a recap of Mitt Romney’s frequent salvos against presumed GOP nominee John McCain of late. Romney’s attacks are textbook moves from a candidate trying to distinguish himself on the front runners coattails. My former professor Ben Ginsburg gives the Political Strategy 101 explanation:
Benjamin Ginsberg, a professor of political science at Johns […]

This is interesting. Nativist Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo, one of the leading proponents of the radicalized immigration debate and likely presidential contender, is rumored to be interested in running for Wayne Allard’s senate seat in 2008. Allard had promised to serve only two terms when he ran in 1996, but Tancredo thinks he should break […]

Joe Lieberman explains why he is facing a primary in the new documentary “Blog Wars.”
This primary has come about because someone had the audacity to think they could do a better job as the United States Senator from Connecticut than I.
What a wanker.

Quote and video via Spazeboy.

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The New York Time’s Sunday Magazine has a long article on recent shifts by some Republicans to make prison policy more liberal, with focus on programs that aim to treat prisoners as individuals worthy of education, health care, and counseling to enable their return to society. Sam Brownback has been one of the leading proponents […]

Senator Chris Dodd has an op-ed in the Des Moines Register calling for a withdrawal of American troops of Iraq. He has returned from his trip to the Middle East to stand in strong opposition to escalating the war. Most importantly, he lays out a strategy (something the Bush administration has still not done) for […]

One right wing blogger, Brian of GOP3.com, has compared presumptive Republican nominee John McCain to Katherine Harris, the self-immolating Florida Senate candidate. Harris ran what was arguable the worst campaign in America, comparable only to Joe Lieberman’s senate primary race in Connecticut.
I’m beginning to think of John McCain as the Katherin [sic] Harris of […]

Rudy Giuliani is receiving advise to get into Iowa soon and start talking to the Republican caucus there about his moderate positions on abortion and gay rights. This is going to be a hard state for him to contend in without a strong presence. The KCCI poll has him trailing John McCain by one point […]

A few things from today’s Hartford Courant caught my eye, none of them worthy of their own post.
Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez wants Mario Lemieux to move the Pittsburgh Penguins to Hartford. I’m a Rangers fan myself and live in NYC - would anyone here buy season tickets to a new Hartford hockey team? Is there […]

Sam Brownback is defining his brand and he thinks “full scale conservative” will sell. He again used the term to describe himself Thursday, this time in conjunction with a promise to stand in opposition to gay rights and reproductive rights.
Sam Brownback said Thursday that conservative values like opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage will distinguish […]

John McCain has made a lot of news lately by staffing his campaign with bold faced names. Clearly he’s bringing in the talent. But while perusing the Des Moines Register for commentary on McCain, I came across this comment from mid October that speaks to John McCain’s political horse sense.
Asked what his response would be […]