If you’re just joining the discussion, I asked Ron Paul supporters 7 questions in a recent post and got over 100 responses at last count. So now I’m organizing the responses to each question into a post of their own. We’ll have 7 in all. You can find the answers to question #1 here, but [...]

This is why I cannot get very sentimental about Hastert’s resignation. His legacy is one of corruption, putting party before principle, the loss of the Republican majority in the House of Representatives, and abandoning conservative principles. Hastert is leaving the building, and he leaves it disgraced.

Well, this is certainly outside the right’s favorite narrative for Iraq. Seven American soldiers, all coming off a 15 month deployment with the 82nd Airborne, writing in the NYT, and all criticizing the mainstream media for being too optimistic about the surge: Viewed from Iraq at the tail end of a 15-month deployment, the political [...]

We’re ready to go. The debate starts at 9 am EDT and we’ll have full coverage all day long. 9:00 am: The debate starts, live from Drake University. From left to right, Kucinich, Obama, Biden, Richardson, Gravel, Edwards, Dodd, and Clinton on the right. 9:02: Clinton gets asked first if Obama is ready to be [...]

I’m heartened to finally hear somebody on the Republican side talking about fiscal responsibility and not talking about tax cuts as the only sound economic policy. New York Post: August 18, 2007 — DES MOINES, Iowa – Fred Thompson wandered very close to getting into the 2008 presidential race yesterday in his first foray here [...]

In a recent post, I asked Ron Paul supporters 7 questions. I’ve written posts about Paul before, but I had no idea that I’d get such an overwhelming response. Over 80 Roniacs responded, and most answered all 7 questions. The only problem? It’s a mammoth list, and most of you will never be able to [...]

So then… The reason I write this is I keep getting hammered in the comments sections of most of the Ron Paul posts I write…even ones that are positive! In fact, I’ve come to expect that a portion of the comments will be unnecessarily strident, propagandaish or down right mean. And that’s okay because I [...]

Interesting new blog called WalkingThinkTank popped up recently and the author sent me a post about the similarities between the titular three. Here are some excerpts: In his latest book, Assault on Reason, former Vice President Gore wrote: “Faith in the power of reason—the belief that free citizens can govern themselves wisely and fairly by [...]

The headline on the AP story is breathless. “Army suicides highest in 26 years!” That basic fact is true; Army suicides are up sharply, just like they spiked during the first Gulf War. The 2006 rate was 17.3 suicides per 100,000, a near doubling of the low of 9.1 per 100,000 in 2001. But a [...]

The answer that question is yes…and also no… See, for all intents and purposes, Saturday was a disappoinment for Ron Paul because Mike Huckabee got the spot where he wanted to be. And not only that, it turns out that Huck was indeed the defacto winner since he spent so little money and placed so [...]

Given the story about our forces possibly pulling back, I thought I’d do some digging on the readiness of the Iraqi Army. The one story that stood out was this from Michael Totten… BAGHDAD – The American soldier sitting next to me flipped open his Zippo lighter and gloomily lit a cigarette. “Do you know [...]

He spun a scenario where Gonzales also resigns, Bush shifts strategy on Iraq in the fall, and gets a major piece of bi-partisan legislation through congress next year. That, he asserts would elevate the Bush legacy.

Interesting news coming out of Iraq… Intent on demonstrating progress in Iraq, the top U.S. general there is expected by Bush administration officials to recommend removing American troops soon from several areas where commanders believe security has improved, possibly including Al Anbar province. According to the officials, Gen. David H. Petraeus is expected to propose [...]

I remember when Bush first got elected…and for several months there I was impressed at how tightly controlled the message was. And while I certainly wasn’t a fan of the man…I was a fan of the plan to make him seem like he was completely in control. But who was responsible? Surely it wasn’t Bush. [...]

As some of you know, I’m a text blogger for 80108.com. Here’s a sample of what our subscribers have been receiving for free in recent weeks. Gingrich Predicts Clinton/Obama Ticket Newt Gingrich predicts that Dems will nominate Hillary and she’ll pick Barack to be her VP. What? No love for Edwards, Newt? On the Repub [...]

So says USA Today… The number of truck bombs and other large al-Qaeda-style attacks in Iraq have declined nearly 50% since the United States started increasing troop levels in Iraq about six months ago, according to the U.S. military command in Iraq. The high-profile attacks — generally large bombs hitting markets, mosques or other “soft” [...]

As always, they’re at the bottom of the page. Courtesy of TheNewsRoom.

One of the most polarizing figures ever is set to resign at the end of August. But first we has some predictions: “He will move back up in the polls,” says Mr. Rove, who interrupts my reference to Mr. Bush’s 30% approval rating by saying it’s heading close to “40%,” and “higher than Congress.” Looking [...]

Good call, but it’s going to be a while before we actually get to see it. Last part of November now. From Wash Post: This just in: The Republican CNN/YouTube debate, in limbo for the past few weeks, is on again. But Mitt Romney, who won Saturday’s Iowa straw poll and has criticized the debate [...]

Well, Mitt actually placed first, and that was to be expected. But what wasn’t expected is that Ron Paul would lose to Huckabee, Brownback and Tom “Bomb Mecca” Trancedo. From the Des Moines Register… Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee had said his campaign’s future depended on a strong showing in Ames. He finished in second [...]