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Right, Wrong, and Romney

The Editors — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:00:32 +0000

After Rudy Giuliani, my old boss, dropped out of the 2008 GOP presidential sweepstakes, I supported Mitt Romney. That was not a difficult choice for me. The former Massachusetts governor is a good man and he loves the country as is. That I wish he were...[...]

Romney’s Authenticity Problem

The Editors — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:00:59 +0000

Mitt Romney is the most improbable of presidential candidates: a weak juggernaut. He is poised to sweep every primary contest — a first for a non-incumbent. And yet, in Republican ranks there’s an abiding sense that he should be beatable[...]

Rick Santorum, Conservative Stalwart

Quin Hillyer — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Just as the conservative movement finally has the first real chance since Ronald Reagan to see one of its own — a “full-spectrum conservative,” as Rick Santorum now calls himself, picking up the phrase from Rep. Steve King (R., Iowa) ... [...]

Gingrich’s Past, Our Future

The Editors — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:56 +0000

If Newt Gingrich were being nominated for sainthood, many of us would vote very differently from the way we would vote if he were being nominated for a political office.

What the media call Gingrich’s “baggage” concerns largely ...[...]

Energy Smackdown: Keystone XL vs. Solyndra

Robert Bryce — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:00:10 +0000

The two big energy stories of the moment are the Obama administration’s announcement that it will wait another year before making a final decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, and the continued pummeling of the Department of Energy and Energy Sec...

Settling for Romney

The Editors — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:00:01 +0000

Two new sets of Republicans are feeling deflated today — the Chris Christie hopefuls and the Sarah Palin stalwarts. The Christie decision didn’t surprise me, perhaps because I grew up in Jersey. In fact, Christie and I attended the same hig...[...]

Green Jobs Are a National Scandal

The Editors — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0000

Solargate is just the tip of the iceberg. This cliché within a mixed metaphor reflects the madness of President Obama’s obsession with “green jobs.” It would be bad enough if this disaster were limited to possible criminality a...[...]

Did Perry Blow It on Social Security?

The Editors — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 04:00:48 +0000

There is a brand of Republican who looks at President Obama’s vulnerability on the economy and says, “Go for it!” They argue that the overriding issue of the campaign should be jobs — and that everything else should be a dista...

The 9/11 ‘Overreaction’? Nonsense

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 04:00:48 +0000

The new conventional wisdom on 9/11: We have created a decade of fear. We overreacted to 9/11 — al-Qaeda turned out to be a paper tiger; there never was a second attack — thereby bankrupting the country, destroying our morale, and sending...

Take Buffett’s Money

Jim Lacey — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:00:01 +0000

I think it is lovely that Warren Buffett wants to give more of his money to the government. I also have reluctantly concluded that the government should grant his wish and take it from him. I don’t see how we can make folks like Buffett and Bil...[...]