Romney’s ad is good but does he think we won’t know that the unnamed state he governed was Massachusetts? He obviously is trying to stress his business background (smart idea) and make the case to conservatives (also smart considering Huckabee…

Last night’s debate was a whole lot of fun. It’s not everyday that you hear : 1) an articulate liberal like Obama explain that individual health insurance mandates are coercive and ineffective to boot; 2) Hillary’s opponents call her and…

I have been mulling over Bret Stephens’ column on McCain and his discussion of “honor” as the central premise of McCain’s campaign. This sort of stuff drives the McCain haters crazy, evoking howls that he is using his war record…

The Miami Herald notices Huckabee not trying very hard in Florida. If Thompson leaves the race and Huckabee isn’t trying all that hard does Romney get a boost? The Herald also reports that Senator Mel Martinez won’t endorse McCain. But…

Edwards asks. McCain has him on payroll now? Jezzz.. By the way, every Republican watching this must be thinking “Wow, I’m glad Hillary cried in NH.” Obama is, for all his inexperience and lack of realism in foreign policy, a…

Barack says he will have to check out his dancing to make sure. It then gets sappy as everyone has a “isn’t this swell?” round of self-congratulations.

Shows just a touch of self-awareness in mocking identity politics– “And John wants to get all the White males..”

Hillary makes clear: end it.

If you have mandates Obama explains: “Everyone will be forced to buy health insurance.” He argues the issue is cost. Well, that’s progress. If we can get all the GOP contenders on board we’ll be making progress. UPDATE: Hillary is…

Slouching against the podium with a nasty expression while Obama is talking is not a good image.