Joseph Lawler
Kathleen Parker’s column yesterday included an interesting passage about the beginning of Mitt Romney’s conversion from pro-choice to pro-life: The politically expedient choice was obvious, but Romney took a more thoughtful approach and sought to educate himself before staking out…
After suggesting that Jon Hunstman, not Newt Gingrich, is the most conservative GOP hopeful electable, Ross Douthat recaps Huntsman’s missteps: But his salesmanship has been staggeringly inept. Huntsman’s campaign was always destined to be hobbled by the two years he…
This web ad from Ron Paul marks both the professionalism of the Paul campaign and the precariousness of Newt Gingrich’s recent surge:
President Obama will meet with Mark Rutte, the prime minister of the Netherlands, in the Oval Office (Politico) Rep. Maxine Waters, despite ethics problems, already angling for Barney Frank’s spot on House Financial Services committtee (Politico) American Airlines files for…
In addition to Jim Antle’s web piece on Barney Frank’s role in the abuses of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, I recommend National Review‘s editorial, which takes a look at other highlights of Frank’s tenure: Rep. Barney Frank will be…
Via David Weigel, here’s a problematic video for Newt Gingrich: So now there’s video of Newt explicitly recommending an individual mandate. Hard to see this enhancing Newt’s appeal as the not-Romney.
Barney Frank is expected to announce later today that he will not seek reelection. The famous liberal Massachusetts representative, who is now the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services committee, was first elected to the House in 1980. Perhaps…
Notre Dame law professor Richard Garnett explains in the USA Today that the Department of Health and Human Service’s proposed rule requiring all new insurance plans to include coverage for contraceptives would damage religious liberty: Of course, it is not always…
With just a month left before the one-year payroll tax break expires, Senate Democrats are trying to get Republicans to agree to extending it, to be paid for with a 3.5 percentage point surtax on income above $1 million. The…
President Obama will meet with high-ranking EU officials at the White House (Politico) Obama’s trip to Scranton later this week will be his 56th trip to a 2012 swing state — most of those on the taxpayer’s dime (Wall Street…
