W. James Antle III
Last night on Sean Hannity’s show, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said that although dad was still his first choice for president, now that the Republican nomination fight is effectively over he would support Mitt Romney for president: My first choice…
Now that Mitt Romney has finally clinched the Republican presidential nomination, the money race has started to turn against Barack Obama. Romney outraised Obama by nearly $17 million in May. The Republican National Committee’s fundraising haul doubled, as it was…
Debbie Wasserman Schultz says that the voters sent an “impressive message” against Scott Walker’s “divisive politics,” while other partisan Democrats say Walker is going to “squeak by.” Walker did better in terms of percentage of the vote than Barack Obama…
Based on the New York Times exit poll, we can make a few snap judgements about the failed attempt to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Union households and non-union households voted completely differently. About one-third of the voters in yesterday’s…
The Daily Caller‘s Matt Lewis takes on a meme that has become a pet peeve of mine: invoking Ronald Reagan to defend tax increases. The typical tactic is to say Reagan raised taxes 11 or 12 times (the exact number…
Leading Democrats have begun to criticize the whole idea of trying to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Retiring Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank told the Hill: I think the people on the Democratic side made a big mistake and the funding…
The May jobs report was the worst news Barack Obama received since he had trouble beating an incarcerated felon in a Democratic primary. Employers created just 69,000 new jobs last month, according to a report issued by the Labor Department…
Mitt Romney’s surprisingly combative campaign — highlighted by yesterday’s visit to Solyndra — is getting positive reviews from some erstwhile conservative critics. Rush Limbaugh proclaimed, “This is not the McCain campaign.” BuzzFeed reports on the phenomenon: “I thought we were…
Today Barack Obama hosted an admittedly gracious bipartisan lovefest at the White House for the unveiling of George W. Bush’s official portait. But don’t be fooled: As I recently wrote, the Obama who wanted to transcend red states and blues…
Mitt Romney today made a surprise campaign appearance at Solyndra, the solar-panel company that filed for bankruptcy after receiving half a billion dollars in federal loan guarantees. Originally part of Romney’s comeback to the Bain charges, it has emerged as…
