Was CNN Influencing Debate On Obama's Behalf?

Commentator Dick Morris picked up on it in a series of Tweets. It was so obvious, the Republican audience booed it and those looking in from home most likely understood what was taking place as well. Asked CNN's John King: "Which candidate believes in birth control and why?" 22 Feb 2012

Idaho: A Super Tuesday Preview

Idaho’s Republican contest is closed to non-Republlicans and will be held on March 6, 2012, otherwise known as Super Tuesday. Other primaries that day include Alaska, Georgia, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. 22 Feb 2012

Three Way Tie in Georgia: A Super Tuesday Preview

Georgia’s Republican primary will be held on March 6, 2012, otherwise known as Super Tuesday. Other primaries that day include Alaska, Idaho, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. 22 Feb 2012

Rep. Paul: Audit the Fed, Not My Duplicate Reimbursements?

Given that Rep. Ron Paul has long been a champion of frugal, ethical government, while supporting calls to audit the Federal Reserve, his lack of cooperation with Roll Call in two reports on what appear to be duplicate reimbursements for airline travel he's received exposes the Congressman to charges of hypocrisy. 21 Feb 2012

Clear Channel WSPD Programmer/Host Brian Wilson's Curious Programming Decisions

A curious talk radio-based story has been bouncing around the Internet from The Examiner, to blogs, to the Ron Paul sites, and even some small conservative sites. 20 Feb 2012

NPR's Imbalanced Report On Payroll Tax Cut

If one clicks in to listen to National Public Radio's (NPR) 3 minute report on the recently passed payroll tax cut deal, NPR's Tamara Keith first plays a clip of a kumbaya-singing Barack Obama calling for action on the payroll tax cut - despite ideology. Then, emphasis mine, Keith claims "a funny thing happened on the way to what was supposed to be a bitterly divided partisan slugfest." Next comes Democrat Chuck Schumer glowingly praising it as a miracle, saying he hopes for a new spirit of cooperation going forward. 19 Feb 2012

Is the Current Santorum Criticism Substantive, Or Political?

All of the remaining GOP candidates in the 2012 primary can justifiably be criticized for something. There's no disputing that. At the link below, the Wall Street Journal's James Taranto takes a look at some specific criticism that's been prominently directed at Rick Santorum. 17 Feb 2012

Obama Budget Failures Undermine National Security

When John Bolton expressed his concern over Obama’s budgeting priorities, it wasn’t merely partisan rhetoric. There are very real examples of how Obama’s mindset undermines national security while bloating the welfare state, similar to what Europe has been doing for decades. Our Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force will all experience real cuts in both manpower and capability. 17 Feb 2012

Media Matters' Tax-Exempt Status a Valid Concern, Not Just for the Right

I'm going to have to disagree with my friend Ed Morrissey at Hot Air, who questions whether concerns about Media Matters' tax-exempt status are simply a partisan grudge. "I think this is a mistake," he says. "Setting a precedent of opening tax investigations on the basis of partisan grudges is one that Republicans and their allied political organizations will regret, and probably sooner rather than later." However, Media Matters' actions are at issue here, not any real or imagined response to those in the form of a "grudge" of some kind. 17 Feb 2012

Notes from the Campaign Trail: February 16th

There's talk that it's Rick Santorum who is currently under the gun, not Mitt Romney. He can write a check to himself, if need be, while Santorum must win Michigan and Ohio to make the case that Romney has a mid-West problem which warrants additional support for Santorum as a preferred alternative. 16 Feb 2012