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Why the Left-Wing Hates Mormons and How to Respond

There are three “M’”s that Mitt Romney’s consultants know determine his plausibility as a candidate: Massachusetts, millionaire, and Mormonism. The first M is a liability in the primary, where Romney will try to be the rare Massachusetts conservative (he has

Why the Left-Wing Hates Mormons and How to Respond

SarahPAC Responds to 'Game Change' Slur, Slams Film as 'Fact Change'

HBO is “manipulating history” to “create a false narrative and attract viewers,” said SarahPAC treasurer Tim Crawford in a statement. He’s right, of course, as the 2 minute, 38 second video released by SarahPAC in a statement below. “Game Change”

Open Primary Shenanigans and the Santorum Democrats

According to exit polls, 10% of Democrats will have crossed over to cast a ballot in the Great Lakes State’s GOP primary. Of those who have crossed over, 50% went to Rick Santorum, compared to just 15% who went for

Open Primary Shenanigans and the Santorum Democrats

If Romney Loses, Will He Reshuffle His Campaign Staff?

One of the more interesting things of this campaign cycle has been that Mitt Romney, the take-charge private equity CEO, is actually quite a cautious politician. Despite poor performances in key states, Romney hasn’t fired any of his top consultants.

If Romney Loses, Will He Reshuffle His Campaign Staff?

MiniTuesday: If Romney Loses and if Romney Wins…

UPDATE: Romney sweeps to double Republican primary victory All polls in Michigan and Arizona will be closed at 9pm EST. Check BigGovernment throughout the night for reactions and analysis.

MiniTuesday: If Romney Loses and if Romney Wins…

Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows, Dems Cozy Up to Santorum

Joe DiSano is a Democratic strategist from Michigan who is urging Democrats to vote for Rick Santorum. On Monday, he announced that he had a list of 12,000 names ready for robocalls and mass emails on Monday and Tuesday. The

Pew Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Keystone Pipeline

Is Barack Obama governing for the 23% who oppose the Keystone pipeline? It seems a new poll from the Pew Research Center says yes. There is far more support for the Keystone XL pipeline that would carry upwards of 800,000 barrels of

Operation Chaos? MoveOn & Unions Move in on Michigan, Ohio Air Times

Documents obtained by Big Government show that the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is spending union dues in the race for the Ohio Republican Primary, while MoveOn.org is spending its money on GOP’s Michigan’s primary. The

Oliver Stone's Son Embraces Islam, Iran

Embracing your nation’s enemy used to be treason, but among Hollywood elites, it is good P.R. Jane Fonda was pictured on the tank of the Viet Cong. Sean Penn cozies up to Hugo Chavez while Gisele Bundchen and Johnny Depp

What Jeremy Lin Does for China's Persecuted Christians

Why do other nations try to claim the successes of Americans of which they had no part? Might it be because they want to lay claim to the greatness that is uniquely American? When Steve Jobs died, word came that his

What Jeremy Lin Does for China's Persecuted Christians

Obama's Still Unpopular in the States That Will Matter

In the states that matter, his approval rating is low, low, low Much is made about how President Obama is suddenly popular again, but this rests on a faulty assumption: that the national polls actually matter at this stage in

Teachers' Unions to Rahm Emanuel: Hey, How About a 30% Pay Raise

Only in education could you demand a higher pay for churning out an inferior product, but that’s just what the Chicago teachers unions want for doing the jobs they were paid to do, according to the Chicago Tribune. Mayor Rahm Emanuel might

Santorum: All Praise Income Inequality

Rick Santorum gave a very good speech on Thursday in Detroit making the case for his brand of economic conservatism. The full speech is here, but the segment that is getting all the play is this one about income inequality. [youtube

Why a Brokered Convention Will Not Happen

1924 Democratic Convention: It Won’t Happen Again I love presidential conventions because contrary to the popular perception, they matter. We would not have gotten a draft Calvin Coolidge movement that put him on the ticket against what the G.O.P. establishment

UPDATED: Santorum Leads in Michigan? Sheldon Adelson Pulls the Plug on Newt?

Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania has had a good week, winning three states–Minnesota, Missouri, and Colorado–last week. He had an even better weekend. He went toe-to-toe with David Gregory on MSNBC’s Meet the Press, George Stephanopolous on ABC’s This Week, and CNN’s State

SyFy's 'Being Human' One of the Best Conservative Shows on TV

I’d like to claim that I was first persuaded of the virtues of conservatism from F. A. Hayek, William F. Buckley, and Ronald Reagan, but the truth of the matter is that it was science fiction that made me conservative.

The Real Occupation: Occupy Has Always Hated the Jews

Joel Pollak has already written on the divestment campaign going on at Occupy Oakland, but it is worth remembering that Kalle Lasn and Micah White, the two founders of the Occupy movement, have always hated the Jews and their state.

The Real Occupation: Occupy Has Always Hated the Jews

No MSM, Santorum Is Not A Racist

Recently at Politico, Tim Mak listed ten reasons why he thinks Santorum will have problems going forward. Sure enough: at number seven is Santorum’s perceived “racial insensitivities.” Rick Santorum with Robert Traynham, his openly gay black aide Here we go again. Let’s

Congresswoman Judy Chu and the Media's Selective Racial Outrage

Now that the Super Bowl is over, there’s the usual selective outrage arguing that ‘this or that ad is racist.’ Last year, it was the Tibetans and GroupOn; this year, it is the Chinese and Pete Hoekstra’s bid for the U.S.

In Nevada, It's Romney's to Lose

After spurning Trump debate, Romney takes his endorsement Nevada, or, as I like to call it, “Snowfall,” may be poorly named after the blizzard of ads we’ve been seeing elsewhere in Florida, South Carolina, New Hampshire, and Iowa; but beneath

PUBLIUS What Do You Do When Your College Cheats You?

Over at Minding the Campus, Contributor Charles C. Johnson has a post examining the full effect that Claremont McKenna’s cheating on the SATs will have on its students, its faculty, and its graduates. Claremont McKenna College, a private liberal arts