The Fire Inside, And It’s Dangers

James Joyner, under a banner Fred Thompson: Not Interested in Running for President, writes today:

There’s a minor blogstorm developing around a report from Bill Theobald in USA Today about Fred Thompson’s answer to a question as to how badly

1. Did Marc Ambinder, Atlantic, really mean to write “If Huckabee only had a brain?”

INDIANOLA, IOWA — A string of foreign policy gaffes has made it clear to the national political press corps that Mike Huckabee is manifestly unqualified

A crazy day, yesterday. For yours truly, lots of irons in the fire, some web development, my day gig some home duities, but of course, as with all of us, yesterday, before I even started the day came the news

Ann Althouse obviously has a much greater willingness to parse Mrs. Clinton in detail than I do.  Professor Althouse catches this snippet of Clintonspeak:

Writes David Linkin (linked by Stephen Kaus). He’s talking about Hillary Clinton in a

Keith B. Richburg, Washington Post, fights to keep his Rolodex relevant, and explores the issue of the Reverend Al Sharpton’s relevance:

Sharpton has “been eclipsed, because Obama puts guys like Sharpton in the shadow,” said Fred Siegel, a historian

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan —Fox News- Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday in a homicide attack that also killed at least 20 others at a campaign rally.Bhutto was shot in the neck and chest as she was entering her vehicle,

In 1992, B.J. Clinton campaigned on a “Middle Class Tax Cut.”

In 2000, John Edwards promised to make Christopher Reeves walk again.

Now Michael McAuliff, Daily News(NY), reports Mrs. William Clinton is promising “Elect me and oil prices

Ron Paul, as you may know…particularly if you’ve been reading here, was on Meet the Press yesterday. Now I doubtless will be getting reaction from the Paulettes, as I do every freakin’ time I bring the subject up…. reaction not

The Washington Post is questioning the moral underpinnings of Mrs. Clinton’s campaign, “Racial Undercurrent Is Seen in Clinton Campaign:”

It has unfolded mostly under the radar. But an important development in the 2008 Democratic battle may be the

In 1992 the Clintons campaigned on vote for one, get two.  Recently Mrs. Clinton confessed her campaign was all about a third term for B.J.

Yes the Clinton are a team but what kind of team are they.  Maureen Dowd

CONCORD, N.H., Dec. 21 -Washington Post- After months of discussion within her campaign over how heavily she should draw on her husband’s legacy, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is closing out her Iowa and New Hampshire campaigns in a tight embrace

Awesome Christmas video.

Hat Tip:  John Stephenson, Right Wing News, and Stop the ACLU.

Edit:   Added John’s home blog.

Let me first say that I’ve never been overly enthralled with Mike Huckabee and his candidacy for presidency.  He’s never struck me as overly bright individual to begin with, and his activities subsequent to announcing for the presidency, and have

Ann Althouse, who we quote around here far too seldom, has today’s SOTD, where she’s speaking of Hillary Clinton’s new campaign ad:

 “Isn’t this like when you get presents from family members and you know they charged it on your

I note over at Right Wing News that John Hawkins has posted an interview he did with Fred Thompson’s wife, Jeri.

John Hawkins: Now Hillary Clinton has been touting her “experience” as First Lady on the campaign trail, as