So, Now It Starts… the Primary Endorsements… And What They Say About the General Election

Memeorandum has several endorsements up today, from papers aroundthe country… mostly those “serving” in or near primary states.

I suppose it shouldn’t be a surprise to anybody, that almost universally.  The papers are putting their endorsements for the Republican nomination

There’s an interesting discussion going on and just now a cross blog discussion about religion and politics.  The interested parties I’ve noticed thus far are Cassandra over at Villainous Company, and Bruce McQuain over at Q&O. In turn, the discussion

Fred08 has issued the following apology:

From Karen Hanretty, Deputy Communications Director:

In light of Mike Huckabee’s heartfelt apology to Mitt Romney for making reference to Romney’s religion in the New York Times Magazine, we at the Thompson Campaign would

Yesterday I blogged about how Charles Krauthammer hammered Carolyn Washburn for hosting “[t]e worst debate in western history”    Picking up her own hammer, Michelle Malkin gives the school marm, Washburn, gives more of the Malkin treatment.

December 12, 2007 — NY Post-ALBANY – A top state housing official – who is married to one of Gov. Spitzer‘s close aides – is set to quietly receive a $46,000-a-year pay raise, The Post has learned.Priscilla Almodovar, who

It really has been mortifying to watch The National Review going supine for nothing but the value of winning the next election. That they would endorse Mitt Romney is just pathetic, and a glaring sign of the times. Kathryn Jean

The Sleeze just keeps pouring out of Spitzer’s office:

December 12, 2007 — NY Post-ALBANY – A top state housing official – who is married to one of Gov. Spitzer‘s close aides – is set to quietly receive a

If there is one thing I admire about Mrs. Pelosi is how clean her toes are: 

WASHINGTON (AP) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lashed out at Republicans on Thursday, saying they want the Iraq war to drag on

The bottom line is that while the Clinton “machine” has run a “machine” campaign — raising gobs of money and putting pressure combined with treats to generate support from party insiders — Hillary Clinton is an unlikeable person and a

Congratulations to Representatives elect Rob Wittman, Virginia and Rob Latta, Ohio.  Michelle Malkin has more;  

John, Power Line, comments:

Much like the Republicans of 1994, the Democrats post-2006 are misinterpreting the “mandate” the voters gave them last year.

So the Democrats are pissed that they couldn’t get their pound of flesh at the show hearing, today:

Fox is running a report on it, which contains much more, but I’ll cull these four paras for discussion:

According to

Drudge confirms something I’ve suspected for a while, now:

**Exclusive**

Democrat party officials are avoiding any and all criticism of Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee, insiders reveal.

The Democratic National Committee has told staffers to hold all fire, until he

It interests me that so many people who are annoyed in the extreme at George W Bush for his policy of wiretapping terrorists, and thus saving American lives, are so willing to plop down cash to defend Jim McDermott and

John Hawkins:

My latest Townhall column, 14 Questions I’d Ask Hillary After I Hooked Her Up to a Lie Detector, did really well at Townhall this week.

Well, I’d venture a guess that about half the people reading it

Billy Beck asks:

 How in the world does someone get to be the White House Press Secretary and know nothing about the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Simple; they’re not teaching it anymore, particularly in government schools.

And why not?

Because