Mitt Drops Out

Fox News:

Mitt Romney told a conservative group briefly stunned silent by the news that he is suspending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.During his speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday, Romney said if he prolonged

Overheard at breakfast:   “I wish this was the last snow fall of the season.”   Fat chance.  The fish wrapper shows we a future average of forty inches remaining.  Chances of getting none of that forty – nada.

Earth to Howie

Henke, this monring:

In light of the possibility that a Democrat could win the Presidency in November, giving them control of the White House and both houses of Congress, it’s worth pointing out what Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean said

I note with some degree of satisfaction, McQ saying:

Ed Morrissey brings us his take on the surprise chat between John McCain and Hillary Clinton on yesterday’s Fox News Sunday:

Part of the conservative complaint against McCain is his

• Yes,I know, I didn’t comment last night as regards the Superbowl. I’m just as glad New York won. Not that I’ve ever been a Giants fan, but the last few seasons I’ve been less of a Pats fan, particularly since

Heh… ABC has tapes of 24 meetings of the Board of Directors at WalMart.

Topic of discussion? Among other things, how to fight unions.
Guess who was on that board?

Hillary Clinton.

She didn’t object to the anti-Union plans of

As it stands, as of Noon 20 January next, well have a President who does not believe in personal liberty.  I find that thought more chilling than this morning’s ice storm.

I give B.J. Clinton, but not Mrs. Clinton, credit

Billy:

 It’s wonderful to see Field Marshal Rodham getting kicked in the teeth in South Carolina. What’s awful is the hysteria surrounding Obama.

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I keep thinking about Martin Luther King’s admonition on the content of character. There is an

The Clintons play dirty when they feel threatened. But we knew that, didn’t we?
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The problem is not Hillary Clinton per se or the sharp exchanges and personal accusations that squeamish political reporters deplore. That’s what politics is always

That question is going to be a little strange to answer.

Hawkins says :

My instinct is that poll is probably a little more representative of how things would work in the real world. Fred Thompson’s supporters would probably break

Laura Ingraham  slams John McCain’s pro-life credentials, via Bryan, Hot Air:

The problem with McCain goes deeper than what he says about taxes and what he says today about immigration that contradicts what he said days or weeks ago.

Maybe it is something in the Arkansas water?   Mike Huckabee wants a free pass on the examination of his liberal record.  If you criticize the Huckster’s record, he calls it dirty politics.  Now the other dope from Hope, B.J. Clinton

RENO, Nev. —AP- John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized Barack Obama’s praise of the Republican Party and Ronald Reagan – an anathema for many Democrats, particularly union members considered crucial to winning Nevada’s Democratic caucuses Saturday.Obama responded by suggesting

I find myself in a bad situation. This is a hard thing to write.. and likely one of the hardest things to post in this blog that I’ll ever do.  I’ll set this up this way:

I said, back when

I see the votes are in, in Michigan. if there’s anything surprising about them, it’s that relatively few of the blogs have made notice of the results. I suppose that to some degree, there’s a reason for the lack of