Colin Powell

This is rich.    Colin Powell endorses a democrat, Barack Obama, for president and upset because he had been shown the, or told where, the door is, David Beard, Boston:

“Rush Limbaugh says, ‘Get out of the Republican Party.’ Dick

From John Hawkins:

It was disappointing to many Republicans to see the National Republican Senatorial Committee get involved in the Charlie Crist vs. Marco Rubio primary in Florida.

We’ve had the leadership of the Republican Party saying we need to

In my new Pajamas Media column, I examine the feelings among the rank and file GOP. They’re itching to take on both the GOP leadership and the Democrats… and not nessesarily in that order.

Label it as you will, but

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• Flailing About: You know, watching this Pelosi thing is rather like watching someone who is drowning,

Melissa Clouthier makes an argument at Pajamas Media that I’ve been making,…. both here and there… for quite some time, now:

I’m tired of Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Tom Ridge, and the rest of them. I’m tired of

One of the most important, yet most frequently violated, laws of punditry is that your own priorities and preferences aren’t always relevant. I would love it if the GOP dedicated itself to cutting government by two-thirds, leaving only a minimal

Arthur Brooks, at  The Wall Street Journal suggests that there’s a bit of a culture war going on about the future of capitalism.  The headline suggests that “The Real Culture War Is Over Capitalism “

There is a major cultural

I know Eric already rambled on Colin Powell.   However, I am still going stick my two cents,   For the record, Chris Strohm, Congress Daily

The Republican Party is in big trouble and needs to find a way to move back

Rick Moran, writing at Pajamas Media, this morning asks an interesting question:

If Reagan Tolerated GOP Moderates, Why Can’t Today’s Conservatives?

Well, Rick, given the treatment Reagan and his legacy are now getting at the hands of the supposed

Glossary:

RINO – Republican in Name Only.

DINO – Democrat in Name Only.

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly, discovers in a week what it took the republcans twenty-nine years to discover:

[Arlen] Specter wants Democratic votes, but doesn’t want to

An annoying note at The New Ledger which to my view exemplifies the problems conservatives face with the Repubclican estabishment:

NRSC Vice-Chairman Orrin Hatch said today that he doesn’t believe former Congressman Pat Toomey has a chance to beat newly

To begin with, let’s get a snip of this morning’s op-ed up on National Review:

Arlen Specter belongs to a type familiar to Congress: the time-serving hack devoid of any principle save arrogance. He has spent three decades in the

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• It’s all indicative: How is it President Water Walker has no problem releasing interrigation

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So many things went on yesterday, I can’t begin to discuss them all. An eventful day,

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Yes, that pic is taken outside the Jake in Cleveland, just before a wind gust knocked it over, wiping