Monthly Archives: January 2008

Forgive me for the acronym, but a chord has been struck and ire raised. Heh.

After the smoke has cleared… here’s the breakdown: WINNERS: Fred Thompson in 3rd may not be such a big deal… but considering the man jumped in late, fended off several heavily funded campaigns, and still did well in Iowa — … Continue reading →

Give me a break… during most of the 1990’s the unemployment rate was at about 5.5%. I call shenanigans.

WTOP is reporting that the 4th U.S. Circuit Court will not rehear the case that sprung the “loyalty oath” hubbub last December: In October, the appeals court ruled unanimously that open primaries are constitutional when freely chosen by a political … Continue reading →

Oops. Dukakabee gets caught in a misstep, but this time in a positive (not a negative) ad: In the run-up to the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses, Huckabee is running a TV ad featuring graphics that claim he was “tough on … Continue reading →

BVBL blogger Greg Letiecq is getting some loves from his Mother Jones: She later told me Help Save Manassas was closely aligned with the local Republican Party and had taken up the issue of illegal immigration as a matter of … Continue reading →

…remarkable only in the sense that it was a dumb play. There’s a video at the blog you should see. I was almost prepared to write in Dukakabee’s defense until the moment he announced he was so outraged — so … Continue reading →

Peggy Noonan with the Wall Street Journal has her list of reasonable and unreasonable candidates that could emerge from the Iowa caucus. Reasonable GOP Candidates: Mitt Romney, John McCain, Duncan Hunter, and Fred Thompson. Reasonable Democratic Candidates: Joe Biden, Chris … Continue reading →