The Other McCain

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John Boehner, Defender of Life

At a rooftop reception in downtown D.C. Wednesday evening, House Minority Leader John Boehner received the 2010 Henry J. Hyde Defender of Life Award from Americans United for Life. Boehner, a close friend of the late Rep. Hyde, became very emotional during his remarks accepting the award, as you can see in these video clips. […]

Marco Rubio: You Can Cool Your Heels In The Senate, But Don’t Stop There

by Smitty There is a reason why lesser candidates are wetting themselves at the thought of running against a simple, humble, clear speaker:

Freddie: ‘You Can Fool Yourself. You Can Cheat Until You’re Blind’

by Smitty (h/t the Whip) The country is in the very best of hands, as Insty is fond of noting. Especially when, for example, Freddie Mac unexpectedly finds itself facing a $10.6B loss. Eric Cantor whipped it good: Washington D.C. – House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) today issued the following statement after Freddie Mac […]

Racist Wine Connoisseurs?

Perhaps the quote of the day: Nigel Coleman, who is black, leads the Danville TEA Party Patriots in southern Virginia. He said the fact that the movement is predominantly white doesn’t mean it is inherently racist. “I went to a wine festival yesterday,” he said. “Weren’t too many black people there, either. Nobody called them […]

Primaries in 3 States: ‘If Stutzman Wins, DeMint Is Going to Look Like a Genius’

There are primaries today in North Carolina, Ohio and Indiana, where Jim DeMint’s backing of conservative Republican Marlin Stutzman inspires this reflection from Jim Antle at The American Spectator: DeMint has endorsed state Sen. Marlin Stutzman and has helped him raise over $220,000 in a matter of days. If Stutzman wins, DeMint is going to […]

Two Words: Freakin’ Huge!

 No, I’m not talking about plus-size model Ashley Graham, I’m talking about Republican Tim Burns leading 46%-40% in the latest PA-12 poll from (brace yourself) Daily Kos: The new Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll of the PA-12 special election gives Republican businessman Tim Burns the edge in the race for the House seat formerly held by the […]

PA12: Canary in a Coal-Mining District

Charlie Cook explains why this May 18 special election is so crucial: With the midterm elections now just six months away, are Democrats’ prospects improving? Not really. For every hopeful sign they get, several others — usually the more telling ones — point the other way. . . . This month could provide important clues […]

Shocker: David Frum Backs Marco Rubio?

Somewhat less surprising than if Charles Johnson or Conor Friedersdorf had endorsed him, but surprising nonetheless: Crist continues to lead the polls. I expect that lead to fade as Republicans rally to Rubio and independents question the grounds for Crist’s candidacy. I  hope that translates into a Rubio win, but I worry that a Rubio candidacy will […]

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