…not that that’s shocking. But for Democrats to claim that his telling Republicans to go vote for Hillary in the Democrat primary is “ungentlemanly” or “a perversion of the process” is the height of hypocrisy.

This is not just because the Dems and their media allies have been glowing (for years) about the supposed “bipartisanship” of Democrats and Independents voting in our primaries, for Bob Dole, John McCain, Rudy (continue reading post »)

In this vein, here’s the view from the extremely pro-Giuliani FrontPageMagazine, which is to say, David Horowitz:

But as the mayor’s poll numbers cratered in the days ahead of yesterday’s primary, it became clear that the numbers would not add up. In desperation, Giuliani turned to the trusted rule of politics: when all else fails, pander.

It was not a pretty sight. There was little, in the days before

(continue reading post »)

Phyllis Schlafly has long contended that nothing matters so much as the Republican Platform Committee, and never is that likely to be so true as in 2008. Here’s why.

No matter which Republican ends up facing Hillary or Obama this fall, count on that person to be the abortion establishment’s worst nightmare.

But wait a second, you say.  Of the four leading GOP candidates, only one of them, Mike Huckabee, is both a longtime and a passionate pro-lifer.  Mitt Romney appears ardent on the issue, but he’s a relatively recent convert.  John McCain has never supported the pro-abortion position, but has historically lacked passion on the matter.   And Rudy Giuliani remains unapologetically pro-choice. 

 So what is the extremist left — the supporters of abortion any time, any place, for any reason — so worried about? (continue reading post »)

To: Republican Candidates for President

From: Your Friendly Republican Base (most of us, at least)

Date: Now

Re: How to Win our Support

(1) To John McCain: We like your courage and prescience on foreign policy, particularly Iraq. You’re acceptable on (continue reading post »)

TheVanguard.Org founder Rod Martin’s recent interview with leftwing media site MediaTransparency.org:  a surprisingly fair look at the state of the Christian Right and of conservative politics generally.  A short excerpt: (continue reading post »)

Jim Antle of The American Spectator makes the case that it could be good for the conservative movement to have a Republican nominee (he suggests McCain or Huckabee) who is allied to them but not one of them. It’s an interesting read.

When Hillary Clinton pointedly refused to criticize the disgraceful Moveon.org ad in the New York Times which called General Petreaus a traitor, Rudy Giuliani’s campaign followed with its own ad bashing Hillary. 

(continue reading post »)

The latest from pundit-land is “no” since up to 50% of Americans say they will definitely not vote for her.

But for those of us who have watched her public appearances over time, from speeches to debates, the answer isn’t so clear.

Here’s a good analogy: If you’ve seen the original Rocky movie on DVD (or VHS), you may recall a scene where Apollo Creed, the heavyweight champion, (continue reading post »)

Senate leaders agreed today that they would wait until June to act on the bipartisan “immigration reform” compromise which is quickly unraveling before everyone’s eyes.

(continue reading post »)