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Post date: Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Post date: Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Morning Jay: Ideology Isn’t Everything in GOP Race
Jay Cost , Weekly StandardSuper Tuesday confirmed two trends that had been somewhat evident prior to yesterday.?First, while there is an ideological dimension to this contest – with very conservative voters backing Rick Santorum or Newt Gingrich and less conservative voters backing Mitt Romney – there is also a regional .. submitted 05/23/12
Post date: Sunday, March 4, 2012
Will’s Wrong
William Kristol , Weekly StandardThe estimable George Will is almost ready to hoist the white flag on the 2012 presidential election. Neither Mitt Romney nor Rick Santorum, he writes in his column for this Sunday (an advance copy of which was obtained by Politico), “seems likely to be elected.” And while conservatives, Will adv .. submitted 05/23/12
Post date: Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Morning Jay: Four Historical Lessons for the Republican House
Jay Cost , Weekly StandardAs the debt limit battle drags on, my mind has gone back to the two previous instances in the postwar era when a Republican Congress was forced to square off against a Democratic president. The first was in 1947-1948, when Harry Truman was pitted against the 80th Congress. The second was 1995-1996 w .. submitted 05/23/12
Post date: Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Obama: Borrow $2.4 Trillion—Roughly What We Borrowed During WWII
Jeffrey Anderson , Weekly StandardPresident Obama repeatedly insists that the debt ceiling must be raised by at least $2.4 trillion. Why this particular amount, rather than, say, an even $1 trillion or $2 trillion??Because $2.4 trillion is Obama’s estimate for what it would take to get him through the next election without needing .. submitted 05/23/12
Post date: Thursday, March 10, 2011
David Broder, 1929-2011
Fred Barnes , Weekly StandardThere may be people in journalism who will be missed more than David Broder, the great political writer for the Washington Post who died today at 81. But off the top of my head I can’t think of any.Broder was a lovely man and a gentleman (a word that rarely applies to newspapermen). He was a pains .. submitted 05/23/12
Post date: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Morning Jay: The "Yes...But" Republican Field
Jay Cost , Weekly StandardOn Monday, Jim Geraghty offered a?thought experiment?about the nascent candidacy of Jon Huntsman:[S]ome conservative bloggers [are] expressing great skepticism?about the potential presidential bid of Jon Huntsman, former governor of Utah and?soon to depart as ambassador to China. Scoff if you want, .. submitted 05/23/12
Post date: Saturday, March 5, 2011
The Stakes in Libya
Lee Smith , Weekly StandardAfter three weeks, Colonel Muammar Qaddafi’s ruthless response to the Libyan uprising has resulted in upwards of 3,000 deaths, according to a Paris-based human rights organization, while a Libyan organization believes the fatalities are more than twice the French estimate. And yet, if it is clear .. submitted 05/23/12
The Gates of Resignation
William Kristol , Weekly Standard"In my opinion, any future defense secretary who advises the president to again send a big American land army into Asia or into the Middle East or Africa should ‘have his head examined,’ as General MacArthur so delicately put it.”Thus spoke Defense Secretary Robert Gates, addressing the cadets .. submitted 05/23/12
Post date: Friday, March 4, 2011
Post date: Thursday, March 3, 2011
Paul Ryan: Romneycare 'Not that Dissimilar to Obamacare'
John McCormack , Weekly StandardThis morning at a breakfast meeting sponsored by the American Spectator, Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan talked about what he's looking for in a Republican presidential candidate, reiterated he won't seek the White House, and left the door wide-open to accepting a vice presidential nomination.Ryan s .. submitted 05/23/12
Post date: Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Morning Jay: Is Obama in Better Shape for 2012?
Jay Cost , Weekly StandardThis story from Politico on Monday has been making the rounds:Just four months after posting historic election gains, Republicans are experiencing a reality check about 2012: President Barack Obama is going to be a lot tougher to defeat than he looked late last year.Having gone from despondency in 2 .. submitted 05/23/12
Post date: Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Who Can Unite the Republicans in 2012?
Jeffrey Anderson , Weekly StandardLooking toward the crucial 2012 presidential race, three things are becoming increasingly clear:1. A Republican candidate who can unite the Tea Party and the Republican establishment can beat President Obama. Recent polling by CNN and Rasmussen shows that the vast majority of voters who have a stron .. submitted 05/23/12