Flotsam and Jetsam
Stu Rothenberg doesn’t think much of the Dems’ Chamber of Commerce gambit: “This is what we call the political version of ‘jumping the shark’ — a desperate-looking charge that a campaign or a party...
View ArticleCampaigning on Iran
Josh Rogin has been all over Democrat Alexi Giannoulias’s claim that Rep. Mark Kirk didn’t have anything to do with the Iran-sanctions bill. Rogin has Giannoulias dead to rights: But according to...
View ArticleIsrael, Iran, and Senate Races
To his credit, Ron Kampeas reverses course and supports Mark Kirk’s push-back against the assertions made by Democratic surrogates that Kirk had nothing to do with the sanctions bill. It seems as...
View ArticleFlotsam and Jetsam
Even Obama’s old seat may be lost. Mark Kirk has a small lead in two recent polls. Even the White House couldn’t spin this one: “All signs point to huge Republican victories in two weeks, with the GOP...
View ArticleFlotsam and Jetsam
There’s an understatement: “Juan Williams said Friday morning that NPR fired him this week because the radio network had become ‘vindictive’ over his appearances on Fox News.” Exhibit A: “NPR CEO...
View ArticleSenate Coming into Focus
The House outcome is no longer in dispute. As Jay Cost put it, it is either a tsunami or a ”tsunami-to-end-all-tsunamis.” But in the Senate, with fewer seats up for grabs and the ones in play in Blue...
View ArticleThe Worst-Case Scenario for the GOP Is Pretty Darn Good
Nate Silver provides a helpful picture of the worst-case scenario for Republicans. He certainly is not, and does not claim to be, neutral in his observations and is not a pollster himself. But he’s...
View ArticleFlotsam and Jetsam
Rep. Mark Kirk is stretching out his lead in Illinois. The last time his opponent led in a poll was October 11. Pat Toomey is finishing strong in Pennsylvania. If Obama is thinking of dumping Joe...
View ArticleAdults Like Us
Dana Milbank, like so many other liberals oscillating between gloom and self-delusion, thinks the GOP needs more “grown-ups.” By that I suspect he means a flock of Lindsey Grahams eager to diss their...
View ArticleFlotsam and Jetsam
The last time I read such slobbery praise was in Laurence Tribe’s letter to Obama. The Washington Post on Ted Sorensen: “Amply endowed with the qualities required for an intimate adviser at the highest...
View ArticleLIVE BLOG: Illinois Turning Red?
In Obama’s home state, the Republican Bob Dold is winning by 8 points over Daniel Seals with 51% of the vote in. This was Mark Kirk’s seat, thought to be at risk. Maybe not. In the IL-17, Democrat Rep....
View ArticleLIVE BLOG: Obama’s Seat Goes to the GOP
If Ted Kennedy’s seat can go to Scott Brown, then Obama’s seat can go to Mark Kirk. And it did. It is, to put it mildly, an embarrassment to the president and his party. The Democrats selected an...
View ArticleWishing Thinking, Again, by the Gray Lady
There is a whole genre of New York Times front-page articles that can be called “wishful thinking by the left.” These pieces usually allege that some bad thing happening on the right — dissension,...
View ArticleThe Unexpected Triumph of New START
It appears that yesterday, Republican opposition to the New START treaty in the Senate melted down; the treaty is on its way to passage tomorrow with, Rich Lowry says, as many as 75 votes. So what...
View ArticleWho Deserves Credit for Iran Sanctions?
President Obama is getting heaps of praise for the tough Iranian bank sanctions he ordered today. But lost in the pro-Obama media coverage are the names of the two lawmakers who made these sanctions...
View ArticleObama Snubs Mark Kirk at AIPAC
Even though Sen. Mark Kirk is still home recovering from his recent stroke, his presence loomed large at AIPAC this week. Sen. Mitch McConnell gave a nod to Kirk during his speech at the gala, and...
View ArticleSen. Kirk’s First Message After Stroke
In his first public message since his stroke, Sen. Mark Kirk discusses his rehabilitation process and how he’s anxious “to get back to work to vote to spend less, borrow less and tax less to fix our...
View ArticleWill Obama Block New Iran Sanctions?
The latest report from the International Atomic Energy Agency on Iran’s nuclear program is due out on Friday, but the contents are already being discussed in the international press. One source has...
View ArticleMenendez Expected to Take Over as Foreign Relations Chair
Finally, some good news to come out of John Kerry’s likely secretary of state appointment: Sen. John Kerry’s (D-Mass.) anticipated move to the State Department would leave the Senate Foreign Relations...
View ArticleMark Kirk Walks the Capitol Steps
Senator Mark Kirk made his return to Capitol Hill yesterday, nearly one year after suffering a stroke that almost cost him his life and forced him to relearn how to use the left side of his body....
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