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Endgame assessment: Very good night for Romney, he has all but beaten back the Santorum surge.  It's hard to know if outspending Santorum did the trick; Romney spent only about 1/3 going after Santorum in Michigan as he spent going after Newt in Florida, and didn't...

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Via The Hill: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) will not run for reelection. A top Snowe campaign staffer told The Hill that she will retire at the end of her term and would shortly be releasing a statement announcing her retirement. The three-term senator was long expected to run...

Obama gave a speech to the United Auto Workers laced with what Greg Sargeant described as "withering derision": A key line: “I keep on hearing these same folks talk about values all the time. You want to talk about values? Hard work: That’s a value. Looking...

Consider this "obligatory."  And unintended parody. CNS' headline says Sex-Crazed Co-Eds Going Broke Buying Birth Control: A Georgetown co-ed told Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s hearing that the women in  her law school program are having so much sex that they’re going broke,  so you and I should pay...

One of my focus races is the attempt by Republican Brendan Doherty to unseat Democrat David Cicilline in RI-01, my home district. Cicilline is very unpopular due to the mess he left behind when he was the Mayor of Providence.  While Cicilline was able to hide...

There is a prime opportunity in the Indiana Republican primary to elect a solid conservative, Richard Mourdock, and to retire Obama's favorite Republican, Richard Lugar, who has an abysmal voting record. I will be supporting Mourdock, and I hope you will help with this important race. I first wrote...

Have you noticed, there have been a lot of handwritten, or in this case painted, anti-Obama signs on vehicles lately.  It's almost as it a mere bumper sticker cannot contain the rage. Thanks to Jane from Olympia, Washington: Thought you might like this—there was more writing on...

Instapundit links to articles on the third anniversary of the Tea Party movement, when the first rallies were held. I attribute the rise to the rant earlier in February 2009 by Rick Santelli. I can watch this over and over again without getting tired of it.  It's...

It's days like this when I particularly appreciate reader tips: The Dersh: The odious ‘Israel first’ libel. (h/t jimzinsocal in Tip Line) Rape, They Cried. Hundreds  of threats for assault victim in case dismissed by Quran-minded judge. Here Comes Obama's 3 AM Phone Call.  And, The Prime Minister of...

David Friedman, the son of that Friedman, is one of my favorite bloggers. He isn't terribly hard to read and he doesn't update daily, but - when he writes - it is worth the wait. Take, for example, his most recent post:  A while back I read...

this weekend, but before you check those out, remember Kathleen's post about the changes to Google privacy policies which take effect March 1, and how you can protect yourself. David Gergen and four white guys walk into a womb and ...

With the backlash to the ever growing power of the federal government and its increased dominance in our lives, one must ask, how did this behemoth come to be in the first place? First, a little constitutional primer is in order to understand our current predicament....

Rick Santorum, referring to a speech by then Senator John F. Kennedy to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association in 1960, said the speech made him want to vomit because Kennedy used the term "absolute" separation of church and state. The transcript is here.   (h/t conservativegram in the Tip Line) ...

Oops, forgot, not allowed to say that. From reader Tom, who spotted this Vermont vehicle on Broadway in Saratoga Springs, NY, and writes: You've probably already seen the "responsible" sticker, but it was new for me. Thanks for your continued insight on all things conservative. Actually, I don't think we've...

One of our readers, Patricia, has started doing graphic production work for a local Tea Party group, check out her first item. Elsewhere: AP Rigs Poll for Obama . Krauthammer: When Will Islamic Nations Apologize To Us….  The thing about Charles is that he keeps asking questions. The president’s fuel...

Contrary to what many are saying, Mitt Romney didn't specifically attack Santorum on No Child Left Behind at the Arizona debate (here's the transcript). In fact, Romney defended Bush's motives: And with regards to No Child Left Behind, the right answer there -- President Bush stood up and said,...