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Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 01, 2011 39 Comments

Mitt Romney had a disastrous interview with Bret Baier the other night, compounded by Romney complaining about the interview to Baier (video via Right Scoop h/t HotAir): As bad as the original interview was, Romney's reaction simply confirms the perception that Romney will have trouble in...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 30, 2011 31 Comments

Ron Paul released a very professionally done hit job on Newt.  It's all over at Drudge, HotAir, etc.  Not really surprising, since Paul and Newt apparently have some bad blood going far back, and Newt totally embarrassed Paul at the national security debate. While it would...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 28, 2011 8 Comments

Chris Cillizza's The Fix blog at The Washington Post presents itself as a political reporting blog, not an advocacy blog.  It purports to be journalism in a blog format. That distinction in the mainstream media, of course, really doesn't exist in the newsroom or the blog...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 28, 2011 13 Comments

Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann (as well as many Mitt supporters in the media) have been distorting Newt Gingrich's position on immigration as one favoring "amnesty." Via The Shark Tank, here is a video where Newt explains his immigration policy.  I believe it's a fully acceptable...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 27, 2011 28 Comments

Newt Gingrich has picked up the endorsement of New Hamsphire's largest newspaper, the conservative Manchester Union Leader. This newspaper endorses Newt Gingrich in the New Hampshire Presidential Primary. America is at a crucial crossroads. It is not going to be enough to merely replace Barack Obama next...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 26, 2011 28 Comments

I've said it before, it's not enough to be a "not" candidate.  Not being Barack Obama is not enough, and not being Mitt Romney is not enough.  Any candidate who is to win the nomination and the general election is going to have to inspire,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 24, 2011 21 Comments

Newt Gingrich's statement on immigration at the national security debate is being called an unforced error by some in the conservative media.  Immigration was not the topic of the night, so why make it the highlight of the night? I don't know whether Newt's position, that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 23, 2011 40 Comments

Last night Newt Gingrich addressed the issue of whether to deport people who are in the country illegally but have deep roots in the community over long periods of time.  The issue of deportation is quite distinct from a so-called "pathway to citizenship." The Romney campaign...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 22, 2011 18 Comments

As this goes to post, Wolf Blitzer is preparing carefully and cautiously for the Republican foreign policy / national security debate he will be moderating tonight on CNN. The questions were written long ago, but they are being checked and rechecked again.  No chances can be...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 21, 2011 19 Comments

Dr. Melissa Clouthier writing about An Indictment Of Right Leaning Journalism By Ben Domenech: Here’s the nutshell: The Left-leaning journalism investigates the right. The Right-leaning journalism provides commentary and (and Ben doesn’t say this, but I am) when they do rarely investigate, investigates the right after being...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 20, 2011 6 Comments

Robert Novak, writing just after Obama defeated John McCain and Democrats solidified their hold on Congress, predicted that Republicans would turn to Newt Gingrich to lead them back to presidential power in 2012, Newt in 2012? (via @jmartpolitico): In serious conversations among Republicans since their election debacle Tuesday,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2011 20 Comments

I have started watching videos from the earlier days of Newt and Romney.  I wasn't politically conscious in 1994, so much of this is new to me. I find the contrasts interesting, including this short clip of Romney running from "the time of Reagan-Bush," and the somewhat...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 18, 2011 16 Comments

Jennifer Rubin needs an intervention.  Someone needs to convince her to stop beclowning herself in the Mittquest, Gingrich: The phony intellectual: When many in the mainstream media and far too many conservatives who should know better swoon over [Newt's] pronouncements, the cannier on the right and left...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 17, 2011 26 Comments

Thank you Jennifer, Michael, Gene, Quin, Ann, and others, for telling us that Newt Gingrich is unacceptable as a nominee because he took some positions in the past that were not conservative. I don't know where we'd end up without you. At least we have one candidate whose...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 17, 2011 32 Comments

Newt Gingrich appeared on the Mark Levin Show last night to address a variety of issues.  Levin has been pretty harsh towards Newt at times in the past. Thanks to The Right Scoop for the audio: I find it very interesting that while Gingrich is more than willing...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 16, 2011 32 Comments

Ann Coulter is going after Newt Gingrich now because Newt has not been sufficiently consistent over the years, and because Romney is inevitable and will beat Obama: The mainstream media keep pushing alternatives to Mitt Romney not only because they are terrified of running against him,...

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