Ohio Senator Rob Portman states that his flip-flop on gay “marriage” was inspired by his homosexual son – a stance that has won him few plaudits from the LGBT Lobby – but it is possible he had baser motives: he may have wanted to raise cold, hard cash. In an article entitled "Republicans see cash opportunity in gay marriage shift," Politico notes: Portman himself has taken heat from … [Read more...]
With the tortured analyses, memoranda, and bluster about why Mitt Romney failed to win the presidency this Tuesday, it may be easier to analyze the reasons he did not lose the election. Mitt Romney did not lose the election on Tuesday because he’s a bad man, an incapable campaigner, or too “severely conservative” on abortion or immigration (or virtually anything else). By all accounts, … [Read more...]
After focusing every convention speech around unrestricted abortion, awarding Sandra Fluke a speaking slot, and hosting a rally by Catholics for Choice, the Democratic National Convention capped off its homage to Gomorrah with a video saluting the late Senator Ted Kennedy – featuring a commentary from his second wife. The video, which casts Barack Obama as the man who brought Kennedy's … [Read more...]
The Republican Establishment sees the 2012 presidential nomination process breaking wide open and it's panicked. In one last, desperate attempt to reassert control of the party from the Tea Party, the Establishment is floating another presidential candidate: Mitch Daniels. The party leadership tapped Daniels to give the GOP response to the State of the Union Address -- and his performance shows … [Read more...]
Following his 15-point victory in the New Hampshire primary, some in the media have hailed Mitt Romney as the new GOP superman. Romney won the Granite State with 38 percent of the vote, followed by Ron Paul at 23 percent, and Jon Huntsman at just below 17 percent. Everyone else finished in single digits. Romney’s share of the vote, while impressive, is not is roughly the same as John … [Read more...]
