Not a Good Night for Santorum

1. The debate was annoying. Way too much time on the fake issue of earmarks—with Santorum seeming shrill and defensive and Newt making the statesmanlike point that it’s a fake issue. (I agree with Pete below on the line of questioning being shameful.) 2. In general, Santorum was on the . . . . Continue Reading »

Very Fast Debate Thoughts

1.  Bad night for Santorum.  You get the sense that he doesn’t have the time to do murder boards with his staff about how he is going to answer questions.  He just wings it.  By contrast, Romney prepares his attacks carefully (hey you supported Arlen Specter in 2004 - like . . . . Continue Reading »

Santorum’s Prospects

So the vacationing Carl Scott made the following observation that I think deserves more attention than it will get in the comments section: The key here is Peter’s 35 state claim [Peter Lawler passing on a story from the Politico that Santorum would lose 35 states.] Where is the data or the . . . . Continue Reading »

Polls Together

Today’s polls show that Romney has stopped the bleeding in Michigan, and he’s about tied with Santorum. Nationwide Romney and Santorum both run within the margin of error of Obama. The USA TODAY actually shows Romney ahead beyond that margin. Obama has slipped some. Divide up into small . . . . Continue Reading »

Only a Bush Can Save Us Now?

Here is a scenario being put forward by an unnamed “top Republican.” If Romney loses in Michigan, he’ll be too damaged to be a credible nominee. Santorum is unacceptable. He would lose 35 states. So there’s no alternative but for JEB BUSH to enter the late contests and pick . . . . Continue Reading »

Honor and Humility in the life of Jeremy Lin

Jeremy Lin, the Harvard educated, Asian-American, basketball phenom who makes public proclamations about his Christian faith, is all the rage right now. There are a variety of questions his success raises, yet surely the most unique (or esoteric) analysis must go to David Brooks who takes a . . . . Continue Reading »