On The Other Hand…
by Pete SpiliakosSantorum has hooked Romney good on Romneycare and the similarities between Obamacare and Romneycare. It is devastating. This is what the whole debate should be like. . . . . Continue Reading »
Winners And Losers At 8:45
by Pete SpiliakosWinner: Romney. He is killing Gingrich out there. Loser: Gingrich. This is a bully beatdown. Loser: People who want Mitch Daniels to run for President. Winner: Mitch Daniels. He gets to live a normal and hopefully happy life not running for President. Loser: . . . . Continue Reading »
Controlled Aggression
by Pete SpiliakosPeter Lawler is right that, in this race, the prevent defense is for losers. Romney needs to go at Gingrich precisely and relentlessly. If Romney’s attacks are poorly phrased, Gingrich will try to exploit any ambiguity to try to wriggle free. If Romney’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Wednesday Thoughts Part 2
by Pete SpiliakosMitch Daniels gave a very good response to Obama yesterday. He took the right angles. There was cutting government by reducing spending on the wealthy rather than raising taxes to fund an unsustainably large state. He smartly argue that that Republicans were the party of both . . . . Continue Reading »
Wednesday Thoughts Part 1
by Pete SpiliakosI stick by my contention that Gingrich lost the Monday debate. Alongside my impressions, I see that: 1. Gingrich is talking like a loser. I’ve seen him talk about the debate by a) Whining that the media didn’t let the crowd applaud. I guess he isn’t such a . . . . Continue Reading »
Debate Thoughts
by Pete Spiliakos1. Gingrich looked like just another guy up there and he came out the loser in his exchanges with Romney. Part of it was Gingrich trying to get into above-it-all frontrunner mode. A bigger part is that what you saw yesterday is what he is usually like when people really go at . . . . Continue Reading »
Everybody Calm Down And Despair
by Pete Spiliakos1. Great. We get another installment of the Bataan Debate March tonight. The good news is it won’t be on ABC. I couldn’t stand watching George Stephanopoulos ask more questions about contraception or listening to any of Diane Sawyer’s “I was talking to . . . . Continue Reading »
That’s Why He Gets Paid To Write
by Pete SpiliakosMark Steyn on Romney’s lousy stump speech (I’ve been trying to find the right words for a while - it turns out Steyn had them), and the Romney team’s incompetence at rapid-response. I think Romney will adjust fast enough, well enough to beat Gingrich, but there is . . . . Continue Reading »
Romney’s Speech
by Pete SpiliakosThe anti-Obama parts of Romney’s stump speech still stink. The anti-Gingrich parts are somewhat better, but not focused enough. The line isn’t that Gingrich is anti-free enterprise. The line is that he is a crony capitalist and Romney is running against . . . . Continue Reading »
Some Saturday Night Thoughts
by Pete Spiliakos1. I’m back home. 2. For those who doubt those who doubt the sincerity of Gingrich’s indignation, let’s look at what Gingrich said at the debate and after. He said that he was “appalled” that moderator King made the ex-wife story the first question . . . . Continue Reading »
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