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Posted at 10:00pm on May 8, 2008 What McCain should have said on the Hamas endorsement
By GOPaisano
So I just finished watching the Daily Show interview with John McCain. (Part 1 and Part 2 available here.) Mostly pretty good; as much as Stewart and his audience wants Obama to win, Stewart's residual appreciation for McCain still shines through.
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Posted at 10:38pm on Feb. 24, 2008 Apparently, we're not going to be fine.
By GOPaisano
You know, just a couple of days ago, I thought Senator Clinton might go gently into that good night. After all, she did plagarize borrow John Edwards's good-bye lines about "We're going to be fine".
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Posted at 3:36pm on Jan. 20, 2008 Sorry to interrupt...
By GOPaisano
Since I know it's primary season and all. Like my fellow McCainiacs, I expected to be celebrating today in the aftermath of a John McCain victory in South Carolina. However, I don't feel like I have a lot to celebrate.
So yesterday, I get a call from a very close friend of mine. For the sake of her privacy, we'll call her "Sarah". Sarah and I have been best friends for a very long time, and she is one of the sweetest girls you will ever meet. When I ran for student council president junior year of high school, she ran my campaign.
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Posted at 2:10am on Dec. 30, 2007 Top 10 Reasons Not To Vote for Fred Thompson
By GOPaisano
Before your eyes bug out, read the whole thing.
Over the past couple months, I've been spending a lot of time on Redstate, and I tell you what, it sure seems like a lot of people like this Fred Thompson feller. Heck, it even seems like the people who aren't supporting him for the nomination kind of like the guy.
Obviously, that just means we haven't been looking hard enough to find out what we don't like about him. So, after weeks of painstaking research I have come up with the Top 10 Reasons Not To Vote For Fred Dalton Thompson.
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Posted at 3:30am on Dec. 28, 2007 The Ron Paul danger
By GOPaisano
Don't worry, I'm not getting on the liberal "Ron Paul is a secret Nazi!" bandwagon. Nor is this a pro-Paul diary with a reverse-psychology title (i.e. "The danger Ron Paul poses to TEH HATERS OF FREEDOM~!!!11!!). Instead, I'd like to talk about some recent Ron Paul numbers, and the danger he poses to some of our serious candidates.
Now, we all recognize that although Ron Paul can remain competitive in the money race, he poses no danger of actually winning the nomination. The problem is that while his place in the polls is low, it is substantial enough that he could wound one of the "Big Five" by placing ahead of them in an early state.
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Posted at 8:07pm on Dec. 19, 2007 There are enough ways to attack Huckabee...
By GOPaisano
...without resorting to fudging the facts.
As you know, methamphetamine usage has become a big issue in the Midwest, and particularly in Iowa. In 1994, there were two recorded meth lab incidents in the state--ten years later in 2004, there were 1472 similar incidents. The information is available is PDF form here.
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Posted at 1:23pm on Dec. 18, 2007 Andrew Sullivan Disingenuous? NEVER! (and a Christmas ad from Ron Paul)
By GOPaisano
So as you may have heard--and you may not have cared--Andrew Sullivan believes that Ron Paul would just be the bestest candidate for the Republican Party ever and ever.
He's also not a big fan of Michael Dale Huckabee. He posted Huckabee's Christmas ad, saying "Christ: Huckabee goes there" and then posting an letter from a reader who says:
My initial reaction to that ad was probably similar to yours: yes, we know Mike, you are a Christian. The Christian candidate. The conservative candidate who is an authentic Christian. In other words it got my hackles up.
I understand. After all, to run a Christmas ad--especially one with a window that sure looks like a cross!--is basically using Jesus as an endorsement. Heck, I'm sure if Ron Paul had run some kind of ad where he was sitting in front of the camera in a big red sweater a'la Mike wishing everyone a Merry Christmas while carols played in the background, Sullivan would condemn him and withdraw his endorsement.
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Posted at 1:53pm on Dec. 17, 2007 Mitt Romney: Not-So-Secret Frontrunner
By GOPaisano
This is part two in my series of statistics-based analyses of the chances of the Republican Candidates for President. Part One was Mike Huckabee, and can be found here: Putting Huckabee’s Rise in Perspective.
I was rereading an article in the American Spectator the other day called “Romney Rocks” from way back in early 2006. (PDF available here) I read it with a knowing smile, thinking that his campaign could no longer live up to the lofty predictions made by the Spectator way back when.
That thought was wrong. Very wrong. Whether or not the media will acknowledge it—the “Huckaboom” is the story of the day, and they’ve built up Giuliani as the frontrunner for months and months—Mitt Romney is quite possibly the frontrunner for the Republican nomination.
With the help of polling averages from Real Clear Politics, I have gone through multiple scenarios for the nomination chase, and they lead me to the conclusion that the primary season favors Governor Romney more than any other candidate.
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Posted at 1:03am on Dec. 9, 2007 Putting Huckabee's rise in perspective [Updated with some new numbers]
By GOPaisano
For the past couple weeks, we've had a lot of diaries touting one or another poll that shows Huckabee surging somewhere or another. Here is one example. Or here. Or here.
Understandably, many Huckabee supporters are getting excited, and just as understandably, many skeptical commentators point out that you can't look at an individual poll and turn it into a trend.
So, with the help of polling average from our friends at Real Clear Politics, I'd like to step back, take a breath, and see where Mike Huckabee is right now.
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Posted at 6:51pm on Nov. 23, 2007 An Open Letter To Congressman Duncan Hunter
By GOPaisano
Dear Representative Hunter,
First of all, I hope you and your family enjoyed Thanksgiving. I'm sure that you all kept your son, First Lieutenant Duncan Duane Hunter, in your thoughts and prayers as he serves his country in Iraq. I'm sure he's brought so much pride to your family, as he has to his country.
Truth be told, sir, you've done us proud too. I'm not merely talking about your highly decorated service in Vietnam, or all the pro bono legal work you did for the poor before entering politics. No, I'm talking about your record in the Congress. From 1980 to present day, you have served this country with honor as a United States Congressman who has carried the banner for conservatism and peace through strength. In fact, out of all our candidates, you have the most experience in government, and are only behind Senators Biden and Dodd among all the candidates.