On Tuesday of this week, I got together with Fred Thompson’s campaign manager, Bill Lacy, for a phone interview. What follows is the transcript of our conversation, which has been edited for grammar, clarity, and brevity. Fred has been accused, fairly or unfairly, of being lazy. With that in mind, how does the level of […]

Few politicians in America have as much scandal, sleaze, and controversy surrounding them as Hillary Clinton and perhaps none of them, with the exception of her husband, has been given a bigger free pass. As Peggy Noonan once said, “People have pointed out (Hillary’s) ethical lapses for so long that they seem boring, or impossible […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: John Podhoretz: Mitt’s Mormon speech may very well backfire on him Michael Medved: ‘Eve of destruction’ politics feeds alienation Cracked: The 8 most cringe-worthy comic book movie moments I’m Not Obsessed: Lindsay Lohan pic-o-rama You can check out all those links and […]

Mitt’s speech yesterday got very good reviews on talk radio and around the right side of the blogosphere. Personally, I liked the speech and expect Mitt to get a bump from it, although I don’t think it will help him much long term. That being said, John Podhoretz wrote a fascinating post arguing that Mitt […]

After the latest mini-scandal, isn’t it time to kill the congressional page program once and for all? “So much for reform of the House page program in the wake of the Mark Foley scandal. House teenage pages are so wild and unsupervised that two GOP members of Congress have resigned from the House Page Board, […]

These comments have been drawing fire from across the blogosphere, “Former Bush communications adviser Dan Bartlett started blogger tongues wagging with an interview he gave to Texas Monthly. A few of the questions were about the White House’s outreach to conservative blogs, and Bartlett answered candidly about the White House’s view of them. He called […]

“Government officials and activists flying to Bali, Indonesia, for the United Nations meeting on climate change will cause as much pollution as 20,000 cars in a year. The delegates each will produce an average 4.07 metric tons of carbon dioxide, or CO2, to reach the resort island 950 kilometers (600 miles) from Jakarta, according to […]

I’ve been lukewarm to Mike Huckabee as a candidate and have even ranked him as the single worst GOP candidate on illegal immigration, but I have to admit that I like his new immigration plan. Here are all 9 points with my comments after each point where it’s appropriate, 1. Build the Fence. Ensure that […]

I just watched all of Mitt’s speech on his religion and here are my initial impressions, * Mitt got a nice lead in from George Bush Sr., gave a generally pleasant speech, and had an enthusiastic crowd. That’s a plus since it will be a heavily watched speech. * However, the concerns that I have […]

There has been a lot of complaint in conservative circles that the Iranian NIE may very well be wrong. John Bolton, whom I have an enormous amount of respect for, makes that case in The Washington Post today, All this shows that we not only have a problem interpreting what the mullahs in Tehran are […]

On the left, there doesn’t seem to be an end to the number of new government programs that the Left wants to create and fund by “taxing the rich.” Setting aside the fact that it is unfair to harshly penalize the rich for their success — given that most of them have worked hard, worked […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Ace of Spades HQ: Washington Times reporter to Kos Sissy: “Get a life, P*ssy” The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Video: Jenna Bush calls her father on air and produces an “awwwww” moment from the crowd Rachel Lucas: Going to Target is like visiting […]

“You know what would really be funny? If Romney declares on Thursday that he has been saved and shows a YouTube clip of his baptism, and a hearty endorsement by Dr. Dobson.” — From a reader at The Corner

I like this video because contrary to most things put out by Republican pols, it’s heavy on entertainment while still getting a message across. That means it has the potential to be watched by a lot of people as opposed to what they normally do, which is put out a video full of information with […]

Iowa (Jan 3, 2008): Huckabee seems to have pulled just ahead of Romney for first place here. At the moment, Giuliani is in 3rd and Thompson is in 4th. Expect the Thompson campaign to make a major effort to take 3rd place. This is a must win state for: Huckabee. This state appears to be […]

Over at the Daily Kos, diarist Famoso116lex is railing against an evil even greater than George Bush: Capitalism! In his own words, “This poem is to re-enforce people that are from the middle class and poor class to fight capatilism. This poem is dedicated to the real patriots of America. The poem has been created […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: John Stossel: Tragedy of the commons II Maxim: Hollywood’s 10 worst career moves Rachel Lucas: The Harvard Crimson: The Second Amendment is an anachronism in need of repeal. Rachel: This is why I’m not even close to impressed when I meet a […]

If you add together government bureaucracy + liberal political correctness + health care, it’s not surprising that the result is something like this (which is occurring in Britain), OVERWORKED nurses have been ordered to stop all medical work five times every day to move Muslim patients’ beds so they face towards Mecca. The lengthy procedure, […]

So, if the worshipers of the Goracle really believe their own hype and think feel that people should be forced to make major lifestyle changes to prevent global warming, how do you explain this, Tempo Interaktif reports that Angkasa Pura – the management of Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport are concerned that the large number […]

Rudy Giuliani’s approval on October 19, 2007 per Rasmussen: 24% “Additionally, I expect Rudy’s numbers to dip a bit starting in December as some of his conservative backers get buyer’s remorse).” — RWN, Oct 19, 2007 Rudy’s approval on October 21, 2007 per Rasmussen: 24% “If I’m right, Rudy will probably start to deflate in […]

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports today today that the Lehigh Valley IronPigs decided to change the name of their mascot to something less ‘offensive’ due to outrage over the nickname “PorkChop” by a Hispanic group: Just two days after naming its mascot “PorkChop,” the Philadelphia Phillies’ new minor league franchise dropped the nickname after getting complaints […]

America’s most influential blog is the Daily Kos. Democratic members of Congress post on the blog, Democratic presidential contenders cater to them, and Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas is considered to be a mainstream figure amongst Democrats. Keep all of that in mind as you read these excerpts and quotes, all of which come from […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Mark Steyn: Unfortunately, Islam may have already had its reformation. Michael Meyers: How to talk about race in the year 2008 Redstate: There’s a child molester on Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell’s staff? The Superficial: Cindy Crawford is still hawt! You can check […]

The Associated Press has an article out called, “Clinton Cranks Up Rhetoric Against Obama,” and boy is it a doozy. Here’s how it starts, “Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested Monday that Barack Obama has too little experience and perhaps too much ambition, pressing an increasingly aggressive campaign against her chief rival for the Democratic presidential nomination.” […]

You never know how much faith to put into assessments of WMD programs made by our intelligence agencies because it’s a tricky business. The government usually has limited sources of information, some of which may conflict with each other and you always have to wonder if politics within is playing a role. For example, after […]

From my email, John, If at some point soon you determine that Fred doesn’t have a shot to win the nomination, would you put your support behind another candidate? If so, who? I would have guessed Huckabee until yesterday when you made those “reminds you of Jimmy Carter” comments. Also, as a Christian I support […]

Via the Associated Press, The University of Texas Medical Branch may stop offering cancer care to indigent and undocumented immigrants in order to cut costs. The UTMB set aside about $12 million in this year’s $1.4 billion annual budget to treat indigent cancer patients, but that isn’t enough to meet demand, said Karen Sexton, vice […]

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Imagine this situation: You’re driving the car down the road and you realize that you need to make a short call on your cell phone. Being a responsible driver, you pull to the side of the road, dial the digits, and suddenly this woman you’ve never met before in your life, Suzy Shuster from the […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Mark Steyn: The ability to give and take offense is what separates free societies from Sudan Jason Whitlock: Sean Taylor’s death and the black KKK Cracked: The 5 least manly sports movies Brent Bozell: Tila Tequila, MTV’s latest poison Hollywood Tuna: Stacy […]