Archive for the '2008' Category

HuckaVeep?

Friday, February 8th, 2008 by Peter Suderman

The other rumor that’s going around here (and elsewhere) is that Mike Huckabee is in the running for the VP slot.
Needless to say, this strikes me — and all of us at FreedomWorks — as bad news.  Huckabee’s economic record is ghastly.  Armey has gone on record with his opposition to Huckabee’s candidacy.  Various others [...]

More on McCain

Friday, February 8th, 2008 by Peter Suderman

President Bush spoke at CPAC at 7:15am, an hour when normal people’s brains are still somewhere between gravy and melted ice cream. But it says something about his diminished status that the buzz around the conference today is still all about Romney and, to an even greater extent, John McCain. I don’t have [...]

Romney Quits the GOP Race

Thursday, February 7th, 2008 by Peter Suderman

We all knew what was coming, and we all gathered round next to the TV here at the end of Blogger’s Row to watch Romney bow out of the GOP race. I stood next to Julian Sanchez, who’s blogging the convention for The Economist, and in front of Flip Romney — the guy in [...]

One Down at CPAC

Thursday, February 7th, 2008 by Peter Suderman

Just got settled in here on blogger’s row at CPAC, and the place is already buzzing with the rumor that Romney plans to announce that he’s dropping out of the GOP presidential race in his speech.
Romney has become the conservative establishment candidate as  of late, but it’s worth remembering that the health-care plan he put [...]

CPACed

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 by Peter Suderman

FreedomWorks Chairman Dick Armey will be speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference here in Washington tomorrow afternoon. Throughout the event, I’ll be blogging from what’s being called Bloggers Alley, along with the following fine blogging fellows:

*CPAC 2008 BLOGGERS ROW*Ace O’Spades
Alarming News
Atlas Shrugs
Bluey Blog
Captain’s Quarters
Conservatives with an Attitude!
Fausta’s Blog
FreedomWorks
Gay Patriot
Girl on the [...]

McCain changed story on opposition to tax relief

Thursday, January 31st, 2008 by Brendan Steinhauser

Senator John McCain has changed his story on his opposition to the Bush tax cuts. The Associated Press reports,
Republican John McCain says he opposed President Bush’s tax cuts because they didn’t come with spending cuts. That is not what he said at the time.
In a presidential debate on Wednesday, McCain said he voted against the [...]

Bill Clinton admits left is willing to slow economy

Thursday, January 31st, 2008 by Brendan Steinhauser

This is simply an amazing admission from the former president and first-lady hopeful Bill Clinton. Hat tip to ABC News.
We just have to slow down our economy and cut back our greenhouse gas emissions ’cause we have to save the planet for our grandchildren.
Well, at least someone on the left is admitting that carbon taxes [...]

Obama the “most liberal” senator of 2007

Thursday, January 31st, 2008 by Brendan Steinhauser

Ben Smith of The Politico writes that Barack Obama was the “most liberal” senator of 2007, according to National Journal.
National Journal rates Obama the single “most liberal” member of the Senate last year, spotlighting some policy differences, as well writing GOP attack ad if he’s the nominee, but perhaps also a helpful note in consolidating [...]

Huckabee’s “hope” is a “nope”

Thursday, January 31st, 2008 by Matt Hittle

Here’s an op-ed I published in my school’s newspaper yesterday.
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It all began in a place called Hope.
No, I’m not referring to that classic line by a certain incorrigible former president; rather, a guy who really wants Clinton’s old gig.
Mike Huckabee was born and raised in the same small burg - Hope, Arkansas - as [...]

The Bipartisan Spirit

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 by Peter Suderman

I’m busy working on some other projects, so posting may be light again today, but in the meantime, I’ve got an op-ed on the stimulus package in today’s American Spectator:
Ah, bipartisanship. What would Washington be without it? It’s a lovely word that gives politicians the opportunity to link arms and claim [...]