My thoughts on the race for the 2012 GOP Presidential nomination.

Since my last blog post, many things have happened in the GOP nominating process. It is pretty amazing to watch the ebbs and flows of the race continue, even though polls have shown that most Republicans are satisfied with the choices that they have in the race. One thing has become very evident to me [...]

The conclusion of the debt ceiling fiasco, and the appropriate progressive response.

So the debt crisis appears to be nearing its end. With the deal that was reached last night between all four legislative leaders between the House and the Senate, it appears that a potentially crippling default will be avoided. There are still votes to be taken and, given the nature of the Republican caucus, one [...]

Reaction to tonight’s CNN GOP debate.

I think that among the debaters tonight we saw the GOP’s Presidential nominee and I am so excited to see them run against President Obama because America’s economic/job economic numbers not withstanding this is a weak GOP field. The issue that decides this election is going to be jobs! Democrats agree on this Republicans agree [...]

Could the Republican Party have a brokered convention in 2012?

I know, I know.  It is always folly to ask questions like this.  You have a lot of candidates in the beginning, and by the time Iowa and New Hampshire are done, you have maybe three or four legit candidates.  Then the media eventually weighs in with their say, proclaiming one candidate or another to [...]

U.S. Rep. Sharron Angle (R-NV)? It could be more likely than you think.

The year 2010 will be remembered forever as a horrible year for Democrats nationwide.  They lost their majorities in the U.S. House (losing 63 seats), the number of state governorships (losing six races), and their overall majority within state legislatures (losing at least 675 seats in legislatures across the nation).  They also lost six seats [...]

More evidence that the Republican Party has lost its mind, just in case you needed it.

So I am perusing the Political Wire (which is one of my favorite websites) today, and I come across the following headline: Lugar Challenger Gets Support of Indiana GOP I thought that it was a little bizarre.  For one, political conventions are usually held during the early to middle part of an election year, so [...]

Gov. Tame Pawlenty, part trois.

The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) usually marks the beginning of the Republican Presidential Primary season in years that precede a Presidential election year.  Republican potentials show up to throw red meat at the faithful, and the affair concludes with a straw poll that has meaning sometimes (I say sometimes because, let’s face it, when [...]

Virginia’s 2012 U.S. Senate race, revisited.

One of the first posts that I did here at MPL was about the prospect of former U.S. Sen. George Allen (R-VA) seeking election to his old seat.  Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) seemed to be fairly popular, and the conventional wisdom was that he was going to seek re-election.  Sure, he did not necessarily fit [...]

Missouri’s 2012 U.S. Senate race, considered.

This seat looked to be one of the premier races in the country next year.  You were going to have a rematch between U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and the person that she defeated in 2006, former U.S. Sen. Jim Talent (R-MO).  This was a race that was not decided until late in the night, [...]

Is a soon-to-be-former Obama ambassador the best choice to lead the Republican ticket in 2012?

As I type this, a snowstorm of epic proportions is preparing to bear down on central Missouri, which is where I blog to the world from everyday.  Between 18″ and 27″ of snow is expected across the region, and the University of Missouri Columbia will likely be closed for the next three days.  What does [...]