The Other McCain

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Herman Cain: ‘We Have People on the Ground’ in Early Primary States

My profile feature on Herman Cain is now up at The American Spectator, and the big takeaway is, he’s for real: Getting from “dark horse” to serious contender is a task Cain has assigned to a campaign team headed by two Republican operatives from Wisconsin, Mark Block and Scott Toomey. . . . In New […]

‘Merry Christmas’ From Herman Cain

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Herman Cain Fever: Catch It!

Ben Smith of Politico compares Herman Cain to . . . Dennis Kucinich? Eh, he means it as a compliment. And he also quotes a Tweet by top Iowa GOP operative Tim Albrecht:  “Prediction: Herman Cain is going to have some serious legs when he begins visiting Iowa.” Matthew Newman at Race 4 2012: Now, Cain has […]

Oh, My: Guess Who’s Getting On Board the Herman Cain 2012 Bandwagon?

Yes, even self-described “candy-ass” blogger Allahpundit: I know the basics of his bio — accomplished CEO, talk-radio host, cancer survivor — but not much more beyond that. Even so, it got my attention a few days ago when he won Red State’s 2012 “tournament,” topping Mike Pence in the semifinal and Palin in the final. […]

Allen West Asks, ‘Hey, How Come Congress Is Getting So Many Days Off?’

After taking a look at the congressional calender for 2011, the newly elected Congressman from Florida’s 22nd District sent a letter to Majority Leader Eric Cantor (Page 1 and Page 2 in PDF format) and issued this press release: Congressman-Elect Allen West has questions surrounding the Congressional calendar released last week and has written a […]

Rich Lowry: Palin-Hater

Aaron Goldstein at The American Spectator: Yesterday, Jim Antle drew our attention to Rich Lowry’s chart on how prospective 2012 Republican presidential candidates would vote on the Obama-McConnell tax deal in its present form. As I noted yesterday, Lowry’s chart was incomplete because he had left Sarah Palin blank. Palin, in fact, voiced her opposition […]

Federal District Judge in Virginia Strikes Down Part of ObamaCare

Perhaps the first step toward repeal: A federal judge in Virginia ruled Monday that a key provision of the nation’s sweeping health-care overhaul is unconstitutional, the most significant legal setback so far for President Obama’s signature domestic initiative. U.S. District Court Judge Henry E. Hudson found that Congress could not order individuals to buy health […]

VIDEO: Herman Cain Tells Cavuto He Is ‘Prayerfully Considering’ 2012 Campaign

The multimillionaire former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza was slamming “back-door welfare” in the compromise tax deal when the host — who loves Herman, because everybody loves Herman — asked him about his frequent hints that he’s going to run for president: “We are looking at doing an exploratory committee real soon,” he says. You could […]

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