Peter Lawler

Gallup and Rasmussen both show Romney with a double-digit lead over Santorum nationwide. It’s actually less of a Santorum collapse than a Romney surge. Many a pundit is pointing out that Romney’s getting all of Virginia’s delegates more or less guarantees his Super Tuesday . . . . Continue Reading »

on libertarian freshmen . . . . . . . Continue Reading »

First off, my apologies for being absent for the last few days. I’ve been at ASSUMPTION COLLEGE in the Taxachussetts home of RomneyCare and others forms of soft despotism. (Assumption is actually quite a fine college, of course.) I would vote for Romney if he would set his hair on fire. That . . . . Continue Reading »

Having tired of death, I turn to taxes. . . . . Continue Reading »

Bill Kristol notes the obvious: Santorum’s general performance in the campaign has been courageous. He’s not afraid to take stands that the experts say will doom him. So while I thought it was unseemly for Santorum to label himself with the virtue of courage in the recent debate, . . . . Continue Reading »

So here’s what I learned from the guys at Panera Bread this morning: 1. Romney made Santorum look bad without making himself look good. 2. Consensus: Gingrich was very impressive; he’s the one who could beat the president. I said I won’t vote for him because he’s an . . . . Continue Reading »

1. The debate was annoying. Way too much time on the fake issue of earmarks—with Santorum seeming shrill and defensive and Newt making the statesmanlike point that it’s a fake issue. (I agree with Pete below on the line of questioning being shameful.) 2. In general, Santorum was on the . . . . Continue Reading »

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Today’s polls show that Romney has stopped the bleeding in Michigan, and he’s about tied with Santorum. Nationwide Romney and Santorum both run within the margin of error of Obama. The USA TODAY actually shows Romney ahead beyond that margin. Obama has slipped some. Divide up into small . . . . Continue Reading »

ME on Dr. Craig Bowron. The most interesting thing is the thread. . . . . Continue Reading »