Peter Lawler

1. Ron Paul was deprived of his night to shine. Given his organization, enthusiasm, his huge number of crossovers and first-timers, his showing was disappointing. And it’s going to have been his best night. So let me repeat that this guy is no danger to America, because he has no chance of . . . . Continue Reading »

. . . for taking an interest in our blog. HERE’S another post on Dreher’s going home, which isn’t meant to be critical at all. I certainly agree with Gene Callahan that comparing a real town with a movie town isn’t fair. But the truth is I know less about Rod’s real . . . . Continue Reading »

1. Pete is turning out to be the best predictor of “caucus dynamics” ever, and without even a statistical model. Santorum, incredibly to me, is having his moment. He certainly had a confident and eloquent day, and the media is laying off his social conservatism, at least a bit, to . . . . Continue Reading »

No time to link, but: 1. Well, they have Paul on tape out of Sioux City talking about a UN takeover and impending violence in the streets—stock lines from his past. But there are several good articles talking about the importance of what he stands for in terms of domestic policy as the only . . . . Continue Reading »

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1. There’s another poll confirming the modestly significant Santorum surge in Iowa. Not only are Rick and Ron both authentic, they are both very well organized and have put huge face time in Iowa. The polls show Romney and Paul tied, but that means Ron has a slight edge with the enthusiasm . . . . Continue Reading »

On the basis of the slight surge in the single poll, Santorum has gotten attention on THE TODAY SHOW, among other places, this morning. The poll’s questionable showing of some momentum might be the cause of real momentum. In a brief interiew, Santorum’s message was about authenticity. . . . . Continue Reading »

This is not meant to be criticism of Paul, although it is criticism of Leno. Paul was treated like a rock star and had the softest of softball questions, ones it would seem he wrote himself. There were literally no challenging questions—nothing, for example, about the newsletters. Paul was . . . . Continue Reading »

1. I really—unlike Carl and Pete and John—don’t have anything new and profound to say about the Iraq War or Ron Paul. 2. Now that we have all these Paul-enthusiast readers, what do we do to keep them? When we said ambiguously negative things about Rand (or Randians) and Michael, . . . . Continue Reading »

According to our friend (who for reasons both philosophical and military knows what he’s talking about), Iraq has to be free to stand on its own. Here’s why: At this point, Iraq is exactly where we should expect a country to be when coming out of forced regime change, with the almost . . . . Continue Reading »