Palin Resigning as Governor
Sarah Palin has announced that, not only will she not seek re-election as governor of Alaska in 2010 but that she is resigning her office later this month. Andrew Hinkelman and Lori Tipton for KTUU: Gov. Sarah Palin will resign her office in a few weeks, she said during a news conference at her Wasilla home Friday morning. Lt. Gov. ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on July 3, 2009 15:48
Quote of the Day - GOP Future Edition
In order to rebuild, Republicans need to identify the people who have something—good ideas, popularity, vision, and a good record. - Mark McKinnon and Jon Henke Upon seeing the quote at InstaPundit, my initial thought was, "Duh." Followed by, "Unfortunately, nobody comes to mind" (or words to that effect). They proffer six candidates. Three, I've never heard of: Rep. Tom McClintock of ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on June 13, 2009 07:32
Mitt Romney Moving to New Hampshire
Mitt Romney is busy selling off a few of many his mansions and plans to move to his family vacation home in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, Hotline reports. He has also registered his PAC there. This has some people guessing that Romney is contemplating another run for the presidency. "No doubt in my mind that they are doing the necessary maintenance to ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on May 7, 2009 08:03
Palin: Begich Should Resign
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin thinks Senator Mark Begich, who narrowly defeated incumbent Ted Stevens last November shortly after the latter was convicted on corruption charges, should step down and agree to a rematch now that the Justice Department has decided to drop the case against Stevens. Palin’s call came after a reporter at the Fairbanks News Miner emailed her a copy ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on April 3, 2009 07:00
Jindal Flubs Debut
Judging from a scan of memeorandum and my RSS feed, quite literally everyone writing about Bobby Jindal's national coming out party, his Republican response to Obama's non-State of the Union address, thought it was an epic fail. Indeed, seemingly everyone came to the independent conclusion that his delivery was channeling moronic page Kenneth Parcell from "30 Rock." It's great news for ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on February 25, 2009 07:47
2012 Presidential Polling
I've noticed around the blogosphere and on certain cable television networks that polling has already begun for the 2012 Republican nomination. I only have one thing to say about that: Stop it. For the love of whatever gods may be, just stop. In a just and decent world, commissioning a poll for the next Presidential cycle prior to inauguration day would result ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on December 9, 2008 00:30
Bobby Jindal Presidential Bid Underway
A long profile in today's WaPo extolling Bobby Jindal as the Republican Party's best hope to regain the White House may constitute the unofficial start of Campaign 2012. It's about time. Last weekend, 18 days after Barack Obama decisively defeated their candidate for president, a mostly Republican crowd of self-described conservatives received their first introduction to someone many prominent members of ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on November 30, 2008 08:00
Sarah Palin in Demand
Sarah Palin is a big star now. [caption id="attachment_27761" align="alignright" width="212" caption="In this Nov. 4, 2008 file photo, Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Alaska, acknowledges the crowd during an election night rally in Phoenix. Oprah wants her, and so do Letterman and Leno. Fresh from her political defeat, Sarah Palin is juggling offers to write books, appear in films and sit on dozens ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on November 22, 2008 08:00
2012 Campaign Starts in 3, 2 . .
Today's meeting of the Republican Governors' Association has, not surprisingly, been greeted with speculation that the party's 2012 presidential nominee is likely in the room. Facing the prospect of being out of power at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue for the first time since 1992, Republicans are looking to their governors to fill the leadership vacuum. Speculation has centered on the ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on November 13, 2008 13:36
Palin Slams Bloggers in Pajamas
In a recent interview, Sarah Palin derided bloggers as people living in their parents' basement blogging in their pajamas. Here's the video: There is something truly ironic about that, given that the largest bastion of support for drafting Sarah Palin for vice-president was the blog Draft Sarah Palin for Vice-President. The blog has been widely credited with increasing ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on November 13, 2008 10:54
Palin Last Nail in Republican Coffin?
Quite a few reports came out yesterday buttressing rumors that there were tensions between John McCain and Sarah Palin which caused a feud within the campaign team. It's only fitting, I suppose, since the selection of Palin has highlighted and exacerbated a growing fissure within the Republican Party itself. Fox New's Carl Cameron dished last night about rumors that Palin was ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on November 6, 2008 08:06
Hillary Clinton Buys 2012 Website!!
Marc Ambinder reports that, "A company associated with Hillary Clinton's top presidential campaign advance staff has purchased a website domain that hints of a 2012 presidential bid for the vanquished senator from New York. HRC2012.com was bought by the Markham Group on June 8, according to whois.com." A Clinton spokesman told him that, "Clinton officially associates herself with three websites: ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on July 18, 2008 12:55
National Primary for 2012?
Ron Gunzburger reports on an effort to federalize the presidential primaries starting with the 2012 cycle: Three US Senators are out with an innovative plan to change the Presidential primary process in future years. The bipartisan trio want to end the frontloaded primary calendar. US Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) are the sponsors of the ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 3, 2007 08:54
