Gary Berntsen
Running for senator in New York is Gary Berntsen. If you’ve been reading the site for a while you’ve surely heard Gary’s name in pieces I’ve written about Afghanistan. Berntsen was the CIA’s best man in Afghanistan right after 9/11. He led the team to Tora Bora to capture Osama bin Laden, and... Read the full story
Arkansas Dems Deny Card Check
The Unions Lose Big – Review & Outlook, The Wall Street Journal Union bosses lost big in Arkansas when the people of the state totally ignored their candidate in the Democratic primary. Even after a $10 million campaign to elect Bill Halter, and to punish Blanche Lincoln for voting against Card... Read the full story
Californians Get it Wrong
Two Tech Chiefs Triumph in California – Jim Carlton, Stu Woo and Cari Tuna, The Wall Street Journal Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman won the GOP primaries for senate and governor in California last night. I’m sure that not many California voters took even five minutes to read about Ms. Fiorina’s... Read the full story
Defeat Harry Reid
Defeating Dingy Harry – John Gizzi, Human Events In Nevada a three-way bout is taking place between Sharron Angle, Sue Lowden and Danny Tarkanian for the GOP nomination to senate. Tarkanian is definitely the choice for true conservatives, but whoever wins this race will have the support of the entire... Read the full story
Tarkanian and DeVore
Big States Dilute Tea-Party Strength – Stu Woo and Jim Carlton, The Wall Street Journal The only candidates conservatives should be voting for in the Nevada and California Senate races are Danny Tarkanian and Chuck DeVore respectively. – Dick Young Rubio Rises, Again – Robert Costa, National Review Marco... Read the full story
Party Switching Opportunist Loses Primary – Again
Democrat-Turned-Republican Turned Out of Office – John Gizzi, Human Events It would seem to be a bad year for party switchers. First Arlen Specter was ejected from the senate race in Pennsylvania, and now Parker Griffith has been beaten in the 5th District of Alabama GOP congressional primary after... Read the full story
GOP on Target for Senate Control in 2010
Can Republicans Win the Senate in 2010? – Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard Republicans have a shot at taking the Senate in 2010. It’s a long shot in my opinion, but they will surely pick up seats and pad the minority they have now to gain extra strength in filibusters. Imagine five more conservatives... Read the full story
Bob Bennett: Animal of Washington
They Just Want It Too Much – Geoffrey Norman, Weekly Standard Senator Bob Bennett told his Utah constituents that he would serve only two terms, then he wept like a child when he lost the election for his fourth term. Bennett was transformed into an animal of Washington, that’s why the people... Read the full story
Appropriators Get Tossed from Congress
The Gathering Revolt against Government Spending – Michael Barone, National Review Three incumbent appropriations committee members have been defeated in this year’s primaries, and David Obey, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee has announced his retirement after seeing that he would likely... Read the full story
Obama a One Term President
Gingrich: Obama a One-Term President Because Team Can’t Create Jobs – Elisabeth Meinecke, Human Events President Obama had the opportunity to better America with all the political capital he accumulated during the 2008 campaign. He wasted that capital on the massive radical progressive stimulus... Read the full story
