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Ailes 2012: The Early Odds

By | 10.28.09 | 10:41 am

Five days after Mike Allen reported that friends of Fox News creator Roger Ailes wanted him to run for president, and four-and-a-half days since Ailes laughed the story off, the Ailes-for-president bubble–as ridiculous as it seems–is still serving as a way for conservatives to frame what they see More…

Conservatives Laugh Off Gingrich Presidential Dreams

By | 10.27.09 | 6:00 am

When Lisa Miller found out that former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich would be signing books on Saturday in McLean, Va., she hauled out her video camera. Miller, a Virginia businesswoman and sometime Republican candidate for local office, had gone to every Tea Party event and town hall meeting that More…

Let My People Go

By | 06.03.09 | 10:42 am

Craig Shirley, the Republican political strategist who wrote a fine book about Ronald Reagan’s 1976 presidential campaign, is probably the most red meat conservative writer for Politico’s “Arena” of short takes on the news. His take on President Obama’s trip to the Middle East:

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