*  Mitt Romney will endorse John McCain; it looks as if Gore has decided to refrain from announcing an endorsement.
*  Right-wing opposition to John McCain prompts talk of launching an ultra-conservative third party
*  A Justice Department official testified on the legality of waterboarding before a House Judiciary subcommittee this morning, and actually provided an unequivocal [...]

This week: Mitt Romney, Crystal Antlers and Michael Jackson
“Maybe if he could have chosen a running mate who would have played Pinky to his Brain….”
Sam Lowry on “Don’t Forget the Bubble”
“Can’t I just like a candidate because he’s/she’s/it’s the one I like?”
Andy on “Fox in Box on Romney Falling Stocks”
“Crystal Antlers just got another fan. [...]

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Mitt Romney, wealthy corporate sleazebag, flip-flopping politico and apparent all-around assbite, doesn’t have enough money to buy the presidency. He’s taking his hair products and going home — wherever that is: Massachussetts? Michigan? Utah? Wyoming?
Romney announced this morning that he is suspending his campaign for the Republican nomination for the presidency after blowing a big chunk [...]

Tues | Jan 29 We live in a world of uncertainty. The economy is good, then it’s bad. The stock market is down in the morning, up in the afternoon. Iraq? God knows (I mean that.) The next President? Is it the woman? The black guy? The white dude? The other white dude with the [...]

Early election results suggest there’s hope for the GOP
It’s still early–just 8:15 p.m. on Election Day–and California’s not yet counted, but John McCain is killing it in Red State primaries. At this point, Romney’s won  Massachusetts, Minnesota, Utah and the nearly unknown American province, Northern Daquota. McCain, meantime, has called it in Arizona, Oklahoma, New [...]

Chances are this won’t be over by the time tomorrow becomes far less super, but the candidates are spreading themselves thin today to try to canvas every last corner of the electorate. Here’s a quick rundown:
According to polls, Obama has met Clinton in national polls and is polling ahead or even with Clinton in Missouri, [...]

Lovefest:

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Whew!   There’s been a lot of healthy debate over Will Swaim’s Mitt Romney posting.  Most of it has centered on Romney’s Mormonism, but there is a larger issue that hasn’t received nearly as much attention, one that Will brought up from the outset: what is the place of religion in government?
Romney is unequivocal:  “Freedom [...]

Can a Mormon who believes in magic glasses and golden tablets win the White House?
What’s the prpper role of religion in the White House? The Founding Fathers believed it had no role. But times have changed, and Thursday Mitt Romney will explain how his Mormon faith is a very good thing for America. Pundits [...]